Let me start off with :thankyou: to everyone who helped me from the chat window not long ago.
Ok so now some background. I have this doe that as far as I know is a new momma. That this is her first litter of kits. She had a total of 6 kits just three days ago. 1 was stillborn, one died of suffocation (even though nest box was a little skinny she still laid on them) and another two were stomped to death when I tried to hold her over the kits to get them fed earlier this morning. I have now fostered the kits over to her next door neighbor Ava who has 1 week old kits.
I tried pulling fur, feeding fresh greens, flipping her and putting them on her belly, and on the suggestion of Miss M I used a warm compress on her to help bring the milk down. Well after 10 minutes of the compress I turned her to stand kind of on my chest and belly. I put her two kits down under her (totally tickled me, not going to lie). They rooted around for about 5-6 minutes while I petted her cheeks and ears. I then gently reached under her to pull the smallest out to check to see if they had been fed or not. SUCCESS!!! We have full tummies!
Now here is a picture of me holding her while the kits fed. I have a hard time putting a towel on my lap and holding the doe there while the babies eat. So here is my version I guess you would say.
Ok so now some background. I have this doe that as far as I know is a new momma. That this is her first litter of kits. She had a total of 6 kits just three days ago. 1 was stillborn, one died of suffocation (even though nest box was a little skinny she still laid on them) and another two were stomped to death when I tried to hold her over the kits to get them fed earlier this morning. I have now fostered the kits over to her next door neighbor Ava who has 1 week old kits.
I tried pulling fur, feeding fresh greens, flipping her and putting them on her belly, and on the suggestion of Miss M I used a warm compress on her to help bring the milk down. Well after 10 minutes of the compress I turned her to stand kind of on my chest and belly. I put her two kits down under her (totally tickled me, not going to lie). They rooted around for about 5-6 minutes while I petted her cheeks and ears. I then gently reached under her to pull the smallest out to check to see if they had been fed or not. SUCCESS!!! We have full tummies!
Now here is a picture of me holding her while the kits fed. I have a hard time putting a towel on my lap and holding the doe there while the babies eat. So here is my version I guess you would say.
