My mother found a wild rabbit at somewhere in the woods. She brought him home. We are not sure if hes dying or what excatly is wrong with him? He is very weakness. He couldnt run, move, walk, or anything else. I tried my best to feed him with the water and rabbit food. He tried his best tho. since we cannot afford to send him to the vet. Id like to have your advices how to taking care of him? Do you have any best sources for me to research? Thanks!!
2006-08-05 14:41:33 · 7 answers · asked by God Made Pasta 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Take him to a local wildlife rehabilitation center. This site http://www.wildlife-international.org/EN/public/emergency/emergencyrehab.html can help you find one.
The rehabbers there are experienced and know how to deal with sick and injured wild animals, and will be able to do much more for him than you or your mother.
A wildlife rehab center will not charge you anything if you bring the rabbit in, although they may ask for a donation. So you don't need to worry about not being able to afford it.
For now, put him in a box with a towel, some greens (lettuce or grass and clover if your lawn isn't sprayed), and a shallow dish of water. Put him in a quiet, dark place and don't bother him too much. (He sees you as a predator, and wild rabbits get stressed out easily.) Then find a rehab center to take him to. (Remember, it's free for you.)
The rabbit's best chance at survival is if you take it to a rehab center.
2006-08-05 15:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by kolvirbleys 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Firstly, used to be the rabbit that obtained rainy in a cage. If it used to be it could not pass and discover refuge while a wild rabbit will dig a gap underground for refuge. Also puppy rabbits are weaker than wild rabbits and they do not have that survival intuition. Pet rabbits want any individual to maintain them while wild rabbits can maintain themselves. Also you would not recognise if a wild rabbit died except you occur to encounter it, however they might mainly are living in locations with grass and bushes.
2016-08-28 12:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local animal control officer. There are laws about having wild animals as pets. Mainly because they can have diseases that are infectious to humans (including rabies). There are wildlife rehabilitation centers that can properly care for the rabbit and make it well enough to go back into the wild.
2006-08-05 14:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hade a wild rabit once and he did not live that long we went to the vet and they sad he had a deasise that they could not cure wild rabits are not good pets yuo never know if it had babbies mine did and thats why it was dieing cuse the babbies went feeding off of her
2006-08-05 14:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by Kikyo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it full grown or a baby? Call the nearest wildlife recovery centre. You can also look at www.rabbit.org for some advice.
2006-08-05 18:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by bailey_bun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should have left it where it was...
its illegal to keep any wild animal
vets will help wild animals for free and then release them - call around to see which vet in your area is best with wild animals...
2006-08-05 15:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing you can do, he is wild and has never been domesticated, he could possibly have several diseases that are contagious.
2006-08-05 14:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by >♥Cat♥< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