The Lionhead Thread!

[inthesticks]

Maybe his hip or ankle popped out of his socket/got dislocated??? was he recently picked up & wriggled like crazy or see him try n squeeze thru a really small space??? That's a tough one. If you have the means, I'd say go to the vet & find out what's really going on. As I'm sure you know, their bones are pretty fragile and just them struggling in someone's hands can cause things to pop out or break

If you can't bring him to the vet, take another rabbit and feel around on the back right leg then feel his & see if there are any differences- & if nothing feels out of the ordinary(no bones out of place puncture wounds, cuts) for sure try wrapping his leg again, wrap it & then wrap around his midsection to keep the leg in the most normal alignment possible - if you feel something wrong def vet no matter what.

I hope he gets better soon!!!!

 

[PoultryPower]

Unfortunately I do not have the means to go see a vet. We splinted it ourselves. Going out to buy a large finger cast to see if that will work better.
I never saw him break his foot. He was out in a run in my backyard when we noticed it. Before that he was fine. I think he might have gotten his foot caught in between the wire of the run. He's eating, drinking and seems in good health excluding the broken foot. He is able to move it though, so I'm hoping he will be able to use it after it's healed up a bit.

 

[inthesticks]

Here's hoping he does good with it. please let us know how things go

 

[inthesticks]

So I got my three buns back today - here are two of them - they are 1/2 Lion head 1/2 Netherland dwarf - At the time, one of my MM Lionhead girls (ButterCup in earlier post) >has pretty narrow hips< & lost her first 2 litters with LH bucks, so I decided to let her visit with my friend ND buck since he was so small. They made beautiful kits & I'm very happy to have 2 of them back. Now that I have had other buns, I now have Bradly, another MM, who looks and feels to be small enough for her!! My daughter has renamed them (they had too similar of names as my original buns) the first pic is of ChiChi & the 3rd pic is of Delylah. Once I get the 3rd one settled (buck) I will take some new pics of him


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[ruby m w]

I did have 3 lion heads. Peter, Benji and Greg.Back in May Greg got ill we gave him medicine and everything but he passed away

now Peter and benji hate each other for some reason.They used to play together and everything.Now they hate

 

[EthenNoah]

I just got 3 bunnys here is 1 I believe she is a lion head

 

[inthesticks]

Aww she sure is purdyyy.

Congrats on the new buns!

Yes, I would say she's got Lionhead in her.
How old is she? the MM Lionhead tend to keep a better mane in adulthood where as a lionheaed with only 1mane gene tend to loose a lot of their mane length when reaching adulthood

 

[EthenNoah]

Thank you, I was told she's around a year. We got her and her 2 baby's. which she said was a few months old.
What is the mm. These are my first lion heads.

 

[inthesticks]

MM is having both dominant mane genes. The MM lionheads tend to keep a thicker/longer mane when they are adults. The Mm lionheads generally lose a lot of their mane as they mature.
You will know you have a MM lionhead if her all of her litter has a "v" marking in the coat(peach fuzz) when born & can be visible for a few days or more. The picture below is my most recent MM lionhead litter, see the v like mark they all have on their lower back/rear end. This shows that both parents were MM carriers & that they are too.



These photos, below, were taken at 1wk old & can see the V on them.

 

[Bunnylady]

Thank you, I was told she's around a year. We got her and her 2 baby's. which she said was a few months old.
What is the mm. These are my first lion heads.

The mutation that causes the Lionhead mane has been given the designation of the M gene. There are two possible forms. The m form codes for "no mane", and is the form that all rabbits that aren't Lionheads have. The M form codes for "mane". Every rabbit will have 2 genes at the location where the M gene occurs, one from the mother, one from the father. If a rabbit inherits a m from both parents, it has no mane. If it inherited a M from one parent, and a m from the other, it has what is known as a single mane. Single maned Lionheads often lose most of their manes by the time they are adults. A rabbit that inherits a M from both of its parents is called double maned. As you can see from inthesticks' pictures, double maned babies show a marked difference at a very early age. Double maned Lionheads usually have a good bit of side trimming as well as a mane, and they tend to keep more wool as they age.