maggie jones

Hi
A friend at work has until very recently been the proud owner of a Norweigan
Dwarf Rabbit (5 months old). Apparently it was very happy and healthy and
all was well until this Saturday afternoon. Her daughter asked to take the
rabbit to her granparents house, it was transported very comfortably in a
box by car and was quite alright on arrival. My friend left the rabbit for
the afternoon with her daughter and parents. The grandfather apparently took
one or two flash photos of the rabbit. About half an hour after that the
animal suddenly went limp and floppy, my friend arrived to find her daughter
very upset and cradling the rabbit in her arms, it died shortly after. No
one seems to know however what the cause of death was. Has anyone else any
idea what the problem might have been?

Any help greatly appreciated.

steverddrf

I have not heard of a Norweigan dwarf rabbit, however I do know about Norweigan
blue Parrots.

dave balderstone

While the Norwegian Blue enjoys kippling on its back (beautiful
plumage) I suspect the bunny in question either had a severe storke or
a heart attack.

djb

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
have not got it." -- G.B. Shaw

dave balderstone

Bad speeling. That should read stroke.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
have not got it." -- G.B. Shaw

tantrum

Perhaps caused by stress? A combination of travelling, strange surroundings
and the flashes from the camera could make for a pretty stressful day for a
bunny who isn't used to it I'd imagine.

An autopsy would give your friend a better idea.

Tants

Dave Balderstone <dave***@balderstone.ca> writes:


And "kipping" :-)

Joe
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This space has been accidentally filled in with nonsense. Please start
a movement for a law against this kind of thing.

nona

The rabbit may have had a birth defect that caused its death.

We just lost an 11-month-old rabbit here to such a cause.

I think it would be wrong for anyone to blame themselves if nothing more
than you described happened to the rabbit. None of that should cause a
healthy young rabbit to die.

You could have a vet do a necropsy, which might give you a definitive
answer.

Nona

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arlette & cocoa

I agree with Nona,
Young rabbits can have unexpected or un seen ailments or birth defects. Only
a vet can know for sure what happened.

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in the warm morning sun.

maggiejones

Thanks for your help. I will tell me friend what you said. It will help
ease her mind, she has to buy another rabbit for her daughter, and was
worried it may have been something she did.
Thanks again.