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Like I said, Jack is a rescue rabbit. The shelter told us that he hopped up to a man in his driveway one day, so he brought the rabbit in to the ASPCA. Jack is about a year old, and we figure he was bought as an Easter present last year, then 'given his freedom' when he got bigger and the kids lost interest. Jack is very comfortable in a house setting, and he is not afraid of the cats (actually it is the other way around. The cats run from him). We recently took Jack to the vet to make sure he was doing okay and did not have any hidden problems. He got a clean bill of health. He is up to 5.9 pounds, no ear mites or fleas and he has strong clean straight teeth. His heart rate was 'about 300' which the vet said was typical. Even though he had never ever been to the vet, he somehow knew because he freaked out just like the cats: he shed so much fur, I thought he would be bald by the time we got him back home.

Do You Know Jack?
In February 2004, we decided it might be nice to have an addition to the family. We went to the local shelter and had a look around at the critters. Thankfully, the selection was minimal. But even though there wasn't much to choose from, one little guy stood out from the rest. He was very animated in his cage while the others simply sat there. He was ripping up pieces of newspaper and waving them around, as if to get our attention. He wanted to go home with us, so we could not say no!

			Here is Jack. We named him Jack not for the usual "Jack Rabbit" but Jack The Ripper for his favorite pastime of shredding paper. Jack is an indoor domesticated bunny. He does not need to be outside and really should not be put out. He has a pretty big palace of a cage to call home, and he is litter-box trained, so he can roam around in the house and we do not need to worry about him making a mess. Right now we keep him confined to the downstairs family room area as he adjusts to his new home. Jack is a brown and white Dutch rabbit with the typical saddle pattern markings. We give him the usual stuff to eat: carrots, hay, pellets and lettuce, but he REALLY likes Tostitos.


Jack took to his new home quickly. He enjoys having his head scratched and will sit for hours while you rub along the white on his head and between his ears. He really took to Rob. Jack absolutely loves Rob, there is no other word to describe it. When we let Jack out for exercise, he instant runs to Rob and stays with him the entire time. He jumps up on the sofa and crawls all over Rob and sits there with him. He could care less about me, unless I have some food.


			Like I said, Jack is a rescue rabbit. The shelter told us that he hopped up to a man in his driveway one day, so he brought the rabbit in to the ASPCA. Jack is about a year old, and we figure he was bought as an Easter present last year, then 'given his freedom' when he got bigger and the kids lost interest. Jack is very comfortable in a house setting, and he is not afraid of the cats (actually it is the other way around. The cats run from him). We recently took Jack to the vet to make sure he was doing okay and did not have any hidden problems. He got a clean bill of health. He is up to 5.9 pounds, no ear mites or fleas and he has strong clean straight teeth. His heart rate was 'about 300' which the vet said was typical. Even though he had never ever been to the vet, he somehow knew because he freaked out just like the cats: he shed so much fur, I thought he would be bald by the time we got him back home.
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