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		<title>Video of British Rabbit in Wheelchair</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November, I posted about Ethel, the disabled lop-eared rabbit in England who was fitted for a wheelchair.  Here is a video showing Ethel, and owner Zoe.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in November, I posted about <a href="http://myhouserabbit.com/blog/2008/11/20/british-rabbit-gets-wheelchair/">Ethel, the disabled lop-eared rabbit in England who was fitted for a wheelchair</a>.  Here is a video showing Ethel, and owner Zoe.</p>
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		<title>British Rabbit Gets Wheelchair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethel, a lop-eared rabbit from the UK, lost the use of her hind legs after falling ill. Zoe Holbourne, her owner, decided to give her rabbit another chance at mobility and ordered a custom wheelchair from Dogs to Go, a Texas company that makes carts for disabled pets. It was the first wheelchair the company [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float: right; margin: 3px 0 5px 10px;" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01117/rabbit-220_1117076f.jpg" alt="Bunny in wheelchair" width="220" height="293" />Ethel, a lop-eared rabbit from the UK, lost the use of her hind legs after falling ill. <span class="caption">Zoe Holbourne, her owner, decided to give her rabbit another chance at mobility and ordered a custom wheelchair from <a href="http://www.dogstogo.net" target="_blank">Dogs to Go</a>, a Texas company that makes carts for disabled pets. It was the first wheelchair the company had shipped to the UK.</span></p>
<p>According to Holbourne, &#8220;At first she struggled to keep her balance and kept tipping over, but    she soon got to grips with it, especially on flat surfaces. Now she loves it. The wheelchair is very effective and it stops moving    as soon as she wants it to. It doesn&#8217;t roll along when she is standing    still.&#8221;</p>
<p>I have seen disabled bunnies using carts before, but I&#8217;m not sure how common it is.  From what I&#8217;ve seen, some people have been able to build their own bunny wheelchairs, and there are several companies that can custom build them as well, including:</p>
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<li><a href="http://http://www.dogstogo.net" target="_blank"><span class="caption">Dogs to Go</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.k9carts.com" target="_blank"><span class="caption">K-9 Carts</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.eddieswheels.com" target="_blank"><span class="caption">Eddie&#8217;s Wheels</span></a></li>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a video of Blueberry, a disabled rabbit at the Toronto Humane Society, using a cart.</p>
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<p>For more info: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3483678/NEEDSPICDisabled-rabbit-gets-wheelchair.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3483678/NEEDSPICDisabled-rabbit-gets-wheelchair.html</a></p>
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