potential pregnant rabbit

[Marble_Snowy]

I was reading that calcium deficiency happen in pregnant rabbits and can make them not have their kits
I have a calcium liquid that u give to my ducks and chickens when they are egg bound or what have you and on the bottle it says suitable for rabbits as well (I will attach a photo of it)
Should I give her a dose???

 

[Marble_Snowy]

I really hope that tomorrow morning when I wake up I will find babies
It would be such a relief

 

[joey&boo]

I was reading that calcium deficiency happen in pregnant rabbits and can make them not have their kits
I have a calcium liquid that u give to my ducks and chickens when they are egg bound or what have you and on the bottle it says suitable for rabbits as well (I will attach a photo of it)
Should I give her a dose???

I'd say no. This isn't the time for home meds or hoping she isn'r pregnant. You've received lots of good advice, primarily to get her vet checked. I can appreciate its hard because you can't make decisions on your own but a vets assessment of whether your doe is pregnant or not should be as minimal as it gets with vets fees & it could well save her life

 

[Marble_Snowy]

If I do manage to get cleo to the vet won't it be super stressful? (Not that I am saying I wouldn't take her in)
And what would the vet do? They ultrasound or whatever, tell us she is pregnant or not and then what? (This is what my mum keeps asking me and I don't know, which does not help when trying to convince her that we should take her in)

 

[Marble_Snowy]

I really hope that tomorrow morning when I wake up I will find babies
It would be such a relief

No babies this morning

 

[Graciee]

If I do manage to get cleo to the vet won't it be super stressful? (Not that I am saying I wouldn't take her in)
And what would the vet do? They ultrasound or whatever, tell us she is pregnant or not and then what? (This is what my mum keeps asking me and I don't know, which does not help when trying to convince her that we should take her in)

Whole point of going is to find out what's wrong with your pet...no one can know the outcome or what they'll do as we aren't vets and haven't seen the rabbit!

This is what you do if you have an animal that needs medical assistance. Like if you don't feel well and go to the Dr, you're going for answers that you don't know as you don't have a medical degree.

 

[Marble_Snowy]

Any idea how much an ultrasound would be?
I know it varies depending on the vet but just to get an idea

 

[Graciee]

Any idea how much an ultrasound would be?
I know it varies depending on the vet but just to get an idea

Why don't you call your vet and ask? Be best way to know the amount for your area

 

[Marble_Snowy]

I asked my mum if we can get her checked to see if she is pregnant and she said what would we gain from knowing she is pregnant? Or not?
I said I would find out and get back to her

 

[Graciee]

I asked my mum if we can get her checked to see if she is pregnant and she said what would we gain from knowing she is pregnant? Or not?
I said I would find out and get back to her

It's not really about finding out if she's pregnant or not. It's more about finding out why she's behaving differently has a concerning lump and making sure she's not sick.

 

[InspectorMorse]

I asked my mum if we can get her checked to see if she is pregnant and she said what would we gain from knowing she is pregnant? Or not?
I said I would find out and get back to her

The Vet will give the Doe an overall health check. At this stage in pregnancy it should be possible to palpate the abdomen and feel the presence of foetuses. If they are not moving or if there are any worrying signs from the health check eg a raised temperature, vaginal discharge, straining an U/S scan would be done to check for foetal heartbeats. If there are dead kits then an emergency spay would be done. Spay rather than C-Section.

All vet surgeries set their own prices. Here (SW London) an U/S would be about £250.

You could show your parents the responses to your questions on this thread, all of which state the importance of getting the Doe examined by a Vet. Waiting until she’s 40+ days gestation could end very badly ie the Doe could die.
This would be especially tragic as it could have been avoided had prompt Vet care been obtained.

Your parents also need to understand that as adults they are the ones legally responsible for providing the welfare needs of pets belonging to their children. Denying Veterinary care to a Pet contravenes the Animal Welfare Act 2006

Animal Welfare Act 2006

An Act to make provision about animal welfare; and for connected purposes.

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[Marble_Snowy]

Whilst I completely understand where you are coming from, Cleo is not showing any signs that she is in pain or anything, she is eating fine, drinking fine, peeing and pooing fine so my mum doesn't think it is necessary when cleo is not showing any bad signs
If their was anything like that my parent would have taken her in,
Sorry I know I am defending them but I feel they have come over as bad people and they really are not

 

[bunny momma]

The lump could be a uterine tumor. They are common in unspayed does, especially by age four or five. I had emergency surgery on a doe who became unwell and had some bleeding from her privates as the result of such a tumor.
Sending vibes your female.

 

[Shimmer]

Whilst I completely understand where you are coming from, Cleo is not showing any signs that she is in pain or anything, she is eating fine, drinking fine, peeing and pooing fine so my mum doesn't think it is necessary when cleo is not showing any bad signs
If their was anything like that my parent would have taken her in,
Sorry I know I am defending them but I feel they have come over as bad people and they really are not

As with other prey animals, rabbits don't show any sign of something being wrong until it is quite advanced and they can't cover it up. As an owner, you get used to some very subtle signs that others may not spot.

 

[Marble_Snowy]

So I talked to my mum and we had been misunderstanding each other and she said that she has been on my side the whole time, oops
Anyway we called the vet and they said that they were fully booked!
We talked to the vet on the phone and he said, he was not worried as she is eating, drinking and toileting and just to keep an eye on her for anything concerning

 

[Marble_Snowy]

As with other prey animals, rabbits don't show any sign of something being wrong until it is quite advanced and they can't cover it up. As an owner, you get used to some very subtle signs that others may not spot.

Yes I completely agree.

I have owned cleo since birth and have gotten good at reading her and my other bunnys

 

[Marble_Snowy]

I have been out all day, so no-one has been in my room all day
I went to check her when we got home and she had made a nest! (Pictures attached)
I am hoping she has her babies soon

 

[Shimmer]

How is she doing today?

 

[Marble_Snowy]

Still no babies sadly
But she is still acting fine
She is grunting at me and growling too, she gets very upset/mad when I try to feel her belly were as she was fine with it a few days ago, ever since she made the nest she likes to just sit on the roof of the nest box and she might be a bit restless but it may just be my imagination
Still no fur pulling

 

[Marble_Snowy]

I think cleo just had a contration!
She was sitting on top of her nest box with her chin on it and she was lifting her head slightly and putting it down again and grinding her teeth

I opened the cage to check on her and she lifted her head but didn't really move and was ignoring me and she ground her teeth a bit more (she didn't even move when I was taking the photos)

Then she went back to normal and started eating the hay and came over to see me. What do you guys think?