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The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny
This is an interesting little book, which really does exactly what it says on the tin. Apparently, bunny massage can help to alleviate physiological stress which can affect some bunny species due to selective breeding and domestication. However it doesn't stop there, it can help build trust, calm a stressed out bunny, and help us spot any health problems as they arise by getting to know our bun intimately. And i mean intimately. There are many detailed diagrams of the bits and bobs inside a rabbit, which was perhaps a bit too much for us, so we focused on the actual doing of bunny massage.
The methods of bunny massage range from simply rocking the bun from left to right, to more full on techniques like Petrissage (apparently French for kneading) which involves kneading the bun’s muscles in a similar fashion to bread. Certainly something to work up to...
You may think that you need a particularly docile bun to follow these techniques, however Dusty is nothing if not permanently full of beans, and has succumbed to a few good massage sessions! And you know he's enjoying it when the teeth start chattering....
Check it out on Amazon!
