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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A My seven newborn rabbits are dying

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    • Strummer
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        Hello there!



        First of all, I apologize for my bad English; I decided to join this forum because internet resources on my own language are so poor, but I really need to find information about my rabbits and what’s happening to them. So, if someone does not understand something, just ask it and I’ll try to explain it with other words!



        I adopted a group of seven newborn rabbits a week and a half ago. I took them to vet, and there they told me that they should have just 3 or 4 weeks. They’ve got no mom, so I must fed them with newborn cat milk (that’s the most similar to rabbit’s milk, said my vet).



        The second night, one of them passed away. He can’t move neither of his legs (double splayed-leg), just as mi vet said, he was going to die soon. He also told me that two of them were too skinny and little, so it was going to be so hard to them to survive… 



        The last week was great; they were nice, with no problem, but two days ago one died, and yesterday too, so I lost three of them on just a week. I really don’t know what can be happening; they eat their milk three times per day, just like always, but both who died tonight were really skinny… they played, run on their box and do the same things that the others, but two days ago, when the second rabbit died, they started to be apathic, with no moving inside the box, cold bodies and very sad and almost closed eyes. 



        That was very abrupt, they passed from being happy and active to be apathic and cold, and then died. Twice… and I’ve got that symptons on three of the four rabbits left, I’m so scared and don’t know what to do to save them. Does anyone have any idea of what could be happening to them?



        PD: During the last week, one of them took diarrhea. He wasn’t one of the skinnys; he was big, but suddenly started being apathic and so “fat”, like if he was filled of gases or something. I clean its anus with a cotton pad, and a solid poo got out, but then he did liquid poo, so I thought it wasn’t a diarrhea, just a poo plug… gave him “lactofilus“, a medicine to regulate their intestinal transit, and he got well. After that, after the two smaller died, he started being fat again, just like a few days ago… Could this have any relation with the apathy and dead of the others two? A virus maybe? 



        Please, I know it could be rough to read and understand me, but I really need help and I can’t go to vet today because it’s sunday. Thanks for reading this!


      • Bam
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          It is reputedly difficult to rear baby rabbits. I have no personal experience. perhaps you should feed them more often, smaller portions, like every hour/every second hour. Give them light -superlight tummy-massages with the tip of a finger, clockvise. The Q-tip around the anus is great , helps them poop. Keep them warm.

          You can PM Cottontail and/or Roberta (members), they’ve brought up baby rabbits. They may be sleeping now, but if you PM them they’ll see your message as soon as they log in.

          I think you seem to be doing a great job and you’ve been to a vet, so don’t blame yourself if you don’t succeed in this, it IS difficult.

          I wish you the best of luck and many many vibes.


        • MissGabbster
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            I don’t have any experience with this but I did find some good links. I highly recommend that you read them!

            Caring for Orphans: http://www.rabbit.org/care/orphan.html
            Says to feed them no more than twice a day. Use kitten milk replace and add some probiotics. Has amounts listed.

            The Mystery of Rabbit Poop: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html (scroll down to Runny Stool: When Things go Wrong)
            This one also links to a PDF that you can take to your vet for the treatment of diarrhea in young rabbits.

            Care and Feeding of Orphaned Domestic Rabbits: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html
            This one has a good recipe that would be good to fatten up the babies. Don’t know if I’d add the heavy cream though since the HRS link said not to give any cow’s milk.

            Pming Roberta and Cottontail is also a really good idea!


          • Roberta
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              If they are 3-4 weeks old they would be starting to eat solids as well as milk. They still rely on milk but their bodies would be adjusting and starting to process pellets and hay. Are you giving them any solid foods ?

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