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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 37755" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It is so sad when this happens. I have had a lot to do with handling rabbits and have kept them occasionally as pets. I inherited another woman's rather vicious bunny when her house burnt down. I also bought my nephew a lovely silver-grey bunny for his birthday.</p><p></p><p>Our first rabbit had the free run of the house. He would stay in the bathroom during the day when we were at work, then we would let him out in the evenings and he would just potter around, going back to the litter tray in the bathroom when he needed it. His big flaw was chewing things - he got behind the freezer and chewed through the earth wire and through the insulation on the active wire too - we nearly had fried rabbit.</p><p>He hated to be picked up, while my nephew's rabbit was fine with it. But my rabbit was still cuddly - he would snuggle in, and lick my hand a lot. When we built our house we had an outdoor courtyard where he lived, wandering in and out of his cage. He lived to a very ripe old age - he must have been nearly 8 years old when he died.</p><p></p><p>Rabbits sometimes get a wasting disease, but generally later in life and the vet would have picked it up. If it was a tick the weakness would have been both legs, not just one. This could have been something neurological, like a brain tumour (damage to one side of the brain, motor area affecting one leg) and these things just happen. If that is what it was he was probably born with it and being young, it grew fast but you only noticed it when it affected his leg.</p><p>We were minding a lovely dog which never barked. She was playful, active and affectionate. We had her for a week but kept in touch. She was only two years old, but died suddenly of a brain tumour a few months later. Very sad. We had seen no sign of it.</p><p></p><p>Are you going to get another rabbit? Or another pet?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 37755, member: 1991"] It is so sad when this happens. I have had a lot to do with handling rabbits and have kept them occasionally as pets. I inherited another woman's rather vicious bunny when her house burnt down. I also bought my nephew a lovely silver-grey bunny for his birthday. Our first rabbit had the free run of the house. He would stay in the bathroom during the day when we were at work, then we would let him out in the evenings and he would just potter around, going back to the litter tray in the bathroom when he needed it. His big flaw was chewing things - he got behind the freezer and chewed through the earth wire and through the insulation on the active wire too - we nearly had fried rabbit. He hated to be picked up, while my nephew's rabbit was fine with it. But my rabbit was still cuddly - he would snuggle in, and lick my hand a lot. When we built our house we had an outdoor courtyard where he lived, wandering in and out of his cage. He lived to a very ripe old age - he must have been nearly 8 years old when he died. Rabbits sometimes get a wasting disease, but generally later in life and the vet would have picked it up. If it was a tick the weakness would have been both legs, not just one. This could have been something neurological, like a brain tumour (damage to one side of the brain, motor area affecting one leg) and these things just happen. If that is what it was he was probably born with it and being young, it grew fast but you only noticed it when it affected his leg. We were minding a lovely dog which never barked. She was playful, active and affectionate. We had her for a week but kept in touch. She was only two years old, but died suddenly of a brain tumour a few months later. Very sad. We had seen no sign of it. Are you going to get another rabbit? Or another pet? Marg [/QUOTE]
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