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- 06/16/2018 at 11:04 PM
  LuckyBunny
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  A couple of years ago my rabbit die, but I think he could of died of hyperthermia,
  my reasons are
  
  1) My younger sibling washed him the night before he died.
  2) My young sibling probably didn’t dry him well
  3) He was still cold the next day (was probably cold throughout the night), he died that evening.
  
  Also, this has nothing to do with hyperthermia, but when he died
  I remember the cage vibrating, I looked up “rabbit die vibrating” but there
  were no topics on rabbit’s body vibrating before they die. At the time I
  thought it’s just the body shutting down, I still think it is but nothing pops up.
- 06/17/2018 at 1:06 AM
  Azerane
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  Hello there. I am sorry to hear about your bunny that passed away. While there are a number of factors associated with bathing a rabbit that can lead to illness or death, this does not necessarily mean that it was the reason for your bunny passing away. Anything we say would merely be guessing. The only way to know for sure at the time of death is to have a necropsy performed by a veterinarian to determine the cause of death. Once again I’m sorry for your loss.
- 06/17/2018 at 10:37 AM
  Bunny House
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  Hi and I’m sorry about your loss. It is strongly advised against bathing rabbits as it can cause hypothermia(cold shock to body) and heart attack leading to death. Butt baths are used for disabled buns who can’t clean themselves. I agree with azerane, you would have needed to have a necropsy done to find the cause of death. He could have been having a seizure due to stress or hypothermia and that caused him to choke and succumb to it.
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