Baby Bunny Rescued!

Have a little visitor for the night. A baby bunny. 

Heard the worst prolonged screams - thought it was a strange bird. Heard pitiful cries again. Saw a cat staring intently at something in the yard - when I went out the cat (with collar) scrammed. Heading back in I looked in the direction it was focused on and saw this little brown bunny. I went to pick it up and it screamed (probably in shock by then) and hopped a few hops under my blackberry bush. Saw that its fur was fully pulled back from one hind quarter but no apparent open wounds, no blood. 

It was after 7:30 pm so no vets would be around, and there are no rehabbers near. Spoke to one and left messages for many. Have in a box with towel in quiet, next to window for air and hearing familiar crickets, though box is mostly covered. When I put grass and clover in, the bunny, who had been cowering with eyes shut and barely breathing, moved right on top of the grass. 

I dressed the exposed "skin" with pain relief Neosporin as the rehabber directed and put the fur back over it. Zero struggle (but I am very quiet, slow and gentle). 

Bunnies are low on the food chain and I learned when I did baby bunny rehabbing at the Wildlife Center of Texas that they are blessed with a system that lets them die quickly and easily rather than be aware while in the jaws of something. I thought for sure that would kick in. 

Bunny has perked up quite a bit, so I have hope it will live through the night so I can get it help. Send out a little prayer pls!

AM Baby Bunny Report

This morning I dreaded lifting the towel covering the baby box but I was met with a bright eyed little one and lots of poop pellets. I think that's a good sign. Can't tell if any grass or clover was eaten so put a little lettuce in and some water in a shallow saucer. It began to pour and early birds were singing so I was hoping at least the sounds of nature were helping balance the not-natural environment of a plum colored bath towel. 

It's staying in the corner, of course frightened of me and looks smaller today than it did last night. I do hope that the Nevins Farm SPCA where I take kids a few times a year to teach them about animal rescue and rehab can take this baby -a vet might just put it to sleep. 

Will report back. I don't know if they can stitch fur back on or what, but I do want it to get antibiotics if needed and hopefully be released back into the wild, which is always the hope.