7d • Health and Wellness
Heat stress
Rabbits are holding up pretty well considering it is close to 100 degrees.
So far, so good. The fans are holding, rabbits are getting electrolytes, and I am putting ice in their water. Everyone is being checked every hour or two throughout the day.
I also have Lactated Ringer’s solution from my vet on hand for sub-q fluids in case of emergency. That is not something to just wing. I am trained in emergency care and was a special-needs foster for years, so I learned these interventions decades ago. If you keep livestock or rabbits in extreme heat, talk to your vet before you need them and build that relationship.
Phill and Peter both got 35cc today because they were showing early dehydration signs. The main warning signs we are watching for are drooling, skin tenting, hot ears, weakness, and acting “off.” The farm hand has been told exactly what to watch for and to move any rabbit showing signs closer to the cages directly in front of the fans.
This is the part of summer rabbit keeping people do not always see. It is not just “give them shade.” It is constant monitoring, airflow, water management, and knowing when a rabbit is starting to crash before it becomes an emergency.
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