Will a rabbit survive a plane ride?

I have a dwarf holland lop (3.5lbs) and am planning to move from D.C. to Miami for the summer. Delta says that you can take pet rabbits as carry on but my question is will he survive the flight?





He doesn't normally scare easily but will the change in air pressure affect him a lot?





For people who have successfully taken a rabbit on a plane, how did the rabbit do? Did you fix a diaper or something for the urine or did you just let it get absorbed by the carrying case?Will a rabbit survive a plane ride?
I'm pretty sure. I would consult a veternarian first though to make sure.Will a rabbit survive a plane ride?
People who show rabbits take them with them all the time to large rabbit shows, such as the National ARBA Convention. Your rabbit should fare well, but it will stress the rabbit out some. I recommend cutting your rabbit's food ration in half about 1 day before it travels on the plane. This will keep your rabbit a little on the hungry side and will help it to eat better after the trip. Keep the food cut in half for the first day after the trip then return the rabbit to full feed after that.





If you leave the rabbit on full feed just before or during a trip it will tend to go off its feed and may quit eating for a while.





I wouldn't mess with your rabbit much for the first day or so after the trip. It will be a little stressed.





I once bought a couple Florida White rabbits at a show in Ohio that were flown in from California. The first day of the show the rabbits were sold in an auction and shown. The rabbits I bought did horrible in the Saturday show (about the middle to bottom of the class). On the show the next day (Sunday) the one rabbit almost won the entire show (there were 5,000 rabbits at the show). She had calmed down from all the stress and would pose a lot better. Between the flight and the handling for the auction she was really stressed on Saturday.
If a cat can survive, a bunny can survive. If the air pressure affected him a lot, Delta wouldn't let you put him on the plane. For the diaper thing, maybe you could just put an absorbent pad down on the bottom, one designed for such a purpose.
Use a puppy pad in the bottom of the cage (or several). Wal-Mart and pet stores have them for very reasonable prices (under $20).





Also, please do NOT rely on their stated policy on their webpage or printed material. Such items are often poorly updated and their policy may have changed. I know someone who found that out the hard way. CALL and ask at their office or front desk (if you have not done so already). You don't want any nasty surprises at the last minute. In fact, you might even get someone to initial and date a copy of it and you have that on hand in case some gate attendant questions you. Not all attendants read the latest corporate memos.
It is definatly not true that if a cat can survive it a bunny can. Rabbits are very stressful animals as I'm sure you know. Even if he doesn't normally scare easily, the stressfulness of a plane ride can affect them greatly. Its not so much the air pressure as it is the stress. If you take him as a carry on just try to comfort him best you can I guess. I agrre, put an absorbant pad on the bottom of the carrying case, a diaper wouldnt go over too well i odnt think.lol
The bunny should surrvive sense delta said you could take it. uum lets see i shouldnt think the change in air pressure would effect him it might. you could fix a diapper or just use absorbably pads you woould want something on the bottom of the cage because if not and the bunny urines you want it to be absorbed not all over da bunny





gl. have fun!!!