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- 12/26/2016 at 11:38 PM
  Horseymom
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  I’m sorry to bring up such a depressing topic, but we just found one of our bunnies dead and we have no idea why. He was a California, about 8 months old, lived with a Lionhead that is the same age. We’ve had them since September. My son was playing in his room about an hour before and the bunny was fine. My daughter went in at bedtime to feed and water them as she does every night, and he was dead. No wounds from the other rabbit. No nasal or eye discharge. He is a good weight, and well hydrated, Hay and water were in the cage. We feed commercial pellets and burmuda hay, which I raised without any sprays. They get treats (apples, celery, collards) a few times a week. I will talk with my vet tomorrow, but I am anxious about his cage mate and an older bunny we have. Thanks for any ideas or suggestions you may have.
- 12/27/2016 at 12:23 AM
  Mikey
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  Bermuda hay can be bad for bunnies as it can cause bladder sludge. I dont think that would have killed your rabbit, but i feel it is worth it to note in case you find bladder or urine problems down the line in your bunnies
  
  It could have been a heart attack. They seem to be common deaths for bunnies that die for seemingly no reason (((((binky free!)))))
- 12/27/2016 at 3:12 AM
  Bam
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  I’m very sorry for your loss. A heart attack sounds likely to me. It can happen just like that, without warning. I don’t think it had anything to do with diet, things like these are often du to some congenital problem. It’s very sad, at least he didn’t suffer.
  
  How is your other bunny coping? He will need extra attention now when he’s lost his friend.
  
  Binky free, little one.
- 12/27/2016 at 8:59 AM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  So sorry about your loss. Bunnies can be such fragile things.
  
  (((binky free little bunny )))
- 12/27/2016 at 9:57 AM
  Horseymom
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  Thank you all, we in such a state of shock last night. I am rotating back to alfalfa this fall, and my other field is coming in with K31.
  Binky free, Ultra Bunny!
- 12/27/2016 at 10:44 AM
  Bam
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  Alfalfa is good for young buns under the age of 5 months. Legume hay has too much calcium and protein for adult bunnies. I don’t know if Bermuda grass causes sludge, The San Diego chapter of the House Rabbit Society says it’s a good all-round food source with about the same nutritional content as Timothy hay. San Diego Rabbits
  
  Here’s another site that mentions Bermuda grass for rabbits: http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/grass-hay.asp
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