lost five to cold....(very sad)

[owlsfriend]

the day after Christmas, I put three does with three bucks and only one set seemed to "hit it off". I was 0pretty sure Tandoori was the only one who'd "taken". Today she had five good sized frozen popples when I went out to feed. I brought them inside, tried everything I knew to try and called friends, posted on RT chat and Facebook. After two hours, they were soft and warm, but still no signs of life. I decided to call it. I didn't want to feed them to my own dogs or cats, so I just wrapped them up in a soft towel and put them in the trash bin outside.

I hadn't finished feeding, so I went back to the tarp-shed, and there was the second doe with a big straw stash smile....I scooped her up and brought her into the pantry. Which means that I took Louie out to the shed with not a lot of wool on his little furry tush, but he's got about half an inch of undergrowth, and he's in the warmest hutch. Okay for the moment. I need to get a larger cage in here.

I'm having trouble thinking straight, because I'm having an allergic reaction to something and my eyes are too watery to see thru, and they are swollen part way shut. The third doe, whom I also assume didn't take is already in the pantry with her buck, because they had their wool harvested about two weeks ago. Guess I'll give her some straw and a box, then see what happens.

 

[AmysMacdog]

So sorry for loss, bless your heart, I hope you can figure out what your allergic to! That sounds miserable. Hope all goes well with the next doe and the rest of your day goes better!

 

[Heritage Homestead]

So sorry. Hope your other doe has a wonderful healthy litter for you. Hope you figure out what you are having a reaction to.

 

[owlsfriend]

of course everyone is telling me it's the rabbits that I'm allergic to....this is a sudden intense occurrence. Even if I was developing an allergy to the rabbits I've had for two years, I don't think it would manifest with this vicious onslaught.

 

[trinityoaks]

of course everyone is telling me it's the rabbits that I'm allergic to....this is a sudden intense occurrence.

Could it be a new batch of hay?

 

[Heritage Homestead]

of course everyone is telling me it's the rabbits that I'm allergic to....this is a sudden intense occurrence. Even if I was developing an allergy to the rabbits I've had for two years, I don't think it would manifest with this vicious onslaught.

Being allergic to rabbits would be awful! Course I agree that it is probably not the reason for your reaction.

 

[Miss M]

Even if I was developing an allergy to the rabbits I've had for two years, I don't think it would manifest with this vicious onslaught.

I agree. It's way more likely to be something else, like maybe new hay, as Trinityoaks suggested.

So sorry for the loss of your popples.