OT/urgent! baby rabbit in house!!!! HELP!

[Guest guest]

Help! This is not a joke - I need advice and QUICK!

 

My dog just brought a baby rabbit in the house - it's so cute!!! It does not

appear to be injured. My husband wants me to put it outside -- I can't do that!

The hawks or some other critter will get it. What do I do? It's in a box on a

towel, sleeping, right now. I put in the box next to it a baby carrot and some

of my parrot's pellets! Water, milk, what???? Anybody got a clue???

 

Thanks,

Cindy

Pittstown Soapworks

www.pittstownsoapworks.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Do not be surprised if it dies tonight or tomorrow. Seeming not to be hurt,

and being hurt is usually two different things. My soft mouth English Setter

was always brining baby rabbits up to the house. None lived for more than a

week, most died that night. Baby rabbits don't eat carrots or pellets--some

different, fresh grasses, small grated carrots. If it's young enough you

could try kitten formula. I believe now they even sell rabbit formula in

some pet shops--if it's still alive tomorrow you might check into that. Keep

it warm, give it a little fresh water if you can--by a baby bottle or just

put some drops on its lips. It should swallow. Good luck. I know of only one

person that ever pulled a wild rabbit through until it was big enough to

release. If it truly seems unhurt and you want to try putting it back

out--remember, hawks are always out there, so it's chances of surviving

wouldn't be any different than they would if your dog hadn't picked it up.

Put it under a low shrub for protection--rabbits are usually out at night

and if you have any idea where your dog found it, you could put it close by

and it will find its nest again by itself.

 

samala

Renee

" tossed down to live among angels, who have forgotten what they are, I

strive to remember " RLV 1998

 

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My dog just brought a baby rabbit in the house - it's so cute!!! It does not

appear to be injured. My husband wants me to put it outside -- I can't do

that! The hawks or some other critter will get it. What do I do? It's in a

box on a towel, sleeping, right now. I put in the box next to it a baby

carrot and some of my parrot's pellets! Water, milk, what???? Anybody got a

clue???

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Water, carrots or other salad stuff, tomorrow buy it rabbit food from

walmart.

 

We have a bunny and 2 dogs, they run around the house together, the rabbit

nudges me for pets and will follow me around the house.

 

If I had my way, I'd stick to bunnies, lol... also she's toilet trained or

should I say litter box trained. Just watch the dog around the bunny until

you know for sure she's safe.

 

Carol

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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:00 PM

OT/urgent! baby rabbit in house!!!! HELP!

 

 

> Help! This is not a joke - I need advice and QUICK!

>

> My dog just brought a baby rabbit in the house - it's so cute!!! It does

not appear to be injured. My husband wants me to put it outside -- I can't

do that! The hawks or some other critter will get it. What do I do? It's

in a box on a towel, sleeping, right now. I put in the box next to it a

baby carrot and some of my parrot's pellets! Water, milk, what???? Anybody

got a clue???

>

> Thanks,

> Cindy

> Pittstown Soapworks

> www.pittstownsoapworks.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cindy,

Try this website:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html

Depending on the age, you can give it goats milk, or

kitty formula.

Maybe you can still find its nest and put him back?

Good luck!

Laura

 

 

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:00:34 -0400 " Pittstown Soapworks, LLC "

<guinness97 writes:

> Help! This is not a joke - I need advice and QUICK!

>

> My dog just brought a baby rabbit in the house - it's so cute!!! It

> does not appear to be injured. My husband wants me to put it

> outside -- I can't do that! The hawks or some other critter will

> get it. What do I do? It's in a box on a towel, sleeping, right

> now. I put in the box next to it a baby carrot and some of my

> parrot's pellets! Water, milk, what???? Anybody got a clue???

>

>

>

 

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, " Pittstown Soapworks, LLC "

<guinness97@a...> wrote:

> Help! This is not a joke - I need advice and QUICK!

>

> My dog just brought a baby rabbit in the house - it's so cute!!! It

does not appear to be injured. My husband wants me to put it outside

-- I can't do that! The hawks or some other critter will get it.

What do I do? It's in a box on a towel, sleeping, right now. I put

in the box next to it a baby carrot and some of my parrot's pellets!

Water, milk, what???? Anybody got a clue???

