ScarlettxLane
New Kit
Hello Girls and Boys,
Im looking for some advice, My Doe had 6 Kits on Friday 5th feb 2011.
3 days later i noticed that the doe wasnt feeding two of the litter and one was left out was very cold and barely moving i took it out and decided to hand fed it as she wasnt feeding her and otherwise she would die, i fed her and she lasted for 9 hours before she passed away! that night the second one was left out and sadly died too!
However now i have noticed she is doing the same thing to another two in the litter not feeding them! I phoned the local vet and she told me to hold my doe down and attach the kits to her! But i did they moved from teet to teet, but no milk!! the teets seemed very red and not swollen like i would of expected!
I decided it was time to weigh them this evening to keep a diary of weights and when she was in the nesting box, But the weights are as follows
Rabbit one and two weighed 50 Grams
Rabbit 3 and 4 weighed 65 Grams
is this normal weight's for Kits of around 5 days old?
Do you have any advice on how to get my doe to fed her kits?
Any Help would be Greatly Appreciated
Thank You x
Im looking for some advice, My Doe had 6 Kits on Friday 5th feb 2011.
3 days later i noticed that the doe wasnt feeding two of the litter and one was left out was very cold and barely moving i took it out and decided to hand fed it as she wasnt feeding her and otherwise she would die, i fed her and she lasted for 9 hours before she passed away! that night the second one was left out and sadly died too!
However now i have noticed she is doing the same thing to another two in the litter not feeding them! I phoned the local vet and she told me to hold my doe down and attach the kits to her! But i did they moved from teet to teet, but no milk!! the teets seemed very red and not swollen like i would of expected!
I decided it was time to weigh them this evening to keep a diary of weights and when she was in the nesting box, But the weights are as follows
Rabbit one and two weighed 50 Grams
Rabbit 3 and 4 weighed 65 Grams
is this normal weight's for Kits of around 5 days old?
Do you have any advice on how to get my doe to fed her kits?
Any Help would be Greatly Appreciated
Thank You x