The Grass Doctor

Would Moss Killer on the lawn contribute to us having to put our pet rabbit to sleep?

Sadly, yesterday, we had to put our pet rabbit to sleep. Last night it occurred to us that my husband had put moss killer on the lawn. We wondered if the contributed to our pet having to be put to sleep? We thought it was safe as it had rained considerably before he was allowed on to the lawn.

Public Comments

1. if he was eating the moss or grass i dare say it didn't really do him any good. its poison which is never entirely safe, the poor little begger.
2. It was in the Mail I read last week there is a disease affecting pet rabbits similar to myxomatosis
3. unfortunately that is probably what caused your rabbit to need to be put to sleep. i am sorry for your loss.
4. read the lable on the moss killer - some might say wait 1 week before pets are allowed on the lawn.. even then they are considering cats and dogs who do not eat grass like a bunny would - you can call the company and ask them - there will be a phone number on the container. it might have because if the chemical went into the soil the grass might have sucked it up in its roots. I have learned to worry LESS about a "perfect" lawn, and now worry more about what the chemicals we use on our grass do to us and the environment. a little moss never hurt anyone.. chemicals have. sorry about your bunny.
5. Fury could well be right. I would suggest that you check out the label on the mosskiller and look up the ingredients and their possible effects, and compare them with your rabbit's symptoms. A sad thing to have to say.
6. It depends on what his symptoms were. Did he act like he had been poisoned or did he die from some other reason? The only way to know for sure would be for the vet to do a complete necropsy on him.
7. Probably. The iron sulphate present in the moss would have given him an iron overdose. You didn't say what symptoms it had. The liver is one of the organs most affected by iron toxicity, but other organs such as the heart, kidneys, lungs, and the hematologic systems also may be impaired, leading to major organ failure.
8. Lawn Moss Killer contains Copper Sulphate which is harm full to live stock.so if your rabbit has eaten any moss or grass from the lawn then that is possible that it has caused it's death.<<>>
9. Yes, if the Killer was till on the grass. It might kill weeds but it can kill bunnies too.