Hi,
I'm new here but really need some helpful advice.
I have had 3 rabbits, two of which were brothers and then we purchased a doe a few months later.
They were all healthy, bouncy bunnies and had them from very young age.
2 yrs on and just before xmas we lost one of the males, went out to feed them to find him laid out stiff and dead.
Both other rabbits were fine, kept an eye on them both and both seemed healthy.
Few weeks ago we noticed the female seemed to be pregnant, felt little lumps inside her and was over the moon.
She has not been eating for few days, only little bits and sitting in litter tray, this morning we woke to find her sitting in her own faeces (diaorrhea), we put her outside in the sun for some fresh air while cleaning her cage.
While she was outside I noticed she laid stretched out and didn't seem to be breathing. I quickly went out and picked her limp body up, brought her back to her cage where she lay gasping and noticed blood around vagina area, I can still feel the babies inside her but her weight has dropped drastically.
covered her with towel and left her to it (in hope she was in labour not dying). kept an eye on her and she died about 10 mins later.
Can anyone please tell me why they die? what am I doing wrong? I'm worried now for the final rabbit :/
I'm new here but really need some helpful advice.
I have had 3 rabbits, two of which were brothers and then we purchased a doe a few months later.
They were all healthy, bouncy bunnies and had them from very young age.
2 yrs on and just before xmas we lost one of the males, went out to feed them to find him laid out stiff and dead.
Both other rabbits were fine, kept an eye on them both and both seemed healthy.
Few weeks ago we noticed the female seemed to be pregnant, felt little lumps inside her and was over the moon.
She has not been eating for few days, only little bits and sitting in litter tray, this morning we woke to find her sitting in her own faeces (diaorrhea), we put her outside in the sun for some fresh air while cleaning her cage.
While she was outside I noticed she laid stretched out and didn't seem to be breathing. I quickly went out and picked her limp body up, brought her back to her cage where she lay gasping and noticed blood around vagina area, I can still feel the babies inside her but her weight has dropped drastically.
covered her with towel and left her to it (in hope she was in labour not dying). kept an eye on her and she died about 10 mins later.
Can anyone please tell me why they die? what am I doing wrong? I'm worried now for the final rabbit :/
