Hi, I am looking for some help please. My daughter inherited 2 male male rabbits that had been house rabbits. They have been living in their cages on our deck since May with occasional supervised runs around our garden. At the weekend we built a hutch and run for them in the garden and let them loose. No obvious toxic materials used in the construction or within the run. Today I found one deceased under the hutch and the other pretty unresponsive. I brought it into the house however it died a short time later. No obvious signs of injury or trauma and no signs of a disturbance in the hutch or run. Not sure what has happened to them. They were only fed hay, nuggets and the grass in the run area. Any suggestions please. I wouldn’t want to get her more until I knew what had happened. Thanks
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Dead rabbits
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joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I'm so sorry 
The biggest silent killer of rabbits is RHVD, which buns require bi or annual vaccinations form. its a nasty disease that takes rabbits quickly, often with no prior indication the rabbit/s were unwell. given what you've said & without post mortem (the only way to know for sure) I'd say this is the most likely cause. Unfortunately its not advisable to keep rabbits for some months now as any newcomers will also be highly susceptible to the disease
The biggest silent killer of rabbits is RHVD, which buns require bi or annual vaccinations form. its a nasty disease that takes rabbits quickly, often with no prior indication the rabbit/s were unwell. given what you've said & without post mortem (the only way to know for sure) I'd say this is the most likely cause. Unfortunately its not advisable to keep rabbits for some months now as any newcomers will also be highly susceptible to the disease InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
How awful 
Are you in the UK ?
If so were they fully vaccinated?
RVHD is top of the list when a sudden death occurs, especially in more than 1 Rabbit
rabbitwelfare.co.uk
Are you in the UK ?
If so were they fully vaccinated?
RVHD is top of the list when a sudden death occurs, especially in more than 1 Rabbit
Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (RVHD)
There are two strands of RVHD and both are lethal to rabbits - Click here now to learn how to protect your rabbits.
rabbitwelfare.co.uk
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
This would be useful to read
How to deal with an outbreak of RHD — Frances Harcourt-Brown
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
It doesn’t always happen. Sometimes there are no external signs at all. I would suggest PMs including liver sampling sent to a Vet LabThere is no blood around the nose of either rabbit
