Facts About Rabbits

6. They need special doctors.

You've probably heard the term "vet" before. Vets are the kinds of doctors we take animals to when they're sick or injured. However, bunnies need to visit a vet who specializes in caring for rabbits. These vets can be more expensive and harder to find than vets who care for cats and dogs, but it's important to take bunnies to vets who know a lot about them.

The symptoms that follow are not necessarily signs of neglect, but they are signs that a bunny needs to see a vet: A runny nose, sneezing, a head-tilt, listlessness, and diarrhea. When you see a bunny, keep an eye out for these symptoms, and bring them to the attention of his or her guardian immediately! Be sure to spay or neuter your bunny. Like dogs and cats, bunnies live longer and happier lives when they're spayed or neutered. In female rabbits, the risk of reproductive cancer (which is deadly) is a whopping 80 percent before they're spayed!