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Help required with orphan kits

HalleBoo_Dannie_Walton said:
I have adopted 6 orphaned 14 day old kits and lost 3 to an enteritis type illness, any hints and tips or supplements tried and tested and successful please?
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I would start a new thread in the 'Health' section as your question may get over-looked by asking it here.

What milk substitute are you feeding the Kits ? Hand rearing from such a young age is fraught with complications, sadly.
 
Are there any people in your area experienced with hand rearing kits? It might be worth asking in the Rabbit Chat section.
 
We have always used double strength puppy milk powder and find esbilac much the best. How old were they when orphaned? did they have any of mothers milk at all?
 
I am so so sorry that must be heartbreaking -

I would be very tempted to try again to find a nursing doe by ringing round rescues etc -

or at the least try changing to something other than cimicat - I have always been told that puppy milk is best and double strength if they are not taking the quantity they need for the fats etc.

You can also try adding a probiotic in very small amounts to help the gut flora. We used avipro



I would offer to try and help by taking them on but we are a long way from you in Peterborough.
 
I managed to hand rear a 3 week old and she is now about 8 months and spayed/bonded.

I fed her full fat goats milk and probiotic powder. It seemed to work okay. She didn't put weight on like she would have done if being fed by mum, but she's caught up a bit now.

I syringe fed about 4-5 times a day only and fed only as much as the baby would take until she turned her head away to say I've had enough. Just held the syringe to her mouth and let her drink rather than putting it inside her mouth - syringing into the airway is a real danger
 
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