Our old cat (16) just maimed a baby bunny.

[panader0]

Belle, the cat, rarely goes outside, but this morning was begging to go out. Jeannie let her out and a few minutes later I went out to water the garden and found the bunny, unable to run, the fur stripped off it's back. I picked it up and decided to try to fix it.
I carefully cleaned the wounds with hydrogen peroxide and water while it stared at me. Now it's in a box with a blanket, some arugula and some water. It is alert and drinking but dragging it's rear legs. What to do? Jeannie thought I should put it out of it's misery, but I have had good luck healing animals before, from snakebites to gunshot wounds some I'm gonna give it a try.

[In_The_Wind]

1. It sounds like the bunny's spinal cord may have been damaged.

[Lil Missy]

2. My dog catches one occasionally. When he's done all I can find are pieces of fur.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. It's been degloved and has a serious spinal injury.

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I am sorry to say that it will not recover and needs to be put down. My sister is a wildlife rehaber and runs a wild rabbit rescue, and I have seen this injury come through her doors a hundred times. Sorry about this. Thank you for at least trying.

[B Calm]

4. If you have trouble killing it, give it back to Belle.

[shenmue]

5. :(

Oh dear

[panader0]

6. Update: Little bunny didn't make it.

I drove up to Tucson today to visit a buddy in the hospital.
When I got home little bunny was dead. So sorry little bunny....

[narnian60]

7. Thank you for trying to help.

[Dont call me Shirley]

8. Baby bunny...

My stepmoms cat caught lots of baby bunnies. I would try to heal them but they always died. So double

[nolabear]

9. It was an impossible task. Baby bunnies are very fragile.

I suppose that's one reason they breed so fast. Poor little things.