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The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny
Professional massage and bodywork provides great health and wellness benefits. Why not extend this to our animal friends? In The Relaxed Massage for Your Pet Bunny, professional Massage Therapist Chandra Moira Beal and her mini-lop rabbit, Maia, share basic massage strokes specifically designed for pet rabbits. They offer the layperson a step-by-step routine to practice on companion rabbits at home. No experience is necessary to share the joy of massage with your pets.The Relaxed rabbits with behavioral issuesIncreases range of motionReduces tension, inflammation, and painImproves circulationAccelerates recoveryStrengthens immunityA safe and natural supplement to your rabbit's health care!Through dozens of photos and illustrations, you'll to massage your rabbit from "nose to toes"Basic anatomy and physiologyHow to address specific health and behavior issuesTips for getting the most from your sessionsMassage is also a great way to deepen your relationship with your pets, as touching strengthens the animal-human bond. Stroking a pet can even lower your blood pressure, increase self-esteem, and establish a feeling of well-being.Animal massage is a win-win prospect. Get started today!
- GenresNonfictionAnimalsRabbits
60 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2004
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April 4, 2021IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY FOR THE EASTER BUNNY!!
okay, new project.
never fear, i will still be working on the "free tor shorts" project and i will return to the "finding the gold in the NOOK freebies" project, but i am ALSO going to be doing this one, which is called "holy grail unicorn tamerlane" in which i find wondrously weird but probably hard-to-find books and make a case for why i need them. and hopefully someday i will get my hands on them to determine if they are everything i dreamed they would be.
because these all sound phenomenal.
like this one. this is bound to bring joy to my life. it's a true symbiotic relationship - i get to rub a bunny's tummy and moosh its soft behind-the-ear bits, and the bunny gets to have the stress of his hard life relieved by meeee!
step one: i will need a bunny.
and then i will learn how to massage the crap outta him. but gently.
this book will complete my education - after this, i will know all i will ever need to know. and it will be much cheaper than going back to grad school!
but let's take a second to look at this cover, bigger:
has that bunny been massaged unto bloodiness?? if that is what the book recommends, i assure you, i will skip that chapter. my bunny will be blissful, not bloody. you have my word on that.
fingers crossed i find this.
and a bunny!
come to my blog!
okay, new project.
never fear, i will still be working on the "free tor shorts" project and i will return to the "finding the gold in the NOOK freebies" project, but i am ALSO going to be doing this one, which is called "holy grail unicorn tamerlane" in which i find wondrously weird but probably hard-to-find books and make a case for why i need them. and hopefully someday i will get my hands on them to determine if they are everything i dreamed they would be.
because these all sound phenomenal.
like this one. this is bound to bring joy to my life. it's a true symbiotic relationship - i get to rub a bunny's tummy and moosh its soft behind-the-ear bits, and the bunny gets to have the stress of his hard life relieved by meeee!
step one: i will need a bunny.
and then i will learn how to massage the crap outta him. but gently.
this book will complete my education - after this, i will know all i will ever need to know. and it will be much cheaper than going back to grad school!
but let's take a second to look at this cover, bigger:
has that bunny been massaged unto bloodiness?? if that is what the book recommends, i assure you, i will skip that chapter. my bunny will be blissful, not bloody. you have my word on that.
fingers crossed i find this.
and a bunny!
come to my blog!
January 5, 2016
Chandra is a registered massage therapist who started practicing massage techniques on her pet rabbit Maia. She altered strokes and pressure to allow for differences in the rabbit’s size, muscle attachment, skeleton, organs, etc., but found that Maia really enjoyed massage and that it reduced tension and stress and allowed them to form a very close bond. Many pet owners find just petting their animals offers these same benefits, but Chandra’s massage techniques take it to the next level. If you would like your rabbit to happily melt into your touch and respond with kisses, “purring,” and a relaxed attitude, this book is highly recommended.
Unfortunately, many of the images were not well-reproduced in this printing (some of the labels on diagrams are hard to read), but the most important ones – that show Chandra working on Maia – are useful. The author also has a series of videos demonstrating her techniques and covering what she outlines in her book. You can find/watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fR...
I have been using more massage techniques on my rabbits, Oatmeal and Uther, since Uther injured his spine a few months ago, and Chandra’s methods/ideas have been really helpful in soothing away the buns’ stiffness and pain and have made them more trusting of me. They are both much calmer now when I need to pick them up or examine them.
Unfortunately, many of the images were not well-reproduced in this printing (some of the labels on diagrams are hard to read), but the most important ones – that show Chandra working on Maia – are useful. The author also has a series of videos demonstrating her techniques and covering what she outlines in her book. You can find/watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fR...
I have been using more massage techniques on my rabbits, Oatmeal and Uther, since Uther injured his spine a few months ago, and Chandra’s methods/ideas have been really helpful in soothing away the buns’ stiffness and pain and have made them more trusting of me. They are both much calmer now when I need to pick them up or examine them.
May 5, 2008
Yeah, I know I'm a dork. But my cats like a good massage, so why wouldn't my bunny?
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