Ok.... so I have been experiencing problems with Weaning Enteritis since I started in rabbits.....
Now, I consistently loose kits to it. (1-2 a litter, sometimes as many as 50%+)
I have started adding Organic Apple Cider Vinegar to all my rabbit water. (2tsp/3gallons)
My rabbits get copious amounts of timothy hay and a rationed supply of 18% Purina Performance feed. (1cup/rabbit/day)
I pull pans and clean cages once a week. (I have stacker towers with dura-pans and metal pans.)
I've also started dusting kits with Bene-bac after I pull mom and leaving mom in until 6 weeks.
I am still loosing kits ... between 5 and 10 weeks....
I isolate effected kits, dose with Pro-bios and keep on hay and water until it dies or improves.
50% of the kits recover, 50% die... the odds say it is purely luck, not what I am doing.
My rabbits are housed in a horse barn, in two large stalls... the horses spend most of their time outdoors and anytime they are in the barn, they are at the other end of the barn.... the closest is 2 stalls away.... no chickens on site, no other livestock. (Exception of barn cat and dogs)
I'm getting "t"ed off and frustrated with this....
Does anyone have a 100% sure way of treating?
Anyone have a different procedure for keeping rabbits that doesn't have this issue??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated....
Now, I consistently loose kits to it. (1-2 a litter, sometimes as many as 50%+)
I have started adding Organic Apple Cider Vinegar to all my rabbit water. (2tsp/3gallons)
My rabbits get copious amounts of timothy hay and a rationed supply of 18% Purina Performance feed. (1cup/rabbit/day)
I pull pans and clean cages once a week. (I have stacker towers with dura-pans and metal pans.)
I've also started dusting kits with Bene-bac after I pull mom and leaving mom in until 6 weeks.
I am still loosing kits ... between 5 and 10 weeks....
I isolate effected kits, dose with Pro-bios and keep on hay and water until it dies or improves.
50% of the kits recover, 50% die... the odds say it is purely luck, not what I am doing.
My rabbits are housed in a horse barn, in two large stalls... the horses spend most of their time outdoors and anytime they are in the barn, they are at the other end of the barn.... the closest is 2 stalls away.... no chickens on site, no other livestock. (Exception of barn cat and dogs)
I'm getting "t"ed off and frustrated with this....
Does anyone have a 100% sure way of treating?
Anyone have a different procedure for keeping rabbits that doesn't have this issue??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated....