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Pawbly | 8 years ago
My 6month Old Rabbit Ate A Few Fresh Corn Kernels And I Just Found Out…

My 6month old rabbit ate a few fresh corn kernels and i just found out they’re extrwmwly dangerous for rabbits . He just at a few (12-15) Will he be okay?

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  1. Halee Darling

    He should be okay. Watch his movements for the husks to pass and monitor his behavior and eating much more closely for the next couple of days.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Need Someone Good With Rabbits For Some Advice Please

I need someone good with rabbits for some advice please

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  1. Anonymous

    Again, your vet needs to know this most recent update.  You said you didn’t get through – keep trying!

  2. Anonymous

    I don’t know, as I do not know where you live or what times they’re normally open. But we cannot tell you if she’s pregnant over the internet. Only your vet can.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Need Sne One Who’s Food With Rabbits For A Dive Please

I need sne one who’s food with rabbits for a dive please

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Found A Baby Rabbit In The Road. I Been Feedin It 2% Cow Milk…

I found a baby rabbit in the road. I been feedin it 2% cow milk. this is my 3rd night havin it An its in a cardboard box with grass and cloth. tonight the rabbit is hittin itself everywhere in the box what should I do an what does it mean?

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  1. Shiria

    How old is this baby rabbit? Does it have its eye opened? If possible make a picture. Cow milk is not a good food for baby rabbits, it can cause bloating and pain for them and can lead to death.
    Try to find someone who has experience in wildlife rescue and let them show you how to care for it if you want to raise it yourself. This is really important. It’s always best to learn from someone experienced.

    But to get started: get special milk that is used to raise kittens (no ordinary catmilk). It needs to be mixed 1:1 (with lukewarm chamomile or fennel tea). Also give a drop of sab simplex inside, to ease bloating and belly pain.
    They need to be fed every 2-4 hours, depending on age (also at night!). With around two weeks they start nibbeling on solid food and with around 4 weeks they can eat the same as an adult rabbit can additionally to their milk. So depending on age you have to offer different herbs, grass, hay and everything that a rabbit would eat in the nature, so that it learns what it can eat. The more it gets to know the better.

    Do you massage it’s belly after each feeding time? Does it pee/poop?

    If it is older than 6 weeks it doesn’t need milk and more but special food (here it’s called herbi-care-plus). You start feeding this food mixed with milk at around the age of 4 weeks. You have to start very slowly, only a few drops, as they need to adapt to the new food.

    If you can’t find womeone to show you, read as much as you can about raising rabbits. It’s not an easy task.

  2. Chasity Knighten

    Yes. The eyes and ears are opened and it has a full coat.

  3. Chasity Knighten

    And yes it is using the bathroom.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
How Do I Know Is My Rabbit Is Stressed And How Can I Help And…

How do I know is my rabbit is stressed and how can I help and prevent it.

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  1. Marshmallow The Rabbit

    To find out if your rabbit is stressed, count his/her breathing. He/she should breathe 30-60 times a minute. If he/she is stressed try physical therapy. Just pet your rabbit and talk to it gently.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
This Rabbit Is A Cottontail

This rabbit is a cottontail

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Doe Rabbit Had Her Seconds Litter And At Day 12 After She Give A…

My doe rabbit had her seconds litter and at day 12 after she give a birth when i looked to check on them they was all dead and i dont know why she was taking good care of them the only one thing i can think of is when she was running around the garden male rabbit tried to mate with her

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  1. anna sowinska

    Thanks and yes I was crying for few hours cos I was waiting to see them grow up not to ended like that but I guess its a nature something what we cant control

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
A Lot Harder For Her To Move In Her Cage And I And Afraid That…

a lot harder for her to move in her cage and I and afraid that she won’t be able to move to her water and food dishes. It was already hard for her to move around but now it is too much for her I feel. I do not want to euthanize he and take away her pain and suffering but if this continues and she gets worse I feel I may have to to which would suck because she is a happy little rabbit. The thing that got me most worries is yesterday morning I heard her in her cage and it sounded like she was stuck so I went to check on her and she enough she was but when I went to check on her she was making noises, thrusting her head back and fourth to each side and grinding her teeth. She has never done this before so when she started doing this I ran over to my next door neighbors house who knows somethings about rabbits because he used to raise a lot of rabbits. He ended up saying that he had no idea what was wrong which didn’t help me at all and now i’m still worried because I don’t want to take her to the vet because I am afraid they will tell me to put her to sleep. If you know what to do or have advise please help me because I am scared and have no idea what to do! 🙁

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  1. Anonymous

    if your rabbit is in pain, ignoring her obvious need for a vet is neglect, and can be considered criminal neglect depending on the laws in your area.

    i’m sorry, but this is the truth.  please take your rabbit to the vet.

  2. Anna Kurzer

    no I’m not neglecting her its just the way she was born. She can’t help it and how do I know if she’s in pain or not?

  3. Anonymous

    prey animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, and rodents will often NOT show pain until they’re near death.

