Breeding is a year round activity in NZ. A female rabbit can produce 25-40 young per year and young become sexually mature at 3-4 months. Rabbits eat grasses, clover, buds and seeds of many annuals.
The best way to control and reduce swelling is to ice and elevate your ankle. Applying ice will cause blood vessels to constrict so there is not as much fluid leaking out of the injured structures, which causes swelling. Ice can be applied for 20 minutes at a time while you are elevating the ankle.
1 Water: Drink lots of water to help reduce the swelling in your foot or ankle. 2  Salt: You actually want to avoid salt when you have a swollen foot or ankle. 3  Keep to a low-salt diet while you recovery as salt can increase fluid retention, which worsens swelling.