AboutMia Expertise I have learned a lot about rabbits in research and personal experience. My specialties include questions about raising orphaned baby rabbits (What to feed, how to feed, and become the surrogate mother), rabbit behavior (I speak fluent rabbit), showing bunnies (I am showing rabbits in 4-H), rabbit diet (What’s edible or poisonous), rabbit housing (I built my own hutch), good rabbit toys (Safe toys for a bored bunny), treating wounds (Ouch!), keeping rabbits cool in the summer, and basic rabbit care. I can also answer questions about breeding (From buck and doe to kits), grooming (Clipping toenails?), determining the gender of your rabbit (Doe or Buck?), and training (Rabbits can use a litter box too!).
The subject in which I may not be able to answer all of the questions is rabbit health because I am not familiar with all of the rabbit sicknesses, otherwise I know how to prevent hairballs, ringworm, overgrown teeth, about spay and neuter, and etc.
I will answer all of your questions to the best of my knowledge.
Experience I currently have one California mix doe and her litter of five (4 does and 1 buck); and I have previously cared for six other bunnies. The first rabbit that I had was a California buck; the other four were wild baby rabbits that my dogs brought home injured. I treated their wounds and cared for them. One died from the trauma that the dog had caused, two were released back into the wild, and the last one disappeared out of its escape proof box. To this day we have no idea what happened to it. I recently sold one of my rabbits(the sister of my current bunny)at the county fair. She got first in the class of Sr. Does. I have also bread my second place doe twice. In the Veterinary field, I have assisted in procedures ranging from spays and neuters to the normal pet checkup.
Organizations 4-H: Rabbits
Education/Credentials I have completed my Pre-school through 11th grade education otherwise no college yet though I plan to become a veterinarian. I have spent time learning about animals at the local vet. I have also done quite a bit of research on rabbits.
Awards and Honors I recently received 1st and 2nd in the county fair in the same class(Sr. Does)for both of my rabbits. I also won reserve champion in rabbit showmanship.
Question my rabbit was about 12 weeks old. i didn't know what sex it was but it was very loving and friendly. it would also jump up to me and would also jump up to the door hutch to be let out. but then one day when i opened the hutch door it just lay at the back not wanting to come out. i always made sure it had plenty of food, water, hay and straw. i also put toys it its hutch to keep it occupied. i took him out and let him have a run and it would just lay down and usually it would eat grass non stop. i thought it would lighten up the next day, but it just got worse. i noticed its hutch was clean and it never touched its food which was usually. i knew there was something wrong and i was going to take it to the vets the next day. that night i took it up to my room and i lay on the floor and it would just jump on my back and lay down, i put it back in its hutch about 10:P.M.. the next day i got up from school and i went to check it to see if he was any better, i seen that it touched it food a bit as some of it was on the sawdust but when i opened its bed part i seen it sadly passed away. oh, it was also grinding its teeth the night before, i did look up on the Internet on how can you tell if your rabbits sick and all my rabbits symptoms came up so i knew i had to take it to the vet but that day it had already died. i am only 15 years old and it was my first rabbit i loved it with all my heart and it kills me not seeing it everyday and not knowing what it could have died off, please help me answer my question thank-you
Answer Hi Nicola,
I am very sorry about your bunny! I am not exactly sure what caused your bunnys death. The cause that I can think of would be gastrointestinal stasis since he wasn't eating. Here is a web site that has more info on it. http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html
Once again I am sorry!
Mia
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