tommo-lw asked:
Why are staff at the shelter anxious about handling rabbits? I'd be much more wary of a cat or dog who can inflict real damage.
talesfromtreatment answered:
Because if you don’t restrain a rabbit correctly it will break its own spine while struggling, and they can easily panic themselves to death and their favorite hobby under anesthesia is dying.
Professor at my vet tech program: “often the first sign you have a sick sheep is that you have a dead sheep.”
Don’t shout! They might just keel over!
