its the only one left alive as the mother rejected them iv been looking after it for 2 days its very active and has dark patches which i think is fur coming (not sure tho)iv been putting it on the mothers teats but i really don’t want to loose it does anyone have any tips like if you ve done it b4 what did you do thank you x
Keep it warm and keep feeding it. They need to feed every two hours at this age. The mother's milk is best if you can persuade her to allow it to feed, but otherwise get a kitten feeder from your vet and suitable formula. Gently massage it's rear end after feeding, use a damp piece of cotton wool. Babies this young do not expel the waste on their own, they need to be stimulated.
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March 28th, 2009 at 5:57 am
they nurse at night so you’ll never know she’s feeding them
if the babies grow very quicky, like gain weight really fast, then you know that she’s probably feeding them
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March 28th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Keep it warm and keep feeding it. They need to feed every two hours at this age. The mother's milk is best if you can persuade her to allow it to feed, but otherwise get a kitten feeder from your vet and suitable formula. Gently massage it's rear end after feeding, use a damp piece of cotton wool. Babies this young do not expel the waste on their own, they need to be stimulated.
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March 28th, 2009 at 7:18 am
well if you have been touching them then the mother would have regected them because they will have your sent on them.
so you should rub the baby in sawdust from your rabbits bed and put the baby next to her see what she dose and if she ignores it then you can hand reer it.
feed it with a drip thing.
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