>

> Thanks,

> Cindy

> Pittstown Soapworks

> www.pittstownsoapworks.com

 

You can try calling your local vet or cooperative extension service,

zoo, or nature center and asking for the number of a local wild life

rehabilitation person. May take a bit of calling around, but they

would be the best person to handle this situation. Unfortunately,

most of these little guys don't make it due to dehydration and

hypoglycemia.

 

I think there are some wild life rehab people on the list - maybe they

can add more.

 

Good luck to the little thing!!

 

JenB

[Guest guest]

OK, deep breath.

 

First, if you want to try to raise it you will want to go to a vet

and get the 'kitten' milk formula. In the real world a mother bunny

has super nutritious milk and the babies nurse once per day a for

about 20minutes. Since it's going to be getting kitten milk I would

feed him more often.

 

Single baby bunnies usually don't make it in the wild. They need

their siblings crawling all over them making them move, or they say

on one side too much, and grow that way. So be sure to turn the baby

every so often.

 

Also, keep it warm. A mamma bunny will 'pull fur' from her belly and

make a nest. Some get carried away and end up looking like bunny

lions with only a main left. (LOL) Bunny fur is 9 time MORE

efficient as an insulator than sheep's wool.

 

Also, I'm not sure where you are, but ALL domestic rabbits in the US

are from Europe and have been breed in captivity for hundreds of

years. So they are used to living with people. Wild North American

cotton tails, per my understanding, never adjust to captivity as they

are still wild. Nor, do I believe can they cross breed with domestic

rabbits.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by sleeping, as adult bunnies sleep with

their eyes open. Baby bunnies are born with their eye's closed. I

can't remember if babies close their eyes or not.

 

Like humans, some bunnies are better mothers than others. (Yes,

there's probably a Jerry Bunny Springer show on Bunny TV.) My old

gal bunny, Sassy, was an excellent foster mother and completely

willing to take in and nurse other babies. You could tell which ones

weren't her's cause they were bigger than her at 7 weeks, and had

long floppy ears as compared to her short upright ones. I'd really

try to find the mother – she would probably take it back – or if you

can find someone with a young litter. You could try to use that as a

foster mother.

 

My Bunny, Wrascal, would like to remind you that bunnies make

excellent pets. They are clean, practically odor free, and enjoy

freaking out cats in staring contest. Like any animal, some are

more affectionate and others more ornery, some both. But these are

well pedigreed domestic bunnies. In the same way, one wouldn't

rescue a wolf pup, and expect it to grow up into a loyal dog.

 

Any neighbors with rabbits?

 

Anyway, hope this helps, and good luck!

 

David Roman Daniels

Former VP Southern California Wooly Rabbit Club

[Guest guest]

FANTASTIC info David.

 

That about covers everything I would have said. My family has raised bunnies

for years. I know that it is really difficult to get a wild bunny to survive,

but I would say that it is worth the effort to try and save it.

 

If you need bedding, ask the vet if they know of anyone else that raises them.

If you can get a phone number, you might try and call them to see if they have

an old nest of hair you can get. I know it sounds strange, but if you can get

the fur, you can make it a nice bed to be in that will keep it warm. That is

one of the most important things. Other than the food. We fed ours 4 times a

day with the kitten formula. Some we even had to feed 5 or 6 times if they

needed it. You can tell within a few days if they need more or not..

 

Hope all this helps some too.

 

Lana

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks - I just got up and see I have a bunch of answers to go through, but

here's a quick update: the bunny is doing fine this morning, which I'm taking

as a good sign. I'm going to try to find a vet who will talk to me for free

(mine has country hours and isn't open until 3pm today).

 

I have no idea how old he/she is. Can't put it back in the nest - I know my dog

got it from somewhere in the 3 acres we have fenced off for the dogs, but that

doesn't mean that's where the nest is. I seem to recall that once a baby rabbit

has " other " scent the mom rejects it and might even kill it. Don't know if

that's folklore or what, but I'm not risking it.

 

Cindy

 

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Try this website: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html Depending on

the age, you can give it goats milk, or kitty formula. Maybe you can still find

its nest and put him back? Good luck! Laura

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

Funny you should mention English setter--that's what Bella is! So they really

are hunting dogs.....lol. She handed it to me ever so gently, too.

Cindy

 

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Do not be surprised if it dies tonight or tomorrow. Seeming not to be hurt,

and being hurt is usually two different things. My soft mouth English Setter was

always brining baby rabbits up to the house. ...

