Lolly's mum
Mama Doe
having had buns who have done daft things and read all the threads from those with even dafter buns (up chimmney's, happy flopping off sofa's etc) are they more resiliant than i first thought?
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are buns tougher than i think?
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HS
Wise Old Thumper
I think it does very much depend on the bunny.
Bobby fought through his jaw abscess and all of the treatment, and was quite happy through it all. He took it all in his stride.
Ruby had bone cancer and broke her leg because of it, and she gave up. The light went from her eyes and she lost her fight.
My bunnies do death defying leaps from the top of their hutches though and are always fine!
Bobby fought through his jaw abscess and all of the treatment, and was quite happy through it all. He took it all in his stride.
Ruby had bone cancer and broke her leg because of it, and she gave up. The light went from her eyes and she lost her fight.
My bunnies do death defying leaps from the top of their hutches though and are always fine!
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
Blackberry was a tough little cookie - after his first dental we brought him home, had him on the settee for a bit of fuss, and he jumped straight over the back (not onto the back - over it!) :shock:
We thought we'de be heading straight back to the vets! But he was fine - came running round to try and do it again :roll:
The GA at his last dental was too much for him though
We thought we'de be heading straight back to the vets! But he was fine - came running round to try and do it again :roll:
The GA at his last dental was too much for him though
I would imagine that behaviour-wise i.e. jumping great heights etc it's not how far they fall/jump but how they land. Like anything living I guess. I know of an incident where a bloke fell off one of those wooden pallets (it was 4 inches high as in it was on the floor) and he broke his leg in 3 places :shock: and yet folk can fall off balconies and down mountains and walk away without a scratch. Mine seem to bounce rather well at the moment ... :lol:
after Buddy had been to the plum fairy i was leaving the vets worrying about trying to get him to eat when i got home etc.. put the carrier down on the grass verge while i found my car keys and saw him trying to grab grass through the bars of the carrier! :lol:
he sailed through it as though nothing had happened.. but he has always put his tummy 1st, 2nd and 3rd! :roll:
he sailed through it as though nothing had happened.. but he has always put his tummy 1st, 2nd and 3rd! :roll:
my brothers cat was fast asleep on the inside of the windowsill about 3ft high, fell off, landed awkward and broke his neck.
we were all devastated, the vet says if the fall had been higher he would have maybe woken and landed better.
LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
i think they are quite delicate. Yes, some survive anything, but others can suffer from the slightest things and are very sensitive to change. For example some bunnies never get GI stasis, whereas others tend to get it all the time. I think it all depends on the rabbit, but I think there are far more delicate rabbits than tough ones.
