Disabled wild bunny in my yard

[tiva]

I don't want to sound heartless, but putting the rabbit out of its misery quickly is probably the kindest thing you can do.

[pumpkinpony]

I agree with Bleecker and doubt it's rabies. I used to raise rabbits, and wry neck/ear problems do happen. I'd catch it and take it to a vet, if only to get it euthanized.

You might check too with a vet. In Denver the vet clinics are required to take in wildlife at no cost to you. I took in a couple of rabbits one year, one with a broken leg - can't say the clinic was real thrilled and warned me they would euthanize vs treatment due to the cost, but better than seeing the animal suffer.

[OakLeaf]

Most states require you to have a wildlife rehabilitator license before you could even take the thing to a vet. The vet, I'm sure, would be required to comply with whatever laws apply - including possibly turning you in. One of those situations where they might not want to, but it's their license to practice veterinary medicine at stake.

Call animal control. It's shaky enough trying to diagnose each other's ailments over the Internet. Trying to do it with an animal that can't speak for itself and of which you've had limited observation ...

[WolfGirl]

Yep, I called them yesterday...they won't do anything until it's either severely non-functioning or disruptive, neither of which it is. I haven't seen it since my original post yesterday. I'm keeping an eye out, and am prepared to throw a laundry basket over it if need be (meaning, I won't be trying to pick it up) so that animal control can come get it.