Emergency Help

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 04:30 PM

I just came home from work and it is pouring and my rabbit cage is leaking so what should i do the babies are wet and shaking mom is wet and they wont go to the dry side can i put shavings on the dry side and put the babies there? i called my vet and he said too but i have to be reasured from my ht friends?

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 04:32 PM

i know that if i put shavings down then mom would lay there too wold that be ok?

Morning_Mist · 04-09-2008, 04:59 PM

Can you not bring everyone inside to warm up? Those babies are going to catch pneumonia or something

Bunnies shouldn't be kept outside...

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morning_Mist

Can you not bring everyone inside to warm up? Those babies are going to catch pneumonia or something

Bunnies shouldn't be kept outside...

I cant bringing in the babies means bringing in the mom and with a jack russell and a wire fox terrier who is out to kill them wouldnt be good i took my vets advice i put shavings in there on the dry side and mom is laying with them they are dry now i was freaking out i will take some pics hang on

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 05:03 PM

they stopped shaking now they are sleeping i did that bout 30 minutes ago so i feel much better because they were only wet for like 5 minutes it had just started pouring

thumpersgirl · 04-09-2008, 05:04 PM

What about a pet taxi? I would try to get them someplace dry and warm. If the dogs are a concern, the pet taxi in a quiet room should be okay. Don't they have a hutch to go into?

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 05:08 PM

ok i will take pics i in a couple of minutes camera is dead

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 05:09 PM

yea they are in the hutch everytime i tried to put them in the dry place in the corner of the hutch they would jump out so i put some shavings down and mom is laying there by them and they are dry and snuggled under the shavings they arent wet anymore they were only in the cold for like 3 minutes before i went out there and took action now it is really pouring and they are in the dry corner

horsey-gal · 04-09-2008, 05:15 PM

Do you have a tarp or something you can cover the cage with?

bitgirl_95 · 04-09-2008, 05:18 PM

here are some pics:
oh and since i got some pics what colors if you know are they i was pretty sure but you guys who know more about them are probably more right than i am:

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thumpersgirl · 04-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Oh, they are cute! Glad to hear they are out of the rain now.
Hmm, let's see, I see 2 red duns, 1 bay, 2 palominos and 1 buckskin.

Sorry, I don't know rabbit colors.

Morning_Mist · 04-09-2008, 05:27 PM

Is that pine shavings? The oils in pine shavings are really really bad for rabbits. You should switch to a more pet friendly litter, like Carefresh or Wood stove pellets; those are much safer for bunny airways.

horsey-gal · 04-09-2008, 05:48 PM

Cute bunnies! I have one that looks identical to the chocolate & black one.

pvf · 04-09-2008, 05:52 PM

I would either cover there cage with a tarp or bring them in the house.. You can lock them in a cage in the bathroom or bedroom where the dogs won't get at them. But I wouldn't leave them in a spot where there cage is getting rained on.. Or even a barn or shed would be better..

horselady · 04-09-2008, 07:41 PM

Cute bunnies, so hard to keep them warm, like it was said already a tarp will keep them dry, what about hay around them,? or a heat light?

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04-09-2008, 04:30 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	Emergency Help I just came home from work and it is pouring and my rabbit cage is leaking so what should i do the babies are wet and shaking mom is wet and they wont go to the dry side can i put shavings on the dry side and put the babies there? i called my vet and he said too but i have to be reasured from my ht friends? __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 04:32 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	i know that if i put shavings down then mom would lay there too wold that be ok? __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 04:59 PM
Morning_Mist Halter broke Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Can you not bring everyone inside to warm up? Those babies are going to catch pneumonia or something Bunnies shouldn't be kept outside...

04-09-2008, 05:03 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	they stopped shaking now they are sleeping i did that bout 30 minutes ago so i feel much better because they were only wet for like 5 minutes it had just started pouring __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 05:04 PM
thumpersgirl Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,114	What about a pet taxi? I would try to get them someplace dry and warm. If the dogs are a concern, the pet taxi in a quiet room should be okay. Don't they have a hutch to go into? __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.

04-09-2008, 05:08 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	ok i will take pics i in a couple of minutes camera is dead __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 05:09 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	yea they are in the hutch everytime i tried to put them in the dry place in the corner of the hutch they would jump out so i put some shavings down and mom is laying there by them and they are dry and snuggled under the shavings they arent wet anymore they were only in the cold for like 3 minutes before i went out there and took action now it is really pouring and they are in the dry corner __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 05:15 PM
horsey-gal Started Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Valley, N.S Posts: 2,128	Do you have a tarp or something you can cover the cage with? __________________ " If God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself. "

04-09-2008, 05:18 PM
bitgirl_95 Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 547	here are some pics: oh and since i got some pics what colors if you know are they i was pretty sure but you guys who know more about them are probably more right than i am: /IMG] __________________ Home to 9 horses, 6 dogs, 4 rabbits, lots of fish, 3 chickens, 2 pigs, 2 lizards and 2 cats

04-09-2008, 05:22 PM
thumpersgirl Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,114	Oh, they are cute! Glad to hear they are out of the rain now. Hmm, let's see, I see 2 red duns, 1 bay, 2 palominos and 1 buckskin. Sorry, I don't know rabbit colors. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.

04-09-2008, 05:27 PM
Morning_Mist Halter broke Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Is that pine shavings? The oils in pine shavings are really really bad for rabbits. You should switch to a more pet friendly litter, like Carefresh or Wood stove pellets; those are much safer for bunny airways.

04-09-2008, 05:48 PM
horsey-gal Started Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Valley, N.S Posts: 2,128	Cute bunnies! I have one that looks identical to the chocolate & black one. __________________ " If God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself. "

04-09-2008, 05:52 PM
pvf Regional Forums Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,276	I would either cover there cage with a tarp or bring them in the house.. You can lock them in a cage in the bathroom or bedroom where the dogs won't get at them. But I wouldn't leave them in a spot where there cage is getting rained on.. Or even a barn or shed would be better.. __________________ www.prairieviewfarms.net Raising Reg. Paints and Quarter horses

04-09-2008, 07:41 PM
horselady Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 6,428	Cute bunnies, so hard to keep them warm, like it was said already a tarp will keep them dry, what about hay around them,? or a heat light? __________________ www.rainbow-horse-retirement.com We love and take care of your companion for the remainder of his lifetime