Senior Rabbit Care
Rabbits can live 10-14 years if well cared for. This means rabbits are considered "seniors" after the age of 6-8 depending on the source you reference.
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This doesn't mean they have no quality of life after 6-8! This just means that their care needs change and it is important that we adapt to make their quality of life even better in their final years.
Below are a few links to help you learn about your senior bunny and maybe even help convince you that adopting a senior isn't as hard as you may have thought!
Signs of Slowing Down
Here you can find wonderful info from Rabbit.org Foundation about the signs that your rabbit may be slowing down and aging. This is an important first step to helping them as they age. Just like with humans, their vision and hearing can change, as well as muscle mass, weight gain/loss, mobility, and more.
Find out more here.
Special Considerations
Here you can find wonderful info from DisabledRabbits.com about the changes you can make for your aging rabbits' setup and diet as well as lifestyle and hygiene changes to consider in order to make their aging as graceful as possible.
Find out more here.
More Info
Here you can find more info from other reputable sources on your aging and senior rabbits that we trust to lead you in a direction that is safe for your rabbit.
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*Please note some of these sources are from other areas of the world that can withstand housing outdoors. At GHRS we do NOT recommend housing outdoors in our climate, but we do understand that every climate is different and some of these resources do mention housing outdoors.
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