Rabbits and Horses

mysweetbunny wrote:

How many people here use Ivermectin for horses, on house rabbits?

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I've used the paste a number of times (injectable is more cost efficient with a large number of rabbits).

Wooled breeders use Ivermectin extensively. My friend usedthe Ivermectin paste wormer on her show angoras once a week, and we'vealso used it on BEWs. Some individuals do have a sensitivityto the drug however, which is why I always recommend consulting avet. (I don't want to be responsible for advising someone touse a product that can be fatal in rare instances).

Pam

Rabbits and horses both show emotion and wheretheir attention is atwith their ears.

"While most mammals make one or two sets ofteeth to last a lifetime, rabbits and horses continually form and weardown their teeth throughout their life span. "

http://www.mahouserabbit.org/newsletter/calcium.asp

Horses and rabbits have similar body languagewith their ears - flattened and held back when mad, tilted forward whenlistening, etc.

Bramble Briar86 wrote:

Edit- I just watched Lilac on her turn out...the back to feet come downat the same time.....so, it's a canter w/ a bunny twist.....Banter,anyone???

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lol!!!!!!!

ND

Its accually 10 horses in the entire world thatcan vomit. My friend saw one at tuffs who did, its supposidlyquite nasty. Chelsea

cirrustwi wrote:

I should have a whole list.? LOL? But I can't think of any moreright now.? They have similar heat issues, like heat stroke and so on.?You have to cool horses when it's too warm.? Horses need adequateventilation.

Jen

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Hi Jen,

I'm curious as to the horse's respiratory system and theirsensitivities to having clean and dry quarters in which to live inorder to remain healthy as rabbits do.
All kidding about WoodyPet aside, horse farmers love it, as do I for myrabbits. Not only because it's a good price, but because it dries up tosome extent.

-Carolyn

You'll note that rabbit ain't beingridI have it on good authority that nobody's been able tostay in the saddle in all the attempts

Lazyacre wrote:

You'll note that rabbit ain't being ridI have iton good authority that nobody's been able to stay in the saddle in allthe attempts

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Tina

Lazyacre wrote:

You'll note that rabbit ain't being ridI have iton good authority that nobody's been able to stay in the saddle in allthe attempts

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I accually prefer shavings for my horse opposedto woody pet. I found that it made a mess when is walked intothe garage and it smelled and didnt last long. I loveshavings, pine of course. A couple other things are horsesare more dangerous, and they have more/complex health problems. Chelsea

Where in the heck did you find this?!



Wonder if Buck ever saw it. Bet he did.

-Carolyn

FrenchLopGirl1280 wrote:

Its accually 10 horses in the entire world that canvomit. My friend saw one at tuffs who did, its supposidlyquite nasty. Chelsea

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First off ANY horse that Vomitshas a serious Medical Probem ,IE: TheHorse at Tuffts that died , ANY horsethat Vomits will either have to havecorrective surgery or will die, In most cases Both ! .

******* A couple other things are horses are more dangerous, and they have more/complex health problems. Chelsea******

While this is true, I have beenaround Horses all my life, thetruly only Dangerous ones were the oneswho came into Rescuebadley abused andneglected. Ocassionally I would getone in who for noapparent reason was just plainMean, but they are few and far between.

Health problems for horses and rabbitsare not actually verycomplex nor different, they areall basically the same, in theComplex sense I mean .

Horseswhensick go off their feed, Rabbits do also.

Horseswhensick showvery littleoutwardssigns, Rabbits do also.

Horses whensick will back into a corner, as will Rabbits .

Flight orfight: I would ratherdeal with an 1,100 lb horse thana tweaked off 5 lb rabbit, the horse iseasier to control.

Both will bite, kick, stomp, and generallyrip you a new one when the moodstrikes.

The Onedifference I havefoundin attitude and medical betweenRabbits and Horses Is:

A rabbit when trying to get rid of you,wont squash you into thepavement trying to get you off its back,(yep been there too many times LOL ).

GREAT Information, Gypsy! :highfive:

-Carolyn

A rabbit when trying to get rid of you,wont squash you into thepavement trying to get you off its back,(yep been there too many times LOL ).

