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Hi everyone, I'm Lindsay, a veterinary nurse in herts. I hope you don't mind me crashing your forum but I urgently need some experienced advice re a patient. I've got a very young baby wild rabbit, brought in yesterday afternoon after the people who found it couldn't get it to drink any human baby milk! I'm not sure how old it is as info on the internet is sketchy but i'd say 2-5 days. It's naked, eyes closed, 3-4 inches long and weighs 40 grams. It has got teeth and whiskers but I think they're born with them? It hasn't been feeding much at all since i've had it but the last 3 meals it's taken about 0.5-1.5mls each time. It seems better since I switched from Cimicat to goats milk. All the websites I've looked at say don't overfeed but give daily ammounts at anything from 2-15mls! I'm giving it all it will take. It's also having a little avipro. Its had really crackly breathing since i've had it, so its had a tiny smidgen of Marbocyl SA injection. I'm finding it hard to figure out how hydrated it is as I don't know how its supposed to look! It's very wrinkly and skin tents for about 2 seconds. As for toileting, I can't make it do anything but it poos on its own. Does this mean it's weeing on its own too? Its poos started off really tiny and very hard but have got a little bit bigger and are now green! Is this a bad sign?! I'm getting really conflicting advice so need advice from some people who've done a lot of rabbit hand rearing. Is aspiration pneumonia always fatal or does it have a chance? I don't want to put it through all this if its pointless. Any hints/suggestions/tips really appreciated. Hedgehogs are much bloody easier! Thanks.
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