I was walking to my bustop with my friend cause its the day my car broke down! And as we were walking we see something out of the corner of our eyes jump. It was a rabbit! I guess it got hit by a car and it was laying on the side of the road with HALF of its body working. You know how if a dog has paralysis and it drags its back legs? thats how it was! She was trying to get up on the curb with her front legs and her back legs were dragging. So I called 411 for them to connect me to animal control so maybe if anything they could humanly euthanize it so it didnt suffer but they were closed! Then my bus came, and it was just a mess!
All day I was so upset, I was about to skip school until Animal Control opened. Do you think if I go check for it tomorrow that it will still be alive? I was supposed to go after school but I wound up having to go to work until 8. Also was it suffering? I feel so bad for leaving it there.
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2007-03-28 14:10:51 · 13 answers · asked by xtaintedLOVE 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I suspect what you saw was a wild rabbit such as a cottontail.
This breed of rabbit has a very delicate nervous system and it doesn't take much to throw them into shock.
As the animal got hit,it's spinal cord was probably severed but also as one answering your question said,it also probably had alot of internal bleeding.
It is this internal bleeding that does infact cause more shock trauma than anything else.
The animal might have felt some pain but shock would take most of that pain away and the internal bleeding would cause the severe loss of blood and in that case,the rabbit more than likely started feeling cold and sleepy and eventually drifted off to it's death.
Nature is a wonder thing and takes care of these innocent little creatures and shock is a good tool.
Having worked in hospitals and with sick people for the most part of my adult life,most patients who have ever experienced shock will tell you that once they went into shock,they don't remember much until the shock was treated. . . . same effect with the rabbit.
2007-03-28 15:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by Just Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure they put it to sleep. The animal was suffering badly, and most animal shelters will just put an animal down. You did a good thing, because once rabbits injure themselves there really is no way of saving them. That's why rabbits aren't good for little kids. But you did a good thing by calling animal control! Dont feel bad, the rabbits in a better place now.
2007-03-28 21:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by animluv 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to be negative, but I would think it would be gone or dead. Do I think it was suffering, probably. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but it's the truth. Stop feeling bad, you did what you could do to try and help it. I'm sure someone else came along and took care of the poor little critter. Sorry you had to endure such a traumatic expierence.
2007-03-28 21:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by yeimi_byers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I love rabbits, but the rabbit population is still high. I think that it probably won't be alive, so don't get your hopes up. Just pray and wish it the best. I hate those kind of situations where you wish you could help but you know that you can't . It s sad.
2007-03-28 21:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably was going into shock when you last saw it. I'm sorry to say but if the rabbit was bleeding internally it is probably dead by now. I don't know what else to say to reassure you...but hey...you never know...maybe it will still be alive tomorrow.
Good luck & Best wishes :)
2007-03-28 21:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably wasnt suffering as much as you think.
If its back legs werent moving at all then they probably werent broken - it is more likely that it has spinal chord damage and had lost use of its back legs - this also means it would have lost feeling in them.
however, yes it could still be alive, and yes it needs to be put down.
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2007-03-28 21:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by raspberryswirrrl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im so sorry. it'd b best if u didnt go see it tomorrow. who knows what could've happened 2 it. the only thing it would bring u is saddness. at least it's in a better place now. try doing things inside so u dont have 2 go see it. if u HAVE 2 go outside, try avoiding tht way to whatever.
2007-03-28 21:21:59 · answer #7 · answered by Frawggy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it was suffering most definitely, and it is dead now for sure. You likely couldn't have saved it, but putting it out of it's misery would have been a kind idea.
2007-03-28 21:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by DP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the poor thing will not be alive, but you did the right thing to call animal control. if the little thing was lucky something killed it fast instead of suffering.
2007-03-28 21:15:49 · answer #9 · answered by Rose Wallace Goldaline 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i imagine that the rabbit was either euthanzied or died on it's own. There was nothing else you could have done. I know it was hard but things in nature happen
2007-03-28 21:19:27 · answer #10 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