My two rabbit breed and had a litter, I kept one and he was fine! We brought him a new hut with a downstairs run, and he was forever in the run. Then one morining he was found dead lying in his run - so unexplained!! he has been acting fine days before?
2006-11-06 06:13:42 · 11 answers · asked by sunshine 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Yes. The vet told me it was 'Kitter' - too much salad stuff??? Didn't believe them because I never fed my rabbit on salad stuff. He was a beautiful Rex rabbit and I was devastated as he was only 18mnths old. Went to feed him one morning and he was all floppy.
2006-11-06 06:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rabbits are very delicate creatures. A sudden overwhelming scare can make them drop dead. Without more information, I can't offer much by way of explanation. How often did you check on your rabbit? If your bun was eating, drinking and behaving normally when you last saw it and then was dead the next time you looked, I would do some investigating of his environment. Did he have access to chew on an electrical cord? What kind of cage stuff were you using?
The only absolute answer is to have a necropsy done. This will cost you some money, but if you really need to know, I would consider it.
2006-11-06 16:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits have very touchy digestive systems. Could your bunny quite possibly have eaten something out of the ordinary? Did he chew on his hut? If so, what type of material is the hut made of (some materials are toxic or poisonous to rabbits)? How old was the rabbit? Could he have choked on a new chew toy? You may never know what killed your bunny, but don't let his death keep you from enjoying another rabbit...they make great pets! But do your research and limit his food and toys to only safe things and make sure you buy from a reputable breeder who can give you even more information...the rabbits age, special diet, and so on.
2006-11-06 15:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by geehaw 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You really haven't provided much details as far as what might of caused it. If you really want to find out, take the body of your dead bunny ASAP to a veterinarian for an autopsy or contact the veterinarian school of the closest university with a veterinarian program and have it autopsied. If you can't get it to be autopsied right away, you could stick it in a plastic bag and put it in a refrigerator (not a freezer) so the body doesn't start decomposing so fast.
2006-11-06 14:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits have very finicky digestive systems and have to be fed a healthy diet. About 90% of all rabbit vet visits have to do with improper diet. Gastro intestinal gas and blockages can cause a rabbit to die quickly. Rabbits also hide symptoms to avoid the attention of predators so when they do show symptoms they are seriously ill.
It's up to a rabbit parent to learn how to care for their rabbit and make sure that they practise good husbandry. Learn all you can about their care by visiting the many sites about rabbit care on the web.
2006-11-08 21:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by RabbitWise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i bought two rabbits one time and one of them actually died the day after i bought him, i watched him die i tried giving him cpr or whatever you want to call it in rabbit terms.. it was the saddest thing i have ever dealt with he died in my hands.. and there was nothing i could do nor did i have an explanation of why he died.. he just started breathing funny and then slowly died, it took about 6 or 7 minutes. =(
2006-11-06 14:25:35 · answer #6 · answered by .:*BeAuTiFuL*:. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but a friend of mine did.
He used to do a magic trick with a rabbit and a top hat,then one day it mysteriously refused to perform!Even more mysteriously its ears were 2 inches longer!
2006-11-06 15:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wanna bring it in for autopsy.. ??? We've had hamsters too and they just died suddenly unexplained. My friend's birds too died unexplained. See darling, some things here on earth should rather be left unexplained...
2006-11-06 14:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by seXy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
he was probably poisoned. Rabbits do have weak bodies
2006-11-06 14:24:09 · answer #9 · answered by mystery t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No my dog got mine that's explained init
2006-11-06 15:43:45 · answer #10 · answered by SH1T 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