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I know exactly what you mean, i've had way to many close calls w/ thatbronco of mine!!! (Including today, we were riding past a corn field,and my friend breaks into a canter, and Acorn goes tearing after her,adding in a couple of bucks!)

Ellie

gypsy wrote:

While this is true, Ihave been around Horses all mylife, the truly only Dangerousones were the ones who came intoRescuebadley abused andneglected. Ocassionally I would getone in who for noapparent reason was just plainMean, but they are few and far between.

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To me, the most dangerous horses are the racehorses. They are so highstrung and have no respect for the person on the gound. Many times I'vehad to dodge a rearing racehorses hooves or teeth. But by far I'd saythe most dangerous are racehorse stallions, they have a stallion attideon top of a racehorse attitude. I was also once trampled by a 3 yearold warmblood in his field, his hoof was an inch from my stepping on myhead. I would consider that horse dangerous because he could havekilled me had he stepped on my head.

Flight orfight: I would ratherdeal with an 1,100 lb horse thana tweaked off 5 lb rabbit, the horse iseasier to control.

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As I said before, I was trampled, I'd much rather deal with a 5 lbs rabbit than an angry 1300 lbs horse.

I've thought of some more similarities. Both canare good jumpers (as in they jump well not the type you wear, lol) andboth can do 'airs above the ground'. lol, horses do levades andcaprioles, bunnies do binkies!!

MyBunnyBoys wrote:

Flight orfight: I would ratherdeal with an 1,100 lb horse thana tweaked off 5 lb rabbit, the horse iseasier to control.

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As I said before, I was trampled, I'd much rather deal with a 5 lbs rabbit than an angry 1300 lbs horse.

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AAHmen!

Ellie

Carolyn wrote:

cirrustwi wrote:

I should have a whole list. LOL But I can'tthink of any more right now. They have similar heat issues,like heat stroke and so on. You have to cool horses when it'stoo warm. Horses need adequate ventilation.

Jen

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Hi Jen,

I'm curious as to the horse's respiratory system and theirsensitivities to having clean and dry quarters in which to live inorder to remain healthy as rabbits do.
All kidding about WoodyPet aside, horse farmers love it, as do I for myrabbits. Not only because it's a good price, but because it dries up tosome extent.

-Carolyn

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From what I know, horses aren't as prone to respiratory problems,though it does happen. You really have to worry more abouttheir hooves and leg joints if they are kept in dampconditions. It's similar to how a rabbit might get sore hocksif their cage isn't maintained. Horses will get awfulinfections that rot their hooves. If it goes too far, theywill actually need to be put down because they will lose their entirehoof. Their hooves can also split like a person'snail. It takes forever to heal and may never completelyjoin. I've always used pine shavings with my horses, I'dnever heard of Woody Pet until the rabbits. My horses havenever lived at my house, so I use what is provided, but I do like theshavings.

I wanted to comment about the horse vomiting thing. I've seenit once and it was awful. It turned out that the horse had 2huge tumors in it's stomach. She had to be put downimmediately.

I also agree with Gypsy, that the only really dangerous horses havebeen badly abused and neglected. I've seen thistoo. The only time that I've seen a horse viciously throw arider and then trample him, was a horse who had been seriouslyabused. She was could not be ridden. The rider hadbeen told this, but he was a rodeo rider and felt he could handleher...she showed him and his leg was broken in 5 places! Ihave experienced a few ex-racehorses and they were allwonderful. I've not had a problem with them. Theywere high strung, but not really dangerous, you just had to know how tohandle them...everything really slow and smooth and talk to them allthe way.

Jen

I've ridden ex-racehorses, they're fine. It'sthe ones that just came back from a race and are resting that aredangerous -- not all, but some. I saw the care these horses weregetting as I was caring for them too. They were far from neglected.

As for the horse that trampled me, he was a spoiled rotten horse. I was14 at the time he trampled me and all I did was go to collect a feedbucket from his field. That could have happened to any of the lessonkids that had to get a horse from that pasture and had it been one ofthe 8 year olds, it could have been a lot worse. I was stepped on inthe side, no damage was done but imagine what could have been done. idon't know what you consider dangerous but a horse tramping you fornothing and charging at others is what I'd consider dangerous.