I want to give my rabbit more space to run about as her run isnt much longer than her hutch (so she might as well be stuck in her hutch 24/7 which i think is a bit unkind) and im worried that if i leave her in the garden which is walled and safe for her so she cant escape that any cats in the area might try to attack her, i would be in the house but i cant see her from where we sit! Anyone else leave their rabbits out for a few hours in the evenings?
2007-10-17 03:43:34 · 18 answers · asked by KMax 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Depends on your cat, but they ARE capable of killing a rabbit, when I was a child, my adult rabbit was attacked and killed by a cat :-( so please make sure you fully supervise them both.
2007-10-17 20:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by creative cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats who live outdoors very well might go after a small rabbit. And there are hawks to consider, as well. You might be able to create a run for her, however, with some mesh up over a section of your walled garden?
When I was kid my family had outdoor cats. I caught one with a baby rabbit once. I was able to get it away alive, but the vet put it to sleep because of its injuries. A full grown rabbit can be quite large, however. I don't think the neighborhood cats would attack but there are no guarantees. Then there might be dogs to worry about too.
I would try to keep an eye out on the garden, even if it's just every few minutes or so, while she's out and about.
I had a rabbit when I was a kid, too. We created a sort of fence around his hutch and let him out into it. One day a couple other rabbits came along. One got hit by a car, but I think the other fell in love with my rabbit... It dug a hole under the fence, and my rabbit escaped. I'm not sure what happened to her... I like to think they lived happily ever after, but I highly doubt a human raised rabbit would survive in the wild for long.
Keep an eye out for holes. It was the wild rabbit that dug mine out for the most part, but your rabbit might get ideas...
2007-10-17 03:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Krista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen cats attack rabbits. In fact that's how I rescued a baby rabbit. A neighborhood cat was attacking it and luckily we got to it fast enough or it wouldn't have made it. I'd make a run sort of thing where you can put a cover over it to keep the other animals out.
2007-10-17 03:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by clarea77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would only let the rabbit out with supervision. You have no idea of the temperament and behavior of cats that are outside. It is quite likely that a cat - a predatory species - would try to attack your rabbit - a prey species.
If you had an indoor pet cat, that would be a different story. We had a cat who used to play with our rabbit all the time :o)
2007-10-17 03:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by melissa k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat used to bring home wild rabbits (Dead of course), i sometimes wondered how, cos some of them were as big as him!
I purchased a british giant rabbit, it was a house bunnie, but i put it in the garden during the day in a massive run and my cat took one look at it a ran a mile, i think he must of thought what comes around goes around!!! lol
2007-10-17 04:17:57 · answer #5 · answered by katm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the cat. I would suggest only letting the cat and rabbit together under supervision. At some point, instinct might take over, expecially if the cat spooks the rabbit and it bolts.
2007-10-17 03:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by Rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does not attack my rabbits she washes mine and that they get on rather nicely, yet theres a cat in my area that sits outdoors there hutches and tries to claw them for the period of the cage; So it relies upon on the cat rather :)
2016-10-09 09:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about that, but, this is a true story, my Daughter's rabbit did a nasty bite on her Bullmastif dog...it went for her throat, she had to get the rabbit to let go in the end, it was just hanging there, my Daughter was petrified...brave little blighter (rabbit), both lived to tell the tale...lol
2007-10-17 04:07:24 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ HOPE ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have left our rabbits out and have never had a problem with cats. I guess its because hey are about the same size and cats are scaredies.
We have dogs as well and they are scared of the buck which chases them
2007-10-17 03:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should supervise the rabbit when he is outside. Otherwise he will run away. He may dig etc., nothing can stop him unless you supervise him. And cats may attack him too.
2007-10-17 03:51:28 · answer #10 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