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- 06/08/2017 at 11:48 PM
  ldonnelly
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  I have a wild cottontail baby rabbit under my care. It suffered a nasty injury from a hawk and part of the bunny’s cheek was removed. The rest of the nose sits at offset from the actual area where the nose would be. It is still on formula and within three days has developed breathing issues. The bunny is breathing through its mouth in addition to a limited nasal passageway on the non injured side.. The combination of breathing in the formula as it eats through its mouth and scar tissue seems to be the main issues at fault. All this being said and done, my vet suggested that I feed the bunny Hills Prescription Urgent Care to promote tissue repair. This is a remedy usually meant for dogs and cats, but my vet (who is pretty amazing and kind) assured me that it would not disrupt digestion for my bunny. Thoughts on this?
- 06/09/2017 at 7:06 AM
  tobyluv
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  Have you rehabbed cottontails before? I know that the best thing for injured or orphaned wildlife is to get them to a licensed rehabber as quickly as possible. The ones that I know and see Facebook posts from often say that an animal could not be saved because it got to them too late, after someone had tried to feed it and care for it on their own. I’m not saying that you are doing anything wrong, and it’s wonderful that you care so much and want to help this baby, but if you aren’t a rehabber, do you know if any are in your area?
  
  One of the rehab groups in my area (PAWS) has this list to help find rehabbers in every state. They also say that you can contact them for advice. http://www.paws-sc.com/found-animal/find-a-rehabilitator/
  
  Here is their contact page: http://www.paws-sc.com/contact/
  
  I also have phone numbers for 3 cottontail rehabbers at another local wildlife rehab group, if you would like them.
- 06/09/2017 at 8:16 AM
  ldonnelly
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  No worries! I am a rehabber in my third year of cottontail care. I’m usually the one giving the same advice you are! Thanks for doing an awesome job! (: I love the durn critters so much and like to do a massive amount of research so that I can keep their stay with me as short and painless as possible. This post is part of my exhaustive research in whether or not this is an appropriate emergency effort. This bunny is a very special case and I’m looking for anyone who might have dealt with something similar, rehabber, pet owner, avid internet researcher….any kind will do!
- 06/09/2017 at 4:02 PM
  tobyluv
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  That’s good to know. I certainly didn’t want to offend you, but I see over and over in Facebook posts of the local wildlife rehabbers that a cottontail, a fawn, etc. had died because someone found it and kept it for a time, unknowingly incorrectly feeding and caring for it.
  
  I know that rehabbers are always super busy, especially in the spring when a lot of babies are born, but hopefully you could get in touch with someone at PAWS that I linked to, or some other rehabbers and see if they can answer your questions.
  
  Thanks for the work that you do. I know that rehabbing cottontails is not always easy. I hope that you can find some help and some answers to your questions.
- 06/09/2017 at 7:01 PM
  LBJ10
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  What formula is this? Usually stuff made for dogs/cats has meat ingredients in it.
- 06/09/2017 at 10:25 PM
  ldonnelly
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  My little friend took a quick turn for the worse tonight and is gone, but I truly think it had to do with its inability to breathe well. No sign of intestinal distress. It must have exhausted itself trying to breathe through its mouth and somehow get rest enough to heal its substantial wound. I got a good look at the injury after my bunny passed and it looked as if the entire upper palatte had separated enough that there wasn’t a good seal allowing for the air to continue through its nasal channels.
  
  Sad bunny day….coupled with the little maggot ridden bunny I found struggling to cross the road (he was put down) and possibly being lied to by a person whose cottontail nest suddenly disappeared into thin air…..I’m exhausted. Good to be part of a bunny loving network now. No one in my friend group is a fraction as nuts about them as I am, so I hope to make connections with my people here. Good night and thank you for the responses!
- 06/09/2017 at 10:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  Oh no, I’m sorry he didn’t make it.
- 06/10/2017 at 7:01 AM
  tobyluv
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  I’m sorry about the loss of the bunnies. Thank you for caring about them and helping them.
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