Just a quick note - when you are warming up hypothermic animals - you have to do it slow- not fast.
If you do it too fast - ie. running warm water over them, using a hairdryeretc, all of the capillaries on the surface of the skinopen, and blood rushes to the surface. The animal can then go...
This is a really good discussion!;)
SAS - there's some really good info out there on rehabilitating (not just *wabbits*) animals that have had human contact. We contstantly get animals in that people have had for weeks (or months).But most people really are doing their best, they just don't...
Pipp wrote:
Veterinarians cannot legally treat a wild animal - as the possession of a wild animal is illegal.
Well-put EC - I agree with everything you have said.:)
As a rehabber myself - I can say that most of us will not put down ananimal just because it is imprinted. Rehabbers know how...
From http://www.nwrawildlife.org/page.asp?ID=110
Can I Keep Him? No!
If you have found a wild animal that is truly in crisis, you may befacing a dilemma. Of course, you want to do whats best for the animal,but you may find it difficult to turn him or her over to arehabilitator. Letting go can...
Just a quick note -
Wild rabbits don't do well as pets - it's really not fair to keep themin captivity and they will come to resent their confines.They are in a constant state of stress. Knowledge of properdiet, housing, and handling is essential for their survival.As such t is illegal to keep...
Pipp wrote:
This is quite ludicrous coming from a message board that clearly supports rabbitries and breeding - when for every animal you breed- another homeless pet dies in a shelter. It's like free advertizing here.
Itt's so easy to criticise while you sit behind your computer. What you say...