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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:04 pm Post subject: My cat causing me problems

My cat just caught a baby rabbit.

Now rabbits are a pest in my country and they cause huge amounts of damage to the land.

The rabbit is still alive but in shock and will most likely die.

I shouldn't release it if it recovers and no animal haven would take it as its classified as an introduced pest .

So if it recovers I've most likely ended up with a pet rabbit.

My kids will be happy but I won't be................
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IndianaRog · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject:

You have a heart Tony...that's a good thing!
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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject:

I at first thought she had caght a Quenda which up until a few years ago was on the threatened list, now that would of really upset me if she had.

But as soon as I got a good look at it I new it wasn't.

This is a Quenda and they live in my back yard.

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metalhead100 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject:

Rabbits are poop machines....

Had some as a kid....

They are also quite boring ..in my opinion.

Good luck with the little ones...they all love animals and want to keep em.

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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject:

I had guinea pigs as a kid and I'm trying to avoid having anything like that to be honest.
Too smelly to have in the house and could attract snakes if kept outside.
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redryder · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject:

Rabbits can actually be house pets and are able to learn to poop in a proper place the way cats and dogs learn.
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johnreid · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject:

IS there a humane society in your area? Most places have someone who will take in orphaned wild animals.
A grown Rabbit can kill a Cat in little to no time.
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Bugsy · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

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tmuir · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject:

I don't think it will make it through the night to be honest.
I've got it in a box with an old towel in a quiet dark place to help it get over the shock but it hasn't moved since I put it in the box so I suspect it may have a broken back. But I guess it could just be the shock keeping it still.

I will see what it is like in the morning.
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27ace27 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject:

tmuir · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:00 am Post subject:

Well its still alive and it has movement in all its limbs so it's back can't be broken but its still in shock, although it looks a bit better than last night.
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Wallace · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:08 am Post subject:

It'll be good for the kids if it survives. I hope it does.

The effects of shock to a rabbit can be delayed for about 48hrs. It actually effects their digestion system. Only know this as my ex was a rabbit freak

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pauly · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:19 am Post subject:

when I was a kid someone hit a rabbit with their car then left it on our doorstep, it recovered and was kept as a pet for several years.

my entire family are pet lovers, me mum expecially who once dodged traffic to get a dog from the middles of a busy road

and me dad once found a tame white rat in an alley way while doing his bin rounds, brought it home and it lived for several years with my Aunt.
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redryder · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:33 am Post subject:

Any chance we can see a picture of the rabbit?

Gil
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