*Update w/ PICS Help injurd baby rabbit

[CoyoteMagic]

Wild bunnies go into shock very easily. Get him to a rehabilitator. They can give him antibiotics that he may need to fight infection. They have pull thru some that my cats have gotten hold of. Little bitty ones that didn't even have their eyes open yet.

 

[islandmanmitch]

Clean the cuts with anti-bacterial solution. Do not bandage. Place the rabbit in a warm dark quite place with clean bedding. Don't worry about food today. My rabbits eat commercial rabbit food, green yard plants/weeds and bread. They love bread. If you feed it anything other than commercial food, feed it small amounts.

 

[d.k]

* If you want to try to keep him going til you can get him there, you khow the drill. Electrolytes in his water, keep him comfy temperature-wise and make sure it drinks and hopefully eats. Try some pressure with a clean cloth to the butt wound to see if it slows the bleeding.

 

[S n M Poultry]

ok i will do all the stuff you all said to do. thanks

 

[priszilla]

bunnies are really hard to keep alive if they have open wounds-I hope its doing ok.I would pull dandelion,clover and grass. keep it as quiet as posible-they go into shock and die easily (used to do wildlife rehab)we used to superglue small wounds shut if they weren't bites.bites usually abcess.

 

[OurLittleFarm]

How old is this bunny? Is it old enough to be off of its momma? That will make a difference too. If the ASPCA won't help (some wild animals they just don't) try finding someone who hunts with dogs. They usually know someone who raises rabbits to train the dogs. They would know what to do. And please...No One Panic. There is no harm to the rabbits used to train the dogs.

 

[S n M Poultry]

the bunny is doing fine. still has wounds but there getting better, i will take pics later

 

[goatkeepers]

Yay, that's great news!!

I am so glad you found it in time (or rather it found you!

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I'd love to see a pic of Thumper.

 

[tiffanyh]

I am a certified wildlife rehabber.

Bunnies are tough. There hearts beat so very fast, they are prone to heart attacks from high levels of stress like to much handling. handle the bunny AS LITTLE as possible, keep it in a dark, quiet area with no dogs and cats around. (they have a good sense of smell--adds more stress if they can smell a predator)

Fixing an injured rabbit is just as tough. Their skin (ecsp. wild rabbits) are so very thin. When trying to suture them, the stitches just rip through. As a novice vet tech and niave young adult, I made a doctor prove this to me on a wild rabbit. he was right.

If it is infect broken, he will have difficultly healing, if not becoming unreleaseable. Keep him a short of time as possible. Even wild bunnies kept from nursing babies dont live long in capitivity. I have read much research on this and have lots of 1st and 2nd hand experience.

I may just be coming across like a big meanine but I am telling you this as an experience rehabber and vet tech!

Good luck. I hope he heals up quickly and makes it back on his way!

 

[fallenweeble]

hey j.
thanks for trying to help this bunny!
here are some rehabber resources/names for your area. give em' a call and see if anyone can help you:
Riverside Corona Hope Wildlife 909-279-3232
Riverside Idyllwild Deborah Guzman 951-659-6254
Riverside Idyllwild Robin Gates 951-659-9829
(these are names and numbers posted in public on the internet so i'm not posting "private" info just in case anyone is wondering).

good luck and let us know what happens.