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El. knyga: Rabbits For Dummies

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  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Apr-2009
  • Leidėjas: For Dummies
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780470496282
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  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Apr-2009
  • Leidėjas: For Dummies
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780470496282
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Your hands-on guide to being a responsible rabbit owner

Want to raise a happy, healthy bunny? This practical guide gives you everything you need to know to successfully adopt, nurture, live with, and love a rabbit. From choosing a rabbit and preparing its home to training, healthcare, and having fun with your bunny, you get a wealth of expert tips that will have your rabbit (and you) hopping with joy!

  • Jump into bunny basics — decide whether a rabbit is the right pet for you, discover the different breeds, and find out the best places to adopt your bunny

  • Take care of creature comforts — from housing and grooming to feeding and healthcare, provide the best care for your friend

  • Practice bunny "psychology" — understand bunny body language and sounds, handle behavior issues, and train your bunny to do tricks and use the litter box

  • Enjoy the wonderful world of rabbits — play games with your bunny, join clubs and organizations, show your rabbit, and make traveling with bunny easy

Open the book and find:

  • Informative photos and illustrations

  • Detailed breed descriptions

  • How to think like a rabbit

  • Tips for handling bad bunny behavior

  • The latest on organic cuisine and homegrown feeding options

  • Games to play with your rabbit

  • How to live with an indoor bunny (which is recommended!)