 

 

[Guest guest]

WOW! That's a lot of info! Thanks! I said sleeping because its eyes were

closed, but when I touched it, it winced a bit. This morning it moved over to

another corner and spilled its water.

Cindy

 

-

 

 

OK, deep breath.

 

First, if you want to try to raise it you will want to go to a vet and get the

'kitten' milk formula. In the real world a mother bunny has super nutritious

milk and the babies nurse once per day a for about 20minutes. Since it's going

to be getting kitten milk I would feed him more often.

 

Single baby bunnies usually don't make it in the wild. They need their

siblings crawling all over them making them move, or they say on one side too

much, and grow that way. So be sure to turn the baby every so often.

 

Also, keep it warm. A mamma bunny will 'pull fur' from her belly and make a

nest. Some get carried away and end up looking like bunny lions with only a

main left. (LOL) Bunny fur is 9 time MORE efficient as an insulator than

sheep's wool.

 

Also, I'm not sure where you are, but ALL domestic rabbits in the US are from

Europe and have been breed in captivity for hundreds of years. So they are used

to living with people. Wild North American cotton tails, per my understanding,

never adjust to captivity as they are still wild. Nor, do I believe can they

cross breed with domestic rabbits.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by sleeping, as adult bunnies sleep with their eyes

open. Baby bunnies are born with their eye's closed. I can't remember if

babies close their eyes or not.

 

Like humans, some bunnies are better mothers than others. (Yes, there's

probably a Jerry Bunny Springer show on Bunny TV.) My old gal bunny, Sassy, was

an excellent foster mother and completely willing to take in and nurse other

babies. You could tell which ones weren't her's cause they were bigger than her

at 7 weeks, and had long floppy ears as compared to her short upright ones. I'd

really try to find the mother - she would probably take it back - or if you can

find someone with a young litter. You could try to use that as a foster mother.

 

My Bunny, Wrascal, would like to remind you that bunnies make

excellent pets. They are clean, practically odor free, and enjoy freaking out

cats in staring contest. Like any animal, some are more affectionate and

others more ornery, some both. But these are well pedigreed domestic bunnies.

In the same way, one wouldn't rescue a wolf pup, and expect it to grow up into a

loyal dog.

 

Any neighbors with rabbits?

 

Anyway, hope this helps, and good luck!

 

David Roman Daniels

Former VP Southern California Wooly Rabbit Club

 

 

[Guest guest]

And some bunnies have loooooong memories. We had a pet black rabbit once.

When it was a small baby my cat use to tease it by sneaking up at leaping at

it--never to hurt it, I guess he just wanted to scare it to see it hop away.

He never chased it, either, just would take one mad leap to see the rabbit

take off. Paco (the rabbit) never forgot that, and when Paco reached full

growth, he would actively seek out that cat and bite him!! Had no fear,

what-so-ever, of the cat but that cat sure learned to fear that rabbit! We'd

let the rabbit out and Pushy would head for up on the bed where the rabbit

couldn't get to him. lol And the rabbit never bothered the dogs at

all--just the cat that teased him as a baby.

 

samala

Renee

" tossed down to live among angels, who have forgotten what they are, I

strive to remember " RLV 1998

 

----

 

My Bunny, Wrascal, would like to remind you that bunnies make

excellent pets. They are clean, practically odor free, and enjoy

freaking out cats in staring contest. Like any animal, some are

more affectionate and others more ornery, some both. But these are

well pedigreed domestic bunnies. In the same way, one wouldn't

rescue a wolf pup, and expect it to grow up into a loyal dog.

[Guest guest]

Sounds like the rabbit in Monty Python's Holy Grail!!!!! lol

Cindy

 

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And some bunnies have loooooong memories. We had a pet black rabbit once. When

it was a small baby my cat use to tease it by sneaking up at leaping at

it--never to hurt it, I guess he just wanted to scare it to see it hop away.

He never chased it, either, just would take one mad leap to see the rabbit

take off. Paco (the rabbit) never forgot that, and when Paco reached full

growth, he would actively seek out that cat and bite him!! Had no fear,

what-so-ever, of the cat but that cat sure learned to fear that rabbit! We'd

let the rabbit out and Pushy would head for up on the bed where the rabbit

couldn't get to him. lol And the rabbit never bothered the dogs at all--just

the cat that teased him as a baby.

 

samala

Renee