Ill rabbit???????

Question

I have a 3yr old dutch rabbit and has been innoculted every year. He's been lying down all day and i though nothing of it. When i went to pick him up to give him a love he was alright, as soon as i put him down he ran but fell over and keeps doing it. He also keeps shaking.

Last week a ferret killed my 7mth old rex rabbit and my 2 young guinea pigs even though they were in a pen. Do you think someone may have poisoned my rabbit or is he just ill.

Answer 1

Rabbits can get scared very easily by sudden noises or sudden movements or sudden lacks of noise.

When rabbits get scared they run around the cage in circles. Often you will see their ears become totally erect and they may start stomping the cage. Their eyes will also look kind of bug-eyed. These are all signs they are nervous and scared.

The problem is that when they get scared and run around their cage they often run into the side of the cage and break their spinal chord. This paralyzes them from about the neck down. And normally when that is the case they tend to shake.

Something has probably scared your rabbit such as another animal. Normally the culprit is a dog or a raccoon, normally a dog.

Another possibility would be an inner ear infection where the rabbit turns it's head to the side or something like wry neck.

Often people mistake a rabbit with a broken spinal chord for an "epileptic attack". I have never in 25 years of raising thousands of rabbits EVER seen a rabbit have an epileptic attack.

You can take your rabbit to the vet. But I seriously doubt there is anything the veterinarian can do except put it to sleep.

Make sure to protect your rabbits from predators such as loose neighborhood dogs. Also, play a radio around your rabbits 24/7. It helps get them accustomed to noise so they don't frighten so easily.

Answer 2

hi. Rabbits stay for around 10 years, and doubtless you had have been given him while he grow to be 4-5. you're actually not loopy for loving your person puppy! i could do something for my pets in the event that they have been ill. Did you assert an albino rabbit? Or did you mean white? Albino rabbits, they're uncommon! in case you may desire to hold him into his cage, attempt bribing him with a carrot, or him general foodstuff. If he nonetheless runs away, he probably must be on my own. Or, because of the fact he's growing to be older, he could merely be slowing down. next time you visit the vet, the vet might desire to have the potential to locate how old he extra or less is. Are your rabbits woman and male? Please upload that throughout the time of your question. Oh yeah, finally i grow to be merely going to assert, some rabbits have been everyday to commit suicide. it isn't the case yet i will permit you be attentive to besides, my step-dad while he grow to be little, he got here upon some rabbits merely mendacity interior the direction of the line, not shifting while autos glided by utilizing, so he rescued them. He took them to the vet, and that they had to be placed down. He additionally got here upon some bashing their detrimental little heads against rocks. the comparable factor surpassed off with the vets. Its unhappy, yet its real. That has not something to do with your rabbit however, have confidence me. stable success with him. i'm hoping he receives extra suitable. Gigi P.S. Please answer my question! i won't be able to e mail you because of the fact on your profile it says you do not enable human beings to e mail you.

Answer 3

Do NOT wait and take your bunny to the vet immediately, serious! Rabbit's often don't show signs of illness untill it's too late. Call your vet and bring the bunny in, behaviour like you describe is not normal at all.
Good luck.

Answer 4

Take Him To The Vets... Hope He Gets Better :]

Answer 5

being a rabbit breeder myself i suspect either a epelectic fit or he has kidney failure get a vet to check him out asap

Answer 6

i agree with lake22 take him to the vet if ur worried