My bunny just had babies a couple of days ago and she has neglected them completely. So far all of them have died except one and i need advice on how to keep it warm and feed it. When we found the baby, it had its mother's hair wrapped tightly around its front paw cutting off the circulation. We removed the hair but the paw is still swollen and very red. Can the baby bunny still keep its front paw? The little thing is only 2 or 3 days old. Any advice or help would be nice. Thanks.
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Is your doe a first time mom? Most of the time a new mother rabbit will have a lot of deaths in the litter because she doesn't know how to properly care for them. Call a vet. Also did the doe pluck a lot of fur? If she did her fur is the best thing to keep the kit warm. Do you have a nest box for them? Here is a website that I have found that might help you.
http://www.welshrabbitry.com/birth.html#... This website has some excellent information on how to care for the doe and the kits. The majority of websites that I have read states that it is not a good idea to try to hand feed baby rabbits because the majority of them do not survive. Another option would be to hold the doe and have someone help the kit to nurse her. The article that I have stated above goes into great detail with these methods. Best of Luck to you and your rabbits I hope this helps you.
Poor thing! I suggest bringing it to a vet. This baby sounds very vulnerable. I've had a friend try to take care of a few baby bunnies by himself and they all died. Also, call a wildlife preserve, if there's one near you. Your bunny is a pet, and they may refuse to see it, but may have some ideas.
Try wrapping the baby in a warm blanket to keep it warm. it sounds like someone has handled the babies and mom has rejected them.
Give it some solution of glucose and luke warm water with a little rescue remedy in [by syringe ] in small doses , directing the liquid down the cheek sid of the baby. be careful not to give them too much at a time This should help to deal with the shock. If you can find a rabbit breeder in your area who can look after it more professionally and see if they can save it. Good luck with your bunny
You can wrap it to keep it warm enough, but it must eat a lot when it's little like that. You can get a powder milk mix and a really small bottle to feed kittens with, this will work with the bunny for feeding! If it don't eat it don't live!
The bunny needs its mom until it is atleast 8 weeks old. Hopefully the mom will realize that the baby is infact her offspring and she will care for it. Without its mother's milk, the bunny is hopeless. I hate to say it and it's very unfortunate but that is how it is. Do not handle the baby. The mom will only reject it more.
Well i would try to not take it to the vets for a couple of days and if it gets worse then i would take it. Try and keep it warm
by giving it the fur that the mum should have produced and if it wont drink then get a water bottle and open its mouth. Maybe the mum rejected them because you touched them when they were too young the, mum can get very protective sometimes even eat the babies.
I am a rabbit breeder so here is what you can do:
take them inside and keep them in a cardboard box.
don't handle them more than neccisary even to clean the box.
feed them through an eye dropper regular cow or goats milk.
if you need more info you can ask me @"this isnt exactly a question but i can answer you rabbit ones!
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