Herb to help lactating rabbit dry up?

[Frecs]

Since I am fostering out Country Mile's kits, I'm thinking I should give her something to dry her up so she doesn't get mastitis...yes? What herb would help with that? are there other herbs I can give her to help her get into condition to rebreed?

(Country Mile is a Silver Fox rabbit who just kindled for the first time and lost 5 of 8 babies due to inexperience.)

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Give her mint to dry up her milk. Catnip is in the mint family, and normally my rabbits wont touch it, but I had a doe with the beginning stages of mastitis and she inhaled both the mint and the catnip.

This thread discusses foods that will help bring her into condition again:

judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html

As long as she is of good weight, I would rebreed her now. Litter sizes are often improved when the doe is bred back immediately.

 

[Frecs]

Give her mint to dry up her milk. Catnip is in the mint family, and normally my rabbits wont touch it, but I had a doe with the beginning stages of mastitis and she inhaled both the mint and the catnip.

This thread discusses foods that will help bring her into condition again:

judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html

As long as she is of good weight, I would rebreed her now. Litter sizes are often improved when the doe is bred back immediately.

I'll gather some mint for her.

That link does not discuss foods for bring back into condition...it's the great thread about how to tell a "ready doe"...

 

[MamaSheepdog]

The foods high in Vitamin A and E are what you want. They are discussed in the part where there are suggestions for a failed breeding.

 

[MaggieJ]

Mint is excellent to help her dry up. Garden sage is also very good.

 

[Frecs]

The foods high in Vitamin A and E are what you want. They are discussed in the part where there are suggestions for a failed breeding.

I must have missed that part but anyhoo...thanks for the info...A & E...<br /><br />__________ Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:36 pm __________<br /><br />

Mint is excellent to help her dry up. Garden sage is also very good.

mint I have, sage I'll have to see if I can find in the store...

 

[MaggieJ]

If you have mint, you won't need to buy sage. I was just offering an alternative.

When our favourite doe, Alice, was run-down last year we fed her a nice bouquet every day of mint, sage, yarrow, clover, chicory, willow and dandelions. She had had too many back-to-back litters and then developed an abscess from laying against a rough surface when she was a bit naked from pulling fur. We treated her with Pen G, but I do believe the plants helped her to make a good recovery.

Mint and sage are excellent herbs but they should not be fed to pregnant or nursing does.

 

[Frecs]

Ah, okay, good to know. Country Mile sure enjoyed her mint tonight.