| Heat or Sun stroke | | | | mate will also have wetness around the mouth |
| Handy tip: - Always keep a bucket or two of | | | | and nose. |
| water around in hot weather to be used in the | | | | Treatment. |
| treatment of Heat or Sun stroke like we do here | | | | Urgently needs cooling down. Dunk him in a |
| in The Rabbit Patch. | | | | bucket of cool water several times as explained in |
| First stage of heat stroke. Symptoms to look | | | | the treatment for first stage of heat stroke. Also |
| for:- | | | | use a fan over him so that the slow evaporation |
| Bunny lying stretched out with his head tilted | | | | of the water from his coat and skin cools him |
| upward and his ears laid back down along his body | | | | down more rapidly without risk of sending him |
| with obvious panting. | | | | into shock. |
| Treatment. | | | | Third and last stage of heat stroke. Symptoms to |
| Get the bunny cooled down as quickly as possible. | | | | look for:- |
| Dunk him in a bucket of water that is sitting | | | | It will have all the signs of the first and second |
| ready for such an emergency and hold him there | | | | stages of heat stroke. Bunny lying stretched out |
| long enough to thoroughly wet his coat including | | | | with his head tilted upward and his ears laid back |
| his head. Do not use cold water as this will send | | | | down along his body with obvious panting and |
| your little mate into shock and you will kill him | | | | wetness around the mouth and nose. Plus your |
| rather than save him. Make sure that you wet his | | | | poor little mate will have wetness around his neck |
| ears thoroughly as your little mate uses his ears | | | | and down his chest and breathing becomes more |
| to regulate his body temperature. If the day is | | | | rapid as your poor little mate becomes more |
| particularly hot (we have days in excess of 40'C | | | | distressed. |
| over most of our summer months) the water | | | | Treatment:- |
| can be cooled down a bit, but don't make it cold | | | | It is imperative that you immediately take steps |
| for the aforementioned reason. | | | | to cool him down as explained in the first and |
| Second stage of heat stroke. Symptoms to look | | | | second stage treatment of heat stroke. This is |
| for:- | | | | your last chance to save your little mate. If you |
| It will have all the signs of the first stage of heat | | | | leave the poor little fellow any longer he will start |
| stroke. Bunny lying stretched out with his head | | | | convulsing and when that happens he only has a |
| tilted upward and his ears laid back down along his | | | | few minutes to live and will die an agonizing death |
| body with obvious panting. Plus your poor little | | | | with the heat scrambling his brain. |