Saturday, January 16, 2010

Mother rabbit isnt feeding young. What do i do?

I have a litter of kits that are 2 weeks old. It appears to me that the mother is not feeding them. Whenever they wander over by her to eat she runs away from them. They chase her around and they attack her as though they havent eaten in days. Their little tummies are also pretty sunken in. They have a med ammount of energy. Im just not sure if i should intervene but i want them to survive. Please help.Mother rabbit isnt feeding young. What do i do?
Call a vet and ask them what to do, they are professionals and know what to do, sometimes they will tell you to feed them with bottles that have tiny nipples and milk for animals such as kits. I hope they are okay and I hope I helped.Mother rabbit isnt feeding young. What do i do?
If the mother is not feeding then then you need yo bottle feed them and keep them warm. use new born kitten or puppy milk you can get at any pet store.








Newborn to One Week: 2 - 2+1/2 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings per day).





1-2 weeks: 5-7 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings per day). (depending on bunny..may be much LESS if smaller rabbit!) Newborn babies (if eyes closed) all need to be stimulated to urinate and defecate prior to or following feeding until their eyes open.





2-3 weeks: 7-13 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings). Domestic eyes open at about 10 days of age. Start introducing them to oat hay, pellets and water





3-6 weeks: 13-15 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings--again, may be LESS depending on size of rabbit! Domestics are weaned about 6 weeks.








hope this helps!goog luck!
that happend to me once where the mom wouldnt feed the young so here is what i did and the bunny is now like 1.5 years old now altho its not mine no more but i gave it to a friend take a sirenge you no that thing the doctor gives you with liquid medicine and fill it with 2% or homo milk and just stickit in the baby bunnies mouth the babies should just suck on it themselves and when the milk is finished then refil it and give it to them again untill you feel they are full or untill they wont drink anymore plus dont feed them grass and stuff its a good thing your a good mum to those babies also check to make sure shes not pregenant again and if she doesnt start feeding them again after a while then take the babies out all at one to reduce the stress on the young ones
feed them your self damit

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