rabbits death?? what could it be

sharon4adam

id say it was a new thing keeping bunnys inside. i have moved my other into the conservatory as im away for a night to make sure his bottle doesnt freeze. id say they are happier outside so they can look around and hear noises. being inside all dau when ya at work etc would be quiet and boring for them.

Spudsey

sharon4adam wrote: »

id say it was a new thing keeping bunnys inside. i have moved my other into the conservatory as im away for a night to make sure his bottle doesnt freeze. id say they are happier outside so they can look around and hear noises. being inside all dau when ya at work etc would be quiet and boring for them.

House bunnies are extremely popular now, I quite like the idea if I had a spare room in my little house but don't think I could deprive mine of fresh air, sunshine, watching the birds and our cats.

One of my cats is a house cat due to an incident a few years back, but again I could not deprive him of the outdoors so I go in the garden with him on a harness and lead. He has adapted very well to this but I hope in time to cat proof the garden so I can let him out without him getting out of the garden.

Petlamb

Our bunny is a house bunny and very happy too, lots of binkies.

This group may be of use to some with rabbit problems: https://www.facebook.com/groups/249696848450726/

It was set up by a local-to-me rescue, but the FAQ group is more for people who have buns and need peer help with common or less common problems.

sobie

Spudsey wrote: »

House bunnies are extremely popular now, I quite like the idea if I had a spare room in my little house but don't think I could deprive mine of fresh air, sunshine, watching the birds and our cats.

One of my cats is a house cat due to an incident a few years back, but again I could not deprive him of the outdoors so I go in the garden with him on a harness and lead. He has adapted very well to this but I hope in time to cat proof the garden so I can let him out without him getting out of the garden.

I think it depends on the bunny. We tried to have our bunny outside, he had the biggest run & hutch you could ever imagine (run was 20ft x 50ft) but he'd stomp his feet all night till I brought him inside, he'd get in a right huff. during the summer he was made to stay in his hutch, like it or not. he'd also have the run of the garden if we was outside and if the back door was open that would be the last you'd see of him in the garden, he'd go straight upstairs into his room :rotfl:

emmeey

I have both indoor and outdoor rabbits! A rabbits life expectancy is not 5yo! a rabbit is not classed as elderly untill atleast 7/8! with many living untill 10yo!

I have 7 bunnys, ranging from french lops to mini lops! Rabbt can live fine outside, providing in the winter they have covers, heatpads and plenty of hay!

was your rabbit vaccinated? if not its likely s/he died of disease!

tho you said he squealed, could be pnemonia! and his lungs were filling with fluid

sharon4adam

i think that you know whats best for your own rabbit too. i find the trouble with having them inside which ive done when we had terrible snow a couple of years ago that they smelt no matter what i did. and i have runs etc for em.

System

When my kids were little i bought a baby bunny when i was pregnant with my third child. That 3rd child was 15 when Loppy died. He was kept outside in a well insulated hutch covered in roofing felt and in the worst of the weather we draped more roofing felt over the front wire bit just to keep the chill out.

clayderwoman

Sorry to hear about your rabbit, its always very distressing to lose a pet.
Can I ask why he wasn't taken to see the vet and if the vet said he wouldn't last the night why he wasn't humanely put to sleep?
I'm suprised a vet would say just to keep him warm and comfortable without examining him. They have a duty of care and must see any animal in an emergency and relieve suffering even if you can't afford to pay.

Spudsey

sobie wrote: »

I think it depends on the bunny. We tried to have our bunny outside, he had the biggest run & hutch you could ever imagine (run was 20ft x 50ft) but he'd stomp his feet all night till I brought him inside, he'd get in a right huff. during the summer he was made to stay in his hutch, like it or not. he'd also have the run of the garden if we was outside and if the back door was open that would be the last you'd see of him in the garden, he'd go straight upstairs into his room :rotfl:

:rotfl:Bless him!

sharon4adam

he said it would be over £100 And said if its alive in mornong bring it in but saod he wouldnt live as it sounded internal. i think it was heart failure from shock. my rabbit was so confident i never saw him startled so it must of been.bad xx