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Date Posted: 17:46:06 05/16/02 Thu
Author: bunny
Subject: Re: Why did my friend's rabbit die?
In reply to: Sue 's message, "Why did my friend's rabbit die?" on 16:41:43 05/16/02 Thu

Hi,
It could have been Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
(which does not always show symptoms according to
authorities). It could have been a spider bite,
or a heart attack or anything really. Without an autopsy,
you will never know.
In Winter, keep rabbits out of cold and draughts.
(Keep the hutch in a sheltered area out of the cold and rain)
Newspaper alone is not very warm. Some hay for bedding would be better placed on top of the newspaper.
Also, cover the hutch at night to keep out the cold air
(but use some material that breaths eg cotton or
canvas). I just spoke to a lady whose rabbit spent
a week at the vet with pneumonia after being left out
in the cold weather here (he had a "kennel" with straw).
Rabbits do feel the cold and should not get wet.
Rabbits do not perspire so should not be made too hot
ie dont keep them in rooms heated too hot (eg above 27C
approx). In Summer rabbits may die of heat stroke if left out side trapped in a hutch. Metal hutches are not ideal
for rabbits. The metal gets cold in Winter and hot in
Summer. Wood is better (untreated pine and plywood).
Keeping bunny indoors is better still.
Kind regards,
Margueurite




>I wonder if anyone can suggest a reason why my
>friend's apparently healthy 8 month old dwarf rabbit
>died. He seemed OK in the morning, but an hour later
>he was lying on his side, apparently paralysed, as he
>flopped when she picked him up. He was rushed to the
>vet but died on the way. There was no sign of any
>injury, disease, vomiting, diarrhoea, runny nose etc.
>The vet said it would not be worth the cost of an
>autopsy to find out what happened. I am thinking
>maybe a spider bite? The rabbit lived outdoors in a
>hutch with a female guinea pig which is still alive
>and well, as is the new rabbit they bought to replace
>the one that died. We're in NSW, Australia, and it
>hasn't been very cold here lately, though the hutch is
>made of steel and the only bedding, apparently, is
>newspaper (!) which the rabbit would tear up each day.
>
>Has anyone any ideas? My friend would like to know as
>she does not wish to experience another tragedy.

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