  • Ten signs that require emergency action

  • A bunch of bunny resources — from rescue groups to registries to Web sites

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book
1(1)
Conventions Used in This Book
2(1)
What You're Not to Read
2(1)
Foolish Assumptions
3(1)
How This Book Is Organized
3(2)
Bringing on the Bunny Basics
3(1)
Taking Care of Creature Comforts
4(1)
Rabbit Psychology: Behavior and Training
4(1)
Enjoying Your Fun Bunny
4(1)
The Part of Tens
4(1)
Appendix
5(1)
Icons Used in This Book
5(1)
Where to Go from Here
5(2)
Part I: Bringing on the Bunny Basics
7(62)
Jumping into Rabbit Ownership
9(16)
Admiring from Afar
9(5)
Digesting this information (and that carrot)
10(2)
Taking advantage of skin and bones
12(1)
Taking a whiff
13(1)
Putting those ears to good use
13(1)
Figuring Out Whether a Rabbit is Right for You
14(4)
Asking yourself whether you're rabbit-ready
14(2)
Considering the right reasons to own a rabbit
16(2)
Knowing What You Want in a Furry Friend
18(1)
Providing Shelter
18(1)
Feeding Your Rabbit
19(1)
Grooming Your Rabbit
20(1)
Keeping Up with Chores
20(2)
Monitoring Your Rabbit's Health
22(1)
Training Your Rabbit
22(1)
Thinking Like a Bunny
23(1)
Having a Good Time with Your Pet
23(2)
Choosing the ``Right'' Rabbit
25(16)
Pinpointing the Right Age
26(2)
Deciding Between a Boy or Girl
28(1)
Opting for an Only Rabbit or a Bunny with a Built-in Companion
28(3)
Mixing it Up: Bunny Mutts
31(3)
Rabbit coat types
31(1)
Head shape
32(1)
Size
33(1)
Living the High Life: Bunny Bluebloods
34(7)
Purebred reasoning
34(2)
Different breeds, different looks
36(5)
So Many Breeds, So Little Time
41(14)
American
41(1)
American Fuzzy Lop
42(1)
American Sable
42(1)
Angora
42(1)
Belgian Hare
43(1)
Beveren
43(1)
Britannia Petite
44(1)
Californian
44(1)
Champagne d'Argent
44(1)
Checkered Giant
44(1)
Chinchilla
44(1)
Cinnamon
45(1)
Creme d'Argent
45(1)
Dutch
45(1)
Dwarf Hotot
46(1)
English Spot
46(1)
Flemish Giant
46(1)
Florida White
46(1)
Harlequin
47(1)
Havana
47(1)
Himalayan
47(1)
Hotot
47(1)
Jersey Wooly
48(1)
Lilac
48(1)
Lop
48(2)
Mini Rex
50(1)
Mini Satin
51(1)
Netherland Dwarf
51(1)
New Zealand
51(1)
Palomino
52(1)
Polish
52(1)
Rex
52(1)
Rhinelander
52(1)
Satin
53(1)
Silver
53(1)
Silver Fox
54(1)
Silver Marten
54(1)
Tan
54(1)
Thrianta
54(1)
Hiding in Shelters, Holes, and Shops
55(14)
Donning Your Cape: Rescuing a Rabbit
55(7)
Presenting the problem
56(1)
Seeking the solution
56(4)
Saving a stray
60(2)
Considering Breeders
62(4)
Getting a connection
63(1)
Checking out a breeder
64(1)
Calling the classifieds
65(1)
Taking Precautions at Pet Shops
66(1)
Selecting the Rabbit
67(2)
Watching for signs of an ill rabbit
68(1)
Keeping character in mind
68(1)
Part II: Taking Care of Creature Comforts
69(104)
Shacking Up with an Indoor Rabbit
71(22)
Getting Serious about Safety
71(1)
Taking Health Concerns to Heart
72(1)
Bonding with Bunny
73(1)
Having Fun with Your Bun
74(1)
Making Sure That Everyone's Comfy: Rabbit Essentials
74(5)
Craving His Cage
79(3)
Putting a Pen to Good Use
82(1)
Rabbit-Proofing Your House
83(5)
Identifying trouble spots
84(1)
Chewing
85(2)
Digging
87(1)
When Littering Is Good: The Litter Box
88(3)
Encouraging your bunny to go in her cage
88(1)
Providing 1.5 bathrooms
89(1)
Cleaning up
90(1)
Keeping a Squeaky Clean Home
91(2)
Litter box cleaning
91(1)
Daily cage duty
92(1)
Weekly cage cleaning
92(1)
Stocking Up on Carrots
93(12)
Supplying Your Bunny with Belly Timber
93(1)
Hay Every Day Keeps the Doctor Away
94(2)
Going Green
96(1)
Getting Fruity
97(1)
Making the Most of Pellets
98(3)
Picking pellets
98(1)
Determining the correct amount of pellets
99(2)
Coping with a Chubby Bunny
101(1)
Giving Your Bunny Treats
101(1)
Popping Pills
102(1)
Forbidding Foods
102(3)
Cleaning Behind Those Great Big Ears and More
105(14)
Stocking Your Grooming Toolshed
106(1)
Handling with Care
107(3)
Running Down the Grooming Checklist
110(1)
Bypassing the Bath
111(2)
Breaking Out the Brush
113(2)
Brushing short to medium coats
113(1)
Brushing long coats
114(1)
Clipping It Not Quite in the Bud
115(3)
Cleaning Your Bunny's Ears
118(1)
Making Fitness and Fresh Air Fun for Your Bunny
119(14)
Fitness Matters
119(2)
Keeping Your Rabbit Fit
121(6)
Indoors
121(1)
Outdoors
122(3)
Motivating a lazy bunny
125(1)
Taking care of outdoor chores
126(1)
Rabbit-Proofing Your Yard
127(6)
Keeping Wolfie away
127(1)
Protecting your rabbit
128(1)
Protecting your yard
129(1)
Avoiding poisonous plants
130(1)
Plants for safe snacking
131(2)
Nipping Common Health Problems in the Bud
133(24)
Finding Dr. Doolittle
134(3)
Evaluating a vet
135(2)
Going for an exam
137(1)
Spay It, Don't Spray It
137(1)
Playing Doctor
138(3)
Assembling a first-aid kit
140(1)
Identifying signs of pain
141(1)
Dealing with Bunny Ailments
141(11)
Gastrointestinal problems
142(3)
Urinary tract concerns
145(2)
Abscesses
147(1)
Dental disease
148(1)
Ear infections
149(1)
Heatstroke
149(1)
Head tilt
150(1)
Inflammation of the feet
150(1)
Obesity
151(1)
Paralysis and hind limb weakness
152(1)
Banning Pesky Parasites
152(5)
