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help with new kits

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matty

Young Bun
someone rang today because their rabbits have had kits there about 2 weeks old but their doe died today leaving kits with no mum :( whats the best thing to do now shes gone
step by step or idiots guide please:)

thanks
 
DO they know anyone with similarly aged kits they could be fostered too? That's the best option. Otherwise they'll need handrearing with kitten milk powder or goats milk.
 
i was in this situation last year, i used diluted goats milk withan added probiotic (Bio-Lapis)

feeding should be about every 3/4 hours moreoftenif the babies are thin and need extra.

imsure someone more experienced will advice much better

good luck hun

x
 
please guys this person has these kits and i dont know how much she should be giving them please help
 
Use a 1ml syringe, four feeds a day and feed them as much as they want per feed. They'll start refusing when they are full. At 2 weeks they'll probably be drinking 4-5ml per feed, this will increase over the next week. It usually takes a couple of days to get used to the syringe feeding so you may not get as much in them initially and you can add an extra feed in to help.

Feed carefully, very slowly to avoid them inhaling milk. You can add a pinch of probiotic powder to the milk.

They should be toileting on their own about now but rub them gently with a bit of damp cotton wool to stimulate them just incase. When they start weeing on you whilst they are feeding you no longer have to do this.

They'll naturally start munching hay so make sure this is available. They should start in the next week.
 
Maybe if she has no idea what to do or how to do it, she could contact a vet or rescue directly?
 
Vets and rescues often hand rear orphan or rejected babies, so it's the best place for them.

What area are you in? Somebody may know of somewhere suitable in your locality
 
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