13/08/2026
‼️IMPORTANT‼️
Please read if you have a rabbit of your own🐰🩷
It’s so lovely to see everyone making sure their doggies are staying nice and cool, however, we can’t forget about the little ones!! Please, if you haven’t already, and you own a bunny that lives outside go and check on them!!
Rabbits, especially ones that live outside, suffer far more in the heat. They are not capable of panting effectively like dogs, they rely on their ears which in this heat fails, and they do not sweat like us humans do. Temperatures that get to around 25-26 degrees can cause risks of heat stress and heatstroke for our bunnies! But temperatures above 28 degrees - like today - can increase the heatstroke chances making it more dangerous for the fur babies.
• Early signs of overheating…
🐾fast breathing
🐾hot and red ears
🐾lying stretched out and being reluctant to move
• If your not sure what to do to help your bunny here are some effective easy ways of cooling them down:
✨if you can, move them to a cool air conditioned room in your house. it’s understandable that this isn’t always possible! my bunny can’t come inside during the day so i do understand.
✨slightly dampen their ears with cool (NOT COLD) water
✨make sure they have plenty of cool water to drink (but not freezing cold)
✨wrap a frozen bottle of water in a towel and place is somewhere your bunny is likely to lay near
✨keep a close eye on them to make sure they are okay
• What not to do!!
❌do not cover them in a wet towel as all this is doing is trapping the heat and will make it worse
❌never ever soak them in cold water as this can cause shock and will also cause gut stasis
