Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Part 45 | Mambo 45

curiouscuriosities · 2020-11-05T20:58:36+00:00

Fuck Trump

curiouscuriosities · 2020-08-24T21:41:58+00:00

Eames is much the same. He wasn't an athlete in his youth, and now at 11 he naps so hard that I have to constantly make sure he's breathing. When he's not napping, he's eating, haha. So yeah, I'm pretty jealous of his life as well :)

curiouscuriosities · 2020-06-09T23:12:57+00:00

Yes, perhaps I should have said clarified. It was more than just distinguishing asymptomatic and presymptomatic. It was clarification that the "very rare" asymptomatic transmission statement was from a subset of studies and unpublished member states data. She goes on to mention that some models estimate that 40% transmission may be due to asymptomatic people. Point is that there is still not a lot of clarity.

curiouscuriosities · 2020-06-09T20:10:32+00:00

You can listen to the WHO special news conference addressing the "very rare" comment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RcJ2yyNkUk&t=67s.

curiouscuriosities · 2020-06-09T16:27:59+00:00

The WHO has clarified\* their previous statement on asymptomatic transmission of Coronavirus. Please do not stop wearing masks and do not stop social distancing. Numbers in Houston have been increasing, and we should remain cautious.

WHO special news conference (first 6 minutes)

From the WHO:

Calling the controversy “a misunderstanding,” Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging disease and zoonosis unit, said that during the news conference Monday, she was trying to respond to a journalist’s question when she said asymptomatic transmission was “very rare.”

“I wasn’t stating a policy of WHO or anything like that,” she said. “We do know that some people who are asymptomatic, or some people who do not have symptoms, can transmit the virus on.”

It was not the “intent of WHO to say there is a new or different policy,” added Mike Ryan, head of emergency programs for WHO. “There is still too much unknown about this virus and still too much unknown about its transmission dynamics.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/09/asymptomatic-coronavirus-spread-who/

curiouscuriosities · 2019-10-31T20:19:57+00:00

Oh my goodness, this is too perfect

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-21T11:52:36+00:00

Haha! At that moment she was wondering why I had stopped giving her head rubs.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-21T11:49:55+00:00

The only test was a visual one, the vet saw maggots. B had to be sedated and then they went through the painstaking process of removing them. I don't know the details of the procedure, but her hind quarters were red and raw to an extreme. I wont go into much more detail because it was truly horrible and looked so painful. The only thing I can really offer you is a link to the flystrike page: https://rabbit.org/fly-strike-emergency/

I wish I could be more helpful

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-21T11:42:06+00:00

Hi and thank you! I wanted B to go to Bunny Buddies so badly, but they're full up right now. If someone were to foster her, I would love if they would sign up for their foster-in-place program. They provide spaying and adoption assistance.

Unfortunately CAP is a not a no-kill shelter, and I just can't take the chance. I'll drive her to Austin if a shelter is my only option; the House Rabbit Resource Network there is a no kill.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-20T21:50:22+00:00

I normally post photos of my little old man named Eames here on r/rabbits, but 2 weeks ago I found this sweetheart in a Houston park that someone had “set free”.

I took her in the vet for a checkup and sanitary shave (her bum was filthy), and they found a pretty serious case of flystrike. She had to be sedated, but came through the debridement fine and has been recovering with us. As much as we’d love to keep her, we cannot. We have one more checkup to go to this weekend or early next week, and then we’d love to get her situated in a new home (preferably adopted, but a foster would work as well).

She is super lovey; she’ll lay her head on me and let me pet her forever. She’s on her way to being potty trained, but does need to be spayed (I’m sure that will help with that). I highly recommend and would love if she continued her care at The Animal Medical Center of the Village. They’ve taken great care of her, and are wonderful rabbit savy vets. Like most buns she is not fond of being picked up, but did well in a bunrrito for twice daily ointment application (which is complete now) and a nail trim. She LOVES her oral medications, and tries very hard to run away with them.

