Doe (with Litter) has diarhea! Help!!

[cereshill]

Ms Tenino kindled last weekend; she had 11 ,one died that day. The 10 have been fed and were fine this am. Tonight I came out and she has brown wet fur all over her back end--- like enteritis. Her feces were a blog like mass in the pan. I tried to clean her off; the kits haven't been fed--I can see that. I gave her oats and grass hay and she has eaten, I would add that she has barely drunk any water since it was topped off this am. I put Whitey in the box and she nursed--and peed all over most of the kits. I cleaned them off and made a new nest. They are warm and secure in the garage.

Lastly: there are only 9 tonight--no sign of the missing kit! Did she eat it and become sick? I check all nests am and pm.
Thoughts?
Tips?

Thx!

 

[MaggieJ]

The oatmeal and grass hay are good. Take away her pellets for the moment. Feed her any or all of the following: leaves of raspberry, blackberry or strawberry; plantain (the lawn weed, Plantago major) and Shepherd's Purse (Capella burse-pastoris).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris

These are all very safe foods for rabbits as well as highly effective remedies for poopy butt.

 

[cereshill]

I am thinking that the grape leaves did it. I have two does with this adn they were fed a bunch of grape leaves.

 

[MaggieJ]

Possible, but I've never had any problem feeding grape leaves. Mind you, my rabbits get a salad plate of at least 5 different plants most days... so the effect of any one is diluted. Any new green is added in small quantities at first... phased into the mix. I've never had a rabbit get poopy butt from greens doing it that way.

Well, you know what to do to fix it.

 

[cereshill]

yep---I had already dont oats and hay...

 

[Brody]

how many grape leaves were they fed?
I too have fed grape leaves without problem ..though i start with a small one and work up my amounts

what else have you fed them lately?

 

[cereshill]

Ok--they have pinworms.

In fact three does show it in their feces. Two have litters and one is preggo. Can I deworm them via water safely? Two does are losing condition due to the worm load; this may have been growing for a couple monhs and now is showing with these two.

Appreciate help!

 

[ladysown]

the only way I know to treat pinworms is panacur and that's a liquid that you give orally. It's easy to do if you have a small gauge syringe.

 

[cereshill]

Thanks Ladysown...

Will have to get some

 

[Devon's Mom Lauren]

Pepto Bismo (sp??) for the diarhea. The pink stuff... and perhaps some probiotics

 

[pfaubush]

I used pour on Ivermectin for cattle on my does about 3 weeks ago for fur mites. It works for worms too (except tapeworm). 2-3 drops behind the ears is all it takes. I used it on pregnant and nursing does with no ill effects.

 

[cereshill]

Ms Tenino seems to have cleared up. Here back end is clean,she is eating and gaining weight and milking her kits. They are on the smaller size, but tummies are full.