He had completely lost his quality of life. I had decided to take him the next day to my vet, but while rocking later that night, he passed quietly in my arms. He would have been 15 yrs old in 3 more months. I miss him terribly, but have yet to get another. Treat your rabbit well and they will offer you many years of friendship and love.
Also, for those that do not know, be very careful with rabbits outside. They are highly prone to heat stroke. If you must keep your rabbit outdoors, I suggest freezing 2 litre bottles of water and putting one in their cage during the hot days. Switch it out as it thaws. This will give them something to lay against to keep cool.
They love it!! I have a black dwarf rabbit since and I was wondering how long they live. He is at least 14 years old now. We keep it in a cage with us in our family room and leave his door open for him to go in and out as he pleases.
Lately, he wants to stay in his cage and very seldom comes out. We feed him rabbit diet from pet store and occasionally carrots and lettuce. He is starting to develop a loss of hair under his eyes.
Does anyone know what this is from? Got a rabbit last yr. Very smart. We let her out in the front yard every once in a while. She loves it and knows when to go back in the house. My current rabbit is an indoor neutered mix between mini rex and mini lop.
He came from a breeder who was trying to develop a new mini rex lop breed. He even survived a hawk attack when he was young. The two rabbits I had from pet stores growing up both passed much ealier — one at 1. Emily, thank you so much for sharing about your pet rabbit! He sounds like a wonderful and strong bunny.
Thanks again! Can someone inform me? I have never owned a house rabbit but have discovered a beautiful one that I learned has been abandoned by an owner. This rabbit has been on the loose in the woods where I live for some six months. I want to care for it and take him to a vet or adopt him but am not sure of how my yorkie said might react. Thank you for your post! Regarding acclimating your new friend to your yorkie pup, I would proceed with caution.
Adding in a dog will be a lot for the rabbit to take in. If the yorkie is well behaved, as in does not snap, bark or lunge at the rabbit, then you might be able to gradually get them used to each other. Sometimes over a period of weeks and even months this can be accomplished. I would think long-term, rewarding both animals excessively for all positive behavior and never emphasizing the negative behavior as they will associate punishment with each other.
That can lead to hostility. Start out with bunny in the cage and the dog on its leash to test the waters. Move very slowly and be thorough in observing their reactions. A bunny can die of shock from a dog even so much as barking at it.
Never leave them alone together as something might happen even by accident. Hope this is helpful. I have had many Bunny and my oldest was 14 he was inside have his life out side the rest he was a lionhead mix well cared for. He passed last night. I have had 4 rabbits. All were the white albino type magician pull out of hat type. All lived outside. The first one lived to be 7. She died a short time after these symptoms. The 2nd ran away after almost a year.
Broke out of cage. By 3 I had learned more about rabbits, litter trained her and she was very sweet, much like 1. Than a dog tore up her cage and killed her. But after a short illness died at about 5 and change. We had 5, also a female, but she was an indoor bunny, mixed between full sized and mini and was not fully white.
We decided to have her fixed but the vet must have made some type of error as she died 2 days after surgery. She was 2. Now we have 6. HE is 3, lives indoors, has a all day supply of hay and timothy pellets.
After all this experience, my advise is to get one as young as safely possible. That should eliminate the biting. But if you use only male docs, you will avoid her. Good luck all. I share my home with two bunnies, Isabella and Winston. Isabella is a typical white bunny and was found on the side of the road as a baby along with 2 littermates. She was the only survivor. Winston is a fluffy white lion head.
After having Izzy spayed and she settled in I thought she might be lonely so I adopted Winston. He had not been well cared for at all. I had him neutered and he and Isabella now live quite contentedly in my living room in a 6 x 5 foot pen. I also have a secure outdoor area where they and my kitties can enjoy the sun, flowers and fresh air in the warmer months. Izzy is 4 and the vet figures Winston is 5 or 6. Thanks for letting me share my little story. Thanks for sharing your bunnies with us Renee!
They sound like great companions and allowing them to roam outside in a secure area is great. Taking good care of your bunnies is the best thing you can do to make sure they live out a long and healthy life. He was only spayed 5 years ago, after developing a tumor on a testicle.
He has slowed down since: he used to try and jump on any cat he would see, including our 23 lbs cat. He is free to roam around all day, but mostly sleeps in his cage at night. He often goes to bed on his own late evening.
He usually will stay in the same room as we are. He loves laying on or besides us on the coach, getting petted while we watch TV. He has 3 litter boxes, which he uses most of the time he was better in earlier years He travels well: we take him along on trips, and he seems to recognize other places he has visited in past years.
He eats a lots of greens: Dandelions and Romaine lettuce are his favorites. No carrot. Also goes for dried apples, oatmeal and bread—never liked hay. Sounds like you have a great rabbit, my hope for you is that you will get to enjoy each others companionship for many more years.
I read that you should not reach into the cage and pull her out, that is there safe place and you should not invade her space. Let her come out on her own, but she will not. When I do get her out and hold her she seems happy to cuddle but she really fights being picked up.
So I guess I will just be patient with her for awhile until she decides it is safe to come out on her own. Someone gave me a rabbit that someone else had dumped out in my neighborhood. I know that it is a female and was kept in captivity but that is all I know. I have and outside cage and I get her a small inside cage. She will not come out of the smaller cage. I put her in the big cage but she will not come out of the small cage. I bring her in at night and put her in the bath room with the cage door open but she still will not come out.
Any help please. You might try coaxing her out with some food. If you try to take her out, move slowly and carefully trying not to injure her. If you pick her up be sure to support her hindquarters. Hope that helps. His companion died at 7. He hops about and seems to be much friendlier towards us and have much more energy than when his companion was alive.
We had a Netherland dwarf bunny. A baby girl we named Shugga. She passed away just on Monday. She was well cared for and lived indoors all of her life. Next month the would have been just 3 years old. She showed no signs of illness. In fact we were just playing with her on Sunday she loved running around the house.
We were very sad and taken by surprise when we came home and she was gone. P Shugga. We did the usual play for a couple hours and back in her cage for bed. Hopefully she went peacefully and not in pain. The bunny I had just passed away. He was given to me, so his estimated age was 8.
He was a dwarf, not neutered, lived outside in FL but was well taken care of. Showed no sign of disease before passing. We are so sorry to hear your bunny passed away. Thank you for sharing this information about your bunny. Your email address will not be published. Erica Tramuta-Drobnis. Nikkee on April 15, at am. London on April 8, at am. Lila Fay Cohen on July 8, at pm. My friend has a bunny who is a rescue and is almost 20 years old.
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Claudia on July 17, at pm. Sophie on June 7, at pm. Emma on April 17, at pm. Carolyn cox on September 10, at pm. In the summer we take him out for a run around the garden when we are outside, Reply. Kirstin on August 14, at am. Lisa on August 8, at pm. Emelia on August 8, at am. Gaylord on July 22, at am. He will be missed Reply. Terri on July 16, at pm. Angela S on May 22, at pm. Sad day today Reply. Betty Gillette on May 12, at pm. Sarah Hernandez on March 8, at pm.
Brittany on February 4, at pm. Loves cuddles Reply. My bunny died he was 8 very active had testical cancer and died under anasitic im devistated he was mini lop,so friendly my lifes never same now Reply. Joan on January 23, at am. Phil on January 22, at pm. Martha Gamez on December 27, at am. Helen on November 28, at am. Clare Panno on November 14, at am.
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Alex on July 13, at pm. I just lost my sweet nearly 14 year old Dutch bunny. She was 3 months shy of her 14th bday. Joe Taylor on June 24, at pm.
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