my rabbit died and the only thing we can think of is that my lil cousin fed it cheese
2006-12-13 09:31:06 · 7 answers · asked by mmemphisghost 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
no it shouldnt.rabbits are rodants and all rodants eat chees so it wouldnt make sence for a rabit not being able to eat chees.
2006-12-13 09:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A rabbit's intestines rely on a delicate balance of bacteria. It's possible the fat, protein, or cheese mold from the cheese threw the bacteria off-balance. If this is what killed your rabbit, it would have died after a night, if not longer, and you probably would have seen diarrhea.
Rabbits are very sensitive to stress. If someone startled it, it could have had a heart attack or stroke, if it had a preexisting problem.
If your rabbit was an unspayed female, and there was blood coming from near her tail, she could have died from uterine cancer or something similar.
Rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease kills rabbits overnight. If someone in the family touched a sick rabbit recently, they could have given this disease to your rabbit.
Myxomatosis is another fast-killing virus. American wild rabbits carry the disease with no ill effects, and mosquitoes can spread it to domestic rabbits, which usually die from it. Your rabbit's eyes would have crusted over, and one or both ears would have swollen.
Rabbits often just die, for no apparent reason. When they feel ill, they hide it, because in the wild, looking sick marks them as easy prey.
If you decide to get another rabbit, wash down all your rabbit equipment--anything your old rabbit touched often--with bleach and leave it out in the sun for a few days. Wash all your clothes you wore when you held your rabbit. Hopefully that will kill any lingering viruses, and put your new pet out of danger.
2006-12-16 15:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese is not good for rabbits (no, they are NOT rodents- they're langomorphs). Rabbits need a low-protein diet, and are very sensitive to intestinal/bowel problems. If a rabbit is given too much cheese, and has some pre-existing obstruction, it might have made him sick...
2006-12-13 18:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by ez_cheez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it was sick and you didn't know about it or it was just stressed out
Broken harted their not in the rodent family. there in their own family.
Well hears a little fact for you.
A rabbit an-sitters is closer to a horse then a hare. THats a bit weird.
:) :D
2006-12-13 17:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheese only makes rabbits constipated. but constipation can kill if you let it go too long, which might have happened and the rabbit was about to explode but luckily for it, it died first.
2006-12-13 17:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by hdc992 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the one above. i hate when ppl say bunnies are rodents! rodents are gross!!!
2006-12-13 19:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by M T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not that i know of
2006-12-13 17:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by Deesha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