Born June 7 to a rescued doe.
Seven kits.
Of the seven THREE at this point seem fine.
of the remaining four
1. Black otter : entropathic illness from what I could tell, is coming around, eating again, I think it will be fine.
Of the remaining three
They simply STOPPED. I don't know how else to describe it. They stopped eating, moving, drinking, pooping, peeing.. they just stopped. It was kinda like they zombied on me.. or zoned out.
I have NEVER seen the like before.
I don't know if mom is still feeding them. And it matters not as I've now got them in isolation away from mom to help protect the other three. They also have a water bowl as well as a bottle.
My treatment plan at this point since in Canada you can't just buy meds for your stock anymore...need vet approval for so much it's nuts at times.
1. twice a day I dunk them in water. THIS seems to have had the most success as now TWO of them are drinking and eating again. One of these two was actually binking again. This has been three days in and they are just regaining energy today.
2. various types of food offered: Fresh greens, grain mix, pellets, etc.
3. water bowl as well as a bottle.
The one I am most concerned about at this point... is grinding it's teeth and drinking, drinking, drinking. Won't eat. When not drinking sits like a zombie. It's not bloated, feels like a skinny reed.
I don't know what else to try and next step is euthanization.
I've seen no evidence of spiders. Or other small critters in the cage. Trimmed nails yesterday and noted mom had a messy bum but this was AFTER the kits took ill. She eats like a horse and always has.
All rabbits get fed the same and this is the only cage with problems and I've three other litters besides this one.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Seven kits.
Of the seven THREE at this point seem fine.
of the remaining four
1. Black otter : entropathic illness from what I could tell, is coming around, eating again, I think it will be fine.
Of the remaining three
They simply STOPPED. I don't know how else to describe it. They stopped eating, moving, drinking, pooping, peeing.. they just stopped. It was kinda like they zombied on me.. or zoned out.
I have NEVER seen the like before.
I don't know if mom is still feeding them. And it matters not as I've now got them in isolation away from mom to help protect the other three. They also have a water bowl as well as a bottle.
My treatment plan at this point since in Canada you can't just buy meds for your stock anymore...need vet approval for so much it's nuts at times.
1. twice a day I dunk them in water. THIS seems to have had the most success as now TWO of them are drinking and eating again. One of these two was actually binking again. This has been three days in and they are just regaining energy today.
2. various types of food offered: Fresh greens, grain mix, pellets, etc.
3. water bowl as well as a bottle.
The one I am most concerned about at this point... is grinding it's teeth and drinking, drinking, drinking. Won't eat. When not drinking sits like a zombie. It's not bloated, feels like a skinny reed.
I don't know what else to try and next step is euthanization.
I've seen no evidence of spiders. Or other small critters in the cage. Trimmed nails yesterday and noted mom had a messy bum but this was AFTER the kits took ill. She eats like a horse and always has.
All rabbits get fed the same and this is the only cage with problems and I've three other litters besides this one.
Thoughts? Ideas?