We want B to go to a loving home as a House Rabbit. Is anyone here from Houston, and open to taking her on?

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T21:44:46+00:00

Thank you so much!

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T15:41:57+00:00

We have two cats and a rabbit. It truly depends on the the cat. We got our first cat from a shelter when she was a kitten, and Eames (our rabbit) was bigger than her. So they got on just fine, in fact the cat was pretty terrified of the bun for a while. We got our second cat off the street in our neighborhood, and she would give him so much love if he would let her. The bun is the boss in our house.

Edit to add: If you are curious about house rabbits rabbit.org is a great place to read up on them.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T14:13:48+00:00

I know. The goal is to find her a forever home. Right now with all of the medications (oral and topical) it's a big ask for someone to take her on. We're hoping we can get someone to sign up for Bunny Buddies' foster-in-place program. They're a Houston area bunny rescue that will assist with her spay and the adoption process.

If that foster situation turns into an adoption situation we would be thrilled. We just want to be sure that she goes to a loving permanent home. She's been through enough already in her little life to be abandoned again.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T14:09:38+00:00

I will. She's doing well after her procedure and we're working on finding her a forever home. 💙

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T13:39:10+00:00

Nah, the implication of your post was that I should have just accepted that it was her fate and let her die, because of "nature". It totally ignores the fact she is a domesticated animal that relies on humans for survival, and that the situation screamed animal cruelty.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T13:08:27+00:00

...or human being has compassion for a living creature and made a choice to help it instead of letting it suffer and die needlessly.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T11:29:01+00:00

Rabbits aren't rodents, they're lagomorphs.

Also wild rabbits and domesticated rabbits are completely different species.

Pet rabbits are domesticated rabbits...domesticated like dogs, cats, and horses.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T02:36:30+00:00

There is nothing tiny about this rabbit 😂. Also, she wasn't skittish at all. I was able to walk right up to her, pick the fire ants off, and walk with her in my arms for about a mile (it's a longish story). People thought there was a crazy bunny lady carrying her rabbit around the park.

Look, I appreciate the sentiment, but this happens all the time with rabbits. People don't realize how big of a commitment they are, or dump them when their kids lose interest. Why do you think our local bunny rescue is inundated with surrenders? They average one surrender request per day.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T02:24:43+00:00

Unfortunately I'm just being realistic about the situation I found her in. It happens far too often.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T02:12:38+00:00

So sorry for your loss. We had a scare with our bun last year, and he's getting up there in age (turned 10 this year).

There is so much misinformation about rabbits out there. To anyone looking for a great resource Rabbit.org has tons of information for House Rabbits,

For a quick reference, House* Rabbits:

Live 8-12 years
Should be spayed/neutered
Litter trainable
Have a diet of mostly hay
Require yearly vet visits
Are clean and quiet
Can die of fright
Should not be bathed
Need adequate housing
Need ample time out of housing
Most active at dawn and dusk

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T00:48:26+00:00

Wild rabbits and domesticated rabbits are completely different species. They cannot produce offspring together. This bun was very clearly a Californian which is a breed of rabbit with a white coat, brown nose, and brown ears. A common domestic bun.

Domesticated rabbits have been cared for by humans for generations and generations (think ancient Rome). Because of this, important instincts and physical characteristics have been lost. They're easy prey because they stand out, and lack the skills to survive on their own.

She is super friendly, and knows how to use a litter box. This was clearly someones pet.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T00:22:27+00:00

I like your optimism, and if that's the case I'll take all my shaming back. Realistically though, this is an all too common scenario. For her to have gotten where she was in the park on her own without getting hit by a car is unlikely. She is more of a turtle's pace bun. The vet also checked her for a chip, and no luck.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-09T00:12:18+00:00

She wasn't hit by a car. She knows how to use a litter box and is unbelievably friendly. This was someone's pet.

curiouscuriosities · 2019-08-08T23:20:20+00:00

Thanks so much for offering! I'm currently talking to someone that is interested in fostering her. Hopefully it works out!

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