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Expert Profile: Lee Meyer (Mr.)

Expertise: I have 4+ years of experience with House Rabbits, rescue groups, and working with shelter rabbits. I do educational talks about house rabbits. I advise potential adopters, supervise bunny 'dates', fundraising/educational rabbit events, and help rabbit owners with their rabbits. I will answer questions about: general behaviors, body language, housing, toys, bunny-proofing, diet, spaying/neutering issues, nail clips, preventative measures, diet, and health questions.

To clarify, I will not discuss: anything that deals with rabbits for fur, food, factory-style breeding, deliberate or casual breeding by pet owners, or experimentation. I will not discuss how to poison wild rabbits you consider pests. My focus is solely on rabbits as loved pets. It is the reason I am a House Rabbit Society member as opposed to an ARBA member. If you do not view your rabbit the same way you would a pet dog or cat, please ask another expert your question.

I am not a veterinarian and cannot conclusively diagnose your rabbit. I do a lot of reading and have been exposed to many different situations across our six healthy rabbits, the shelter rabbits I work with, and my mother's rabbits.

IF YOU THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM, DON'T WAIT FOR A REPLY, GET TO A VET IMMEDIATELY!!! Sometimes what appears to be a small problem is life-threatening.

My advice with respect to medical issues doesn't take the place of a good rabbit vet. The House Rabbit Society has references on their site for vets they have researched. There are US and international links here for vets all over the world with rabbit experience: www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

I recommend the following resources to all rabbit owners:

House Rabbit Society - online rabbit info (www.rabbit.org)
Book: Rabbit Health in the 21st Century 2nd Ed. by Kathy Smith
Book: House Rabbit Handbook 4th Ed. by Marinell Harriman

Experience in the area
House Rabbit Member since 2004 Discover Your House Rabbit organizer - 2006 Rabbit Adopter since 2004 HAWS Board of Education member (rabbits) since 2005 HAWS Rabbit Volunteer since 2004

Organizations
National House Rabbit Society, Wisconsin House Rabbit Society, Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS), Education Board Member for Rabbits, Friends of HAWS

Education/Credentials
BSEE, MSEE (Electrical/Computer Engineering), Marquette University

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What do you like about this subject? Rabbits to me are the best pet to have, compared to the other big 2. But they are different and you have to learn how to read them and watch for illness, they don't broadcast it.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I am learning new things everyday about rabbits. If you have one as a pet, you can't afford not to know as much about them as you can to enjoy them to the fullest, and to take care of them the best you can.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Rabbits can cluck! It sounds like a hiccup, but it isn't - it's the sound an extremely happy, content rabbit makes! Also, be very careful what you rabbit eats. They do not vomit, so you have to avoid bad things/poisons from entering in the first place (many common houseplants are poisonous to rabbits). Peace lilies, Aloe Vera and Poinsettias are all dangerous to domestic rabbits.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Many folks with little/no rabbit experience regard them as just a 'pocket pet' much lower than cats & dogs. They have no idea rabbits have individual personalities, are trainable, express likes & dislikes, and are very interactive as an indoor house pet. Much of the blame for overpopulation & euthanization of rabbits abandoned at shelters rests on irresponsible breeders.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 13760
Knowledge	9.92 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.90 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.95 Best of the best
Politeness	9.96 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		2
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		2
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		1635

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/07/08
10	10	10	10	09/06/08
10	10	10	10	09/06/08
10	10	10	10	09/04/08
10	10	10	10	09/03/08

User Comments

thankyou
(sam on 09/07/08)

Thank you SO MUCH! Your response was very quick and helpful. I think that it is wonderful that you take the time to answer questions. My husband and
(Erin on 09/06/08)

thankyou sooo much you rock
(sam on 09/06/08)

VERY prompt response; clear, precise information. Thanks!
(Bethany on 09/04/08)

THANK YOU!!!!! This info was what I needed!
(Rhonda on 09/03/08)

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Recent Answers from Lee Meyer (Mr.)

2008-09-07 rabbit Q's: Hi, you give hardly any information, it can be a lot of things. My suggestion to you is to give him water (via a plastic dropper, very carefully and slowly) and get him to a good rabbit vet or emergency...

2008-09-06 Rabbit acting funny: Hi, (recently moved). Stress from the move. Combined with fall nesting instinct. A lot of our guys right now are digging a lot and building little nests in their diggy towels. Hair loss is often...

2008-09-06 my two girl rabbits: Hi, you need to put them in separate cages right now to prevent serious fighting injuries or death. Please do so right away. I strongly recommend not breeding them, and I always advise against novices...

2008-09-05 grapes: Hi Lisa, as far as I am aware, I have not heard that grapes cause such a problem with rabbits. I do know that they are something you probably don't want to give a lot of, or too often, as they are...

2008-09-04 Dirty bottom: Hi, you can trim it off using a smaller pair of scissors. Find a pair that aren't so pointy. Second, use your fingers and hand in between her skin as a guard (like barbers and stylists do). What...