stephattulane

I have a (aprox.) 2 year old French Lop that I rescued from an abusive home - I've had him for almost 6 months now. I take him to the vet regularly... in fact, I was there two weeks ago and the vet said he was normal and healthy. I know that rabbits can shed and have color changes due to weather and such, but he is not undergoing total body color change... it's only on his nose. There is one patch on his snout that has increasingly gotten darker and it's "spreading". I called the vet who reported back to me that this is a tell-tale sign of a vrius if accompanied with attitude/behavior change. (He has had no change in attitude/behavior, and if I poke the area, he is not in any pain.) I'm bringing him back to the vet in a week.... but was wondering what type of virus causes this and/or what can be done to treat it? I've searched the internet and tons of books, and I've found nothing similar to Mr. Bojangles' situation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This past weekend I adopted (rescued?) a male lop-eared rabbit. He has been neutered but I gather that his past living conditions were less than optimal, though he was not mistreated. I suspect he is about 2 years old and weighes nearly 7lbs. He was never litter-box trained and unlike what I've read in countless books, he is not "tidy" (ie, he will poop and urinate by his food, or wherever he pleases, never in the same spot, but never over the edge of the cage). I've tried moving the soiled bedding to the litter box but it's not working! Any other suggestions?

Also, he is EXTREMELY skiddish and does not like to be touched or held. Any ideas on bonding? He has already scratched my arm up pretty badly and thumped at me. Will he 'stay mad' or 'get over it'?

Thanks for any responses! I really do appreciate it!

So I will be applying for graduate school for Fall of 2008, and of course to improve my chances of admission, I'm going to send in a multitude of appications. Is there a common application like for Undergraduate or a program like the LSAC for applicants to law school or do I just have to ask my recommendations to write a million letters?