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new baby....hopefully now NOT going to die

B

bunnymadhouse

Wise Old Thumper
we have a baby wild bun who is about 7 - days old .

he wont feed with a bottle or syringe :cry:

we have a female bunny in with milk .

we are putting her 3 babies to her to feed (they are not living with her)

we think the only chance this baby has is to do the same with him .

our worry is that the baby may be carrying something such as myxi and may pass it on to the mum . :? but if we dont do this we are going to have to watch the poor new baby die :cry: :cry:

it must be a very small risk :? is it worth it . should we just do it ??

Angie
 
Oh heck! Thats a tough one!

I'm guessing the mum bunny isn't vaccinated?

I was reading something earlier about a vet who has come up with a concoction to hand rear a baby bun on, it's obviously not been researched so I don't know how successful it is but this vet seems to swear by it. Do you want to see the link?

Sorry if I've been no help...

Nicola
 
Re: new baby going to die

bunnymadhouse said:
we have a baby wild bun who is about 7 - days old .

he wont feed with a bottle or syringe :cry:

we have a female bunny in with milk .

we are putting her 3 babies to her to feed (they are not living with her)

we think the only chance this baby has is to do the same with him .

our worry is that the baby may be carrying something such as myxi and may pass it on to the mum . :? but if we dont do this we are going to have to watch the poor new baby die :cry: :cry:

it must be a very small risk :? is it worth it . should we just do it ??

Angie
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I would risk it, just a personal opinion

Janex
 
Oh heck! Thats a tough one!

I'm guessing the mum bunny isn't vaccinated?

I was reading something earlier about a vet who has come up with a concoction to hand rear a baby bun on, it's obviously not been researched so I don't know how successful it is but this vet seems to swear by it. Do you want to see the link?
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can send it if you can ....wont do any good for this one though as we ve got milk but he wont take it . :cry:
 
Re: new baby going to die

Jack's-Jane said:
bunnymadhouse said:
we have a baby wild bun who is about 7 - days old .

he wont feed with a bottle or syringe :cry:

we have a female bunny in with milk .

we are putting her 3 babies to her to feed (they are not living with her)

we think the only chance this baby has is to do the same with him .

our worry is that the baby may be carrying something such as myxi and may pass it on to the mum . :? but if we dont do this we are going to have to watch the poor new baby die :cry: :cry:

it must be a very small risk :? is it worth it . should we just do it ??

Angie
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I would risk it, just a personal opinion

Janex
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ditto.I would too.
 
I very much doubt myxi would pass that way. Myxi is transmitted by blood or infected discharge. Unless baby has fleas (which at 7 days would be pretty obvious) or shows signs of myxi (e.g. runny/swollen eyes) then I don't think feeding is a risk. Babies under 8 weeks don't get VHD but I'm not sure if they can carry it. What do you know about the history of the family - if they all died sudden deaths then I'd been more cautious otherwise risk is pretty small.

If it's not living with mum and mum isn't the one washing it's bum then the chances of anything passing must be pretty tiny.

I'd take the precaution of feeding that baby last at each session and disinfecting the mum after wards ( a wipe with a safe antibacterial) but otherwise, personally, I'd give it ago.

Tam
 
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject:

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I very much doubt myxi would pass that way. Myxi is transmitted by blood or infected discharge. Unless baby has fleas (which at 7 days would be pretty obvious) or shows signs of myxi (e.g. runny/swollen eyes) then I don't think feeding is a risk. Babies under 8 weeks don't get VHD but I'm not sure if they can carry it. What do you know about the history of the family - if they all died sudden deaths then I'd been more cautious otherwise risk is pretty small.

If it's not living with mum and mum isn't the one washing it's bum then the chances of anything passing must be pretty tiny.

I'd take the precaution of feeding that baby last at each session and disinfecting the mum after wards ( a wipe with a safe antibacterial) but otherwise, personally, I'd give it ago.
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the nest was found near a stable in a pile of straw . something had trashed the nest and killed the other babies . definatly not just died as they were decapitated and spread around . there was quite a bit of blood so whatever got the babies may have got mum too .

pretty sure its a wild bun although it was a strange place for a rabbit to nest .

we had thought of wiping mum down in between . will use sterilising solution well diluted i think .
 
WELL WE DID IT :?

Now have one fat contented baby :D

we are starting to wean the older ones off mum and onto kitten milk any way now as we think she is pregnant again and they pull and nip so much that she is starting to get cross with them .

we may have to re think soon though as we are pretty sure she is pregnant again . :?

gawd ....stress ....what stress :? :roll:


she was very calm and good while the little one fed :D
 
phew!!! Sweet little baby!!

:love:

Do you really think she is pregnant then? Tracey was saying on wednesday it was a possibility...

Nicola
 
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