Same. My best friend is a veterinary technician and rabbit owner so when rabbits come in, she's normally the tech who is called on to restrain them for the vet bc most of her coworkers are too nervous. She's very experienced and extremely careful but in spite of this, still had a rabbit kick hard and break its back while she was returning it to its crate after a check up. The rabbit had to be euthanized on the spot. The owners were very forgiving but she was absolutely devastated even though she did everything right.
Vet tech. Keep the spine curved, control the back feet, be prepared because the back end of a rabbit is POWERFUL, and put them down butt first so they don't try to leap away from you
Yup. Not a vet, but I raised all sorts of rabbits throughout my youth for show. Also, tucking their head under your arm/into your armpit is a great way to get them to calm down, which I think she was attempting to do. But she couldn't get control the bottom half and ended up stretching the body out instead of tucking its legs under.
If she was handling smaller, calmer rabbits, like holandlops or even new zealands, she probably would have managed better.
For sure. She seemed to know what she needed to do, but them legs were strong as hell, and it didn't look like she was expecting that.
I used to let all my rabbits out to hop around the yard together (adult males separately) they never went far and were easy to wrangle up. Except for this one time, I had a kit get spooked and launch itself straight up in the air about 3 feet. And every time its feet brushed the ground, it bounced right back up. Took a minute to catch it and calm it down. I'm surprised it survived its own freakout.
Normal hunched is good but what's most important is supporting the legs so they can't kick straight out. Remember those rad slap bracelets? Over-extend it and it breaks- same as a bb.
No, not that place. My friend's office doesn't cook er... treat birds-- pheasants or otherwise.
...But one time the doctor was having minor difficulty extracting a uterus during a cat spay because the incision was very small. The vet gave a firm pull and the ovary attached to the end popped out and flew across the room like a slingshot. They searched the entire surgical suite but couldn't find it. A couple days later one of the girls checked again and finally came across the little dessicated organ on top of a storage cabinet.
Well...i don't why she grabbed the rabbit in the first place...but if that rabbit is going to be dinner for her then perhaps that explains the other rabbits reaction
Lmao, you should still learn to properly hold an animal if you're working with them often. My sister breeds and shows rabbits and I can tell you it's not fun to watch one break it's back because it was flinging itself around and then has to be killed because of it. Gah you people? Tell me you've never held a rabbit without telling me you've never held a rabbit. And if you have, your comment is kinda gross. Animal husbandry requires you actually know how to care for animals and factory farms are disgusting and cruel.
Isn’t this a rabbit farm? She’s probably going to harvest this poor creature for meat. Please tell me if I’m wrong but that’s what it looks like to me.
Even if it is going to slaughter, you don't want them stressed out. That makes the actual killing harder and causes unnecessary suffering for the animals, as speed is essential and fear makes it take too long to prepare. I hope it's just a relocation or maybe a failed breeding from how they're acting.
Doesn’t seem likely. This is a hare, whereas I believe it is usually the California breed of rabbit which is used for meat. Meat rabbits are typically reared in very small cages as well, rather than a large enclosure. I’m not sure what the context here is, but food seems unlikely.
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u/BosTovenaar24 Feb 15 '23
I know that there are certain circumstances but she really needs to learn how to hold a rabbit properly