Bunny Rabbit debate
May 23, 2008 1:25 PM Subscribe
Debate at work. Can Bunny Rabbits have heart attacks.
We are having a debate at work about whether or not Bunny Rabbits can have a heart attack.
We are having a debate at work about whether or not Bunny Rabbits can have a heart attack.
They're mammals. I don't see why the same factors that cause human heart attacks wouldn't impact any other critter.
posted by Tomorrowful at 1:31 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by Tomorrowful at 1:31 PM on May 23, 2008
Yes, in fact, they're very susceptible to them. I've been told on more than one occasion that you should be very careful near rabbits, because if they get too worked up they can easily have a heart attack, especially when older.
posted by InsanePenguin at 1:32 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by InsanePenguin at 1:32 PM on May 23, 2008
Wow. At first I thought, wouldn't it have been easier for this person to google it in the first place? I mean, isn't that a preliminary step?
Then I read the answers above, and have become preoccupied by the analogous question of whether a penguin can go insane.
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 2:01 PM on May 23, 2008 [2 favorites]
Then I read the answers above, and have become preoccupied by the analogous question of whether a penguin can go insane.
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 2:01 PM on May 23, 2008 [2 favorites]
Yes, this happened to a rabbit of mine growing up one 4th of July. :(
posted by waitangi at 2:13 PM on May 23, 2008
I once came across a rabbit suddenly and frightened it to death.
posted by carmicha at 4:07 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by carmicha at 4:07 PM on May 23, 2008
If you see a rabbit in a zoo, it is domesticated. Wild rabbits will have heart attacks pretty much the minute you try to put them in a cage.
posted by one_bean at 4:24 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by one_bean at 4:24 PM on May 23, 2008
I'm curious as to what the reasons would be for believing that bunny rabbits don't have heart attacks?
waitangi, I'm sorry to hear that - July 4th in the US sucks for critters.
posted by jammy at 4:47 PM on May 23, 2008
waitangi, I'm sorry to hear that - July 4th in the US sucks for critters.
posted by jammy at 4:47 PM on May 23, 2008
I'm curious as to what the reasons would be for believing that bunny rabbits don't have heart attacks?
Aerobic activity, avoiding fatty foods, getting eaten by predators in their elder years?
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 6:46 PM on May 23, 2008
Aerobic activity, avoiding fatty foods, getting eaten by predators in their elder years?
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 6:46 PM on May 23, 2008
We used to raise rabbits (well, my dad did). The neighbors dog chased it all over the yard and although my dad got the dog away before the rabbit was caught, the rabbit keeled over anyway out of fright and too much exercise.
posted by silkygreenbelly at 7:42 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by silkygreenbelly at 7:42 PM on May 23, 2008
I don't know the answer, I just wanted to say DAMN, I wish I had your coworkers.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:58 PM on May 23, 2008
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:58 PM on May 23, 2008
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by missmagenta at 1:30 PM on May 23, 2008