Check availability of bunnies on the Adoption Chart Rabbits are
extremely hardy and occasionally delicate. Years may go by
without infirmity, and one day that energetic ball of fur
becomes a limp puddle of depressed bunnyhood. Oh, no! An
interesting species (meant by nature to be low on the food
chain) can be a mass of contradictions in the health arena. As
an adaptation of nature, rabbits have a high pain threshold.
Nature protects them from feeling much pain, especially when
they are about to become a meal. Another common occurrence is
for rabbits to suffer heart attacks upon confrontation, and they
pass out to avoid the unpleasantness of being eaten. Of course,
pet rabbits do not have to face the realities of nature's
savagery. Nevertheless, they are genetically wired to not show
pain (so the predator will not see their weakness). This causes
a problem for both the pet rabbit and their human caretakers --
when problems strike, illness or pain can be hidden until all
the bunny's internal resources are exhau