Intestinal parasites
152(1)
Ear mites
153(1)
Fur mites
153(1)
Fleas
154(1)
Flies
154(1)
Encephalitozoonosis
155(1)
Baylisascaris
156(1)
Coping with Other Health Woes and Aging Issues
157(16)
Treating Infectious Diseases
157(6)
Respiratory infections
158(1)
Ringworm
159(1)
Myxomatosis
160(1)
Tyzzer's disease
161(1)
Venereal disease
161(1)
Viral hemorrhagic disease
161(2)
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
163(1)
Caring for Disabled and Special Needs Rabbits
163(2)
Helping Bunny Live to a Ripe, Old Age
165(1)
Saying Goodbye
166(7)
Letting go: Euthanasia
166(3)
Finding a place of rest
169(1)
Grieving is good for you
170(1)
Bonding with a new bunny
171(2)
Part III: Rabbit Psychology: Behavior and Training
173(36)
Thinking Like a Rabbit
175(12)
Making Sense of Body Language
175(3)
Interpreting Rabbit Sounds
178(1)
Preying for Safety
178(1)
Showing Others Who's Boss
179(1)
Coexisting Peacefully: Ensuring a Happy Homecoming
180(1)
Gaining Your Rabbit's Trust
181(1)
Meeting Fido and Fluffy
182(4)
Dogs
182(2)
Cats
184(2)
Combining Children and Rabbits
186(1)
Putting Boxing Gloves on Your Rabbit: Training
187(8)
Training Your Bunny the Right Way
187(1)
Giving a Command Performance
188(7)
Training with treats
189(1)
Here, Fluffy: Coming when called
189(1)
Making like Van Halen: Jumping
190(1)
Working on the abs: Sitting up
191(1)
Cozying up in his cage: Go in
192(1)
Taking a walk on the wild side
192(3)
Reckoning with a Bad Bunny
195(14)
Just Say ``No!''
195(1)
Taming Terrible Teenagers
196(1)
Coping with Aggressiveness
197(1)
Biting the Hand That Feeds You --- Literally
198(2)
Food aggression
198(1)
Dominance
199(1)
Self-defense
200(1)
Busting Loose: Kicking
200(1)
Boxing Bunnies
201(1)
Chowing Down
202(1)
Digging In
203(1)
Duking It Out
204(1)
Pee Marks the Spot
205(1)
Barbering
206(1)
Shaking in His Bunny Boots: Fearfulness
206(3)
Part IV: Enjoying Your Fun Bunny
209(38)
Playing Around Isn't Just for Dogs
211(8)
Getting Playful with Toys
211(3)
Keeping safety first
212(1)
Going prefab
213(1)
Made from scratch
213(1)
Tag! You're It! Playing Games
214(2)
Amusing Themselves
216(3)
Making like The Pointer Sisters: Jumping
217(1)
Tiny chariots of fire
217(1)
Various and sundry other hijinks
218(1)
Getting Hoppy with Your House Rabbit
219(14)
Clubbing It
219(2)
Regional rabbit clubs
219(1)
Signing up with the House Rabbit Society
220(1)
Kid-friendly groups
220(1)
Rescuing Rabbits
221(1)
Being proactive
221(1)
Halfway there: Fostering
222(1)
Rabbit Hopping
222(3)
Getting up to speed (and height)
223(1)
Taking the plunge
224(1)
Putting on the sweatsuit: Training
224(1)
Showing Rabbits
225(8)
Considering pros and cons
226(1)
Attending your first show
226(4)
Taking the 4-H route
230(1)
No relation to the Swedish band: ARBA
231(2)
Hitting the Road with Your Rabbit
233(14)
Keeping Him at Home
233(4)
Preparing your pet sitter
234(1)
Going the professional pet-sitter route
235(1)
Boarding your bunny
236(1)
Traveling with Your Rabbit
237(8)
Travel dos
237(2)
Travel don'ts
239(1)
Packing a mean bag
239(1)
Carrier comfy
240(1)
Bunny you can drive my car
241(2)
Flying the unfriendly (for bunnies) skies
243(2)
Being a law-abiding bunny
245(1)
Staying at a Five-Carrot Hotel
245(2)
Booking a reservation
245(1)
Being a good guest
246(1)
Part V: The Part of Tens
247(20)
Ten Signs That Require Emergency Action
249(8)
Blood in Urine
250(1)
Diarrhea
250(1)
Excessive Salivation
251(1)
Poisoning
251(1)
Heatstroke
252(1)
Labored Breathing
252(1)
No Stool
252(1)
Pain
253(1)
Injury
254(1)
Bleeding
254(1)
Broken bone
254(1)
Burns
255(1)
Paralysis
255(1)
Head Tilt and Seizures
255(1)
Sudden Weakness
256(1)
Ten Great Rabbit Web Sites
257(4)
www.arba.net
257(1)
www.binkybunny.com
258(1)
www.bio.miami.edu/hare/etherbun.html
258(1)
www.leithpetwerks.com
258(1)
www.myhouserabbit.com
259(1)
www.oxbowanimalhealth.com
259(1)
www.rabbit.org
259(1)
www.rabbitnetwork.org
260(1)
www.rainbowsbridge.com
260(1)
www.veterinarypartner.com
260(1)
Ten Ways to Make Your Bunny's Day
261(6)
Get Fresh
261(1)
Take a Peek
262(1)
Get Fit
262(1)
Breathe Some Fresh Air
262(1)
Check on Health
263(1)
Make Time for Playtime
263(1)
Listen to Your Rabbit
263(1)
Schedule Spa Time
264(1)
Clean Up
264(1)
Spend Quality Time
265(2)
Appendix: Rabbit Resources
267(8)
Educational Organizations
267(1)
Veterinary Organizations
267(1)
Activity Clubs
268(1)
Rabbit Rescue Groups
268(1)
Rabbit Publications
268(1)
Rabbit Specialty Supply Outlets
269(1)
Pet Loss Hotlines
269(1)
Travel Guides
270(1)
Pet-Sitting Associations
270(1)
Pet-Shipping Options
271(1)
Rabbit Registries
271(1)
National Specialty Breed Clubs
271(4)
Index 275
Connie Isbell is a former editor and writer at Audubon magazine, as well as the editor of numerous pet books. Audrey Pavia is the author of many books on pets and animals, including the bestselling Horses For Dummies and The Rabbit: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet. She has been a frequent contributor to numerous pet publications, editor-in-chief of Horse Illustrated, and senior editor of The AKC Gazette.