  4. Anonymous

    (in other words, take your rabbit to the vet and get that leg looked at. PLEASE.)

  5. Anna Kurzer

    i will for sure thank you 😉

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
This Is A Serious Question, I’m Curious. I Feel That Pet Food These Days Isn’t…

This is a serious question, I’m curious. I feel that pet food these days isn’t that nutritious, and dogs and cats should be hunting for their own food instead of being given this crappy foul tasting “wet food”. In the future, I wanted to buy rabbits, mice, and rats and put them in an enclosure with my dogs to teach them to hunt. Would this be legal? Because I don’t see anything wrong or inhumane about this seeing as people buy live mice for their snakes to eat. So why don’t we do this with dogs and cats? Surely wet food isn’t as good for them?

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  1. Anonymous

    instead of buying them from pet stores, look into reptile supply.  they will sell frozen/thawed.  i also cannot say this would be a nutritionally complete diet.  better to fully research raw feeding and put meals together that ARE nutritionally complete.  besides, your house pet does not need to learn to hunt…and depending on the breed of your dog(s), they may fail miserably in this task.  feed a high quality kibble or feed raw, do not feed live rodents.

    and yes, this is considered inhumane, especially considering how it’s basically one step away from animal fighting.  can’t you see how that is problematic?

    it’s inhumane to feed live to reptiles, too…inhumane and irresponsible, as the rats are just as likely to do serious damage to the animals they were intended to feed.

    i cannot fathom why you would only give wet food to your dog.  does your dog have a lot of missing teeth?  or is there a medical reason you’re feeding wet?  

  2. Anonymous

    oh, and another thing: cats are an invasive species, especially in the UK. they already kill too many animals for sport. they do not need to be encouraged to kill for food.

  3. debra yuhasz

    A domestic dog is not a wolf even though they may have ancestry in common. A domestic dog does not have the digestive tract of wolves. Raw fed dogs are fed raw meat but they are not expected to kill their own. Personally my dogs eat what I eat as I feel that pet food is sadly lacking. This includes meat, fish, vegetables and a small amount of pasta and rice. I do not eat rats or mice and I wouldn’t give it to them either. Of my seven dogs only two have a small amount of prey drive. I can’t imagine any of them would know what to do with a raw kill. As for snakes….they are a wild animal. I did have snakes many years ago and they ate live rats and mice because they wouldn’t eat anything else. Dogs are not wild animals.

  4. ポプシクル

    I’m sorry, Laura, I don’t understand where you’re coming from with the whole “inhumane” thing. It wouldn’t be animal fighting purely for entertainment, no. I wanted a hound or working dog to help me to hunt rabbits. Animals are subjected to awful, cruel torture in the meat industry, so I wanted to kill the animal myself. God knows what the chickens in the supermarket experience before they end their miserable lives. Hunting isn’t “inhumane”, it’s natural and incredibly humane compared to the torture that humans put animals through. I feed my dog wet and dry food, but it just seems so nonsensical to me. Hunting would be entertaining for me and the dog.

  5. Anonymous

    It wouldn’t be for entertainment but it would be for entertainment.

    Your ethics are in question. Be glad I lack ban powers. People who justify allowing their animals fight for their personal amusement disgust me.

  6. ポプシクル

    There’s nothing wrong with enjoying hunting, is there? It’s nature, we’re omnivores. So cats disgust you because they hunt birds? I’m not saying I would go out and maim an animal for no reason. That’s sick. Why would I get banned just because we have different opinions? I really don’t see what’s wrong with it, honestly.

  7. Anonymous

    cats should not be outside. they are an invasive species and have hunted many native rodent and bird species to the point where they are endangered. letting cats outside is irresponsible, plain and simple.

    you said you wanted to do this for your entertainment as well as that of your dog. THAT IS PROBLEMATIC. how can you not see this?

  8. ポプシクル

    I’m sorry, I don’t understand. As a person with aspergers, I find it hard to understand other people’s points of view. Stopping a cat from acting out its natural behaviours is cruel. Hindering it from going outside would be like keeping a dog inside. It seems ludicrous to me. Whereas it’s instinct that cannot be stopped for cats, humans are more of an invasive species that hunt thousands of animals to extinction.

    And I am sorry, but I still don’t see how it’s problematic at all. Being out in nature and killing and sharing a meal with my dog is better than eating processed meats is all I’m saying. Sorry if I seem blunt or rude, I’m really not good with communicating. I don’t want to offend anyone c:

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Hi My Rabbit Has Given Birth Sometime Today, She Was Left With Us By A…

Hi my rabbit has given birth sometime today, she was left with us by a friend only yesterday so we were unaware of her pregnancy. How do we tell if the babies are fed? What other precautions we should take?

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  1. Chun Li

    The babies are currently placed separately with beeding and fur to prevent Mom from stepping on them accidentally. I’m not sure if that’s right to do. Two babies altogether, one is well fed but the other one has a flat tummy. I have tried placing it back to Mom but she did not feed it. Any advice on that? What should I observe about the babies?