House Rabbit Primer (eBook)

Understanding and Caring for Your Companion Rabbit

Lucile C Moore (Autor)

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2005
264 Seiten
Santa Monica Press (Verlag)
978-1-59580-990-2 (ISBN)

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All aspects of rabbit care for both new and experienced pet rabbit owners are discussed in this handbook. Detailed information on how to house, feed, and train rabbits is provided, with a comprehensive medical section on creating a first aid kit, diagnosing different rabbit diseases, and giving emergency care. Rabbits make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the pet population, and with more pet owners choosing to keep their rabbits indoors full time, this guide lays out practical information for making rabbits a healthy part of any family.

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A House Rabbit Primer: Understanding and Caring for Your Companion Rabbit is a complete, up-to-date handbook on all aspects of rabbit care for both new and experienced pet rabbit owners.Just a few years ago, most pet rabbits were kept outdoors in hutches. That time is past. Today, pet rabbits are considered to be members of the family. They are spayed/neutered pets kept indoors and pampered with special toys and treats.In A House Rabbit Primer, author Lucile C. Moore, Ph.D., provides pet rabbit owners with valuable information about the total care of their pet. Part one tells owners just what to expect from their new member of the family and gives detailed information on how to house, feed, and train a rabbit. Part two contains a comprehensive medical section. In addition to detailed information on many rabbit diseases, there are tips on creating a first-aid kit for rabbits as well as providing emergency care.With more and more pet owners choosing to keep their rabbits indoors full time, this informative guide lays out practical information for making rabbits a healthy part of any family.

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WHY A PET RABBIT? Without question, house rabbit owners are members of a pet elite. They have the unusual ability to find companionship, amusement, and boundless joy in sharing their lives with an animal many others see as boring, timid, stupid, or unresponsive. They are selfconfident enough to remain unfazed when discovered crawling on the floor, rubbing noseswith their pets, jumping up and down, or even running in circles and shaking their heads in imitation of a rabbitgone 'binky.' Friends and relatives shake their heads in disbelief, raise their eyebrows and wonder-silently or aloud-why anyone would want a pet rabbit when they could have a nice affectionate dog or warm lap cat. Yet pet rabbit owners remain stubbornly loyal and are slowly but consistently winning others over to their passion. Although U.S. households with pet rabbits number considerably fewer than those with cats and dogs, their ranks are steadily increasing. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, rabbits overtook hamsters as the most popular small companion animals in the U.S. in 1996-1997, and have since continued to widen their lead. What is it about these apparently timid and quiet animals that gained the affection, loyalty, and admiration of people as different as writer and naturalist Beatrix Potter and actor Steve McQueen? What they had discovered, and what many people today are discovering, is that behind the deceptively soft and timid appearance of the rabbit is an animal that is wonderfully affectionate, impeccably clean, entertainingly playful, and always beguiling. Still, it must be said that rabbits are not for everyone. In addition to the aforementioned qualities, they can also be extremely stubborn, destructive, demanding, and temperamental. The failure to understand the less appealing aspects of rabbits' personalities beforehand is leading to an increase of unwanted and abandoned rabbits even as others discover the joys of rabbit ownership. Rabbits look so cuddly and sweet one naturally expects them to act that way. When new owners find to their surprise that their rabbit doesn't always want to sit in laps and cuddle, chews holes in expensive clothes, doesn't get along with very young children, rips wallpaper off the wall, and bites when ignored, they are taken aback. Faced with this unexpected behavior, the new rabbit owners may feel aggrieved and disappointed and no longer want their pets. Some of these misunderstood rabbits end up alone and unhappy in backyard hutches, others are taken to shelters, and, tragically, some are turned loose to fend for themselves. These last have almost no chance to survive-when they freeze at the sight of danger their unnatural colors make them stand out, an easy target for predators, and they are without the social support of other wild rabbits and the protection of their warren. But for the person willing, ready, and able to accept rabbits for what they are, they make wonderful pets. Rabbits can be ideal for apartment dwellers, as they are clean, quiet, and don't need tons of space. They are also good pets for people who have to work every day, because they readily adapt to being in a cage during daytime work hours as long as they are let out to play mornings or evenings. Are you tempted? Following is a list of frequently asked questions for people who have never had a pet house rabbit but would like to know more.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: pet care • Pets • pet training • rabbit • rabbit care • rabbits
• ISBN-10: 1-59580-990-2 / 1595809902
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59580-990-2 / 9781595809902