CochinBrahmaLover
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I have a young (month old) wooly rabbit who spent his first night outside. He then promptly got his feet frozen to the wire.
I thawed him and brought him inside. His feet were swollen and bruised. Then, I let him nurse off a doe. Not his mother, his mother doesn't like him much anymore, but a different doe, a crazy psycho b of a doe. She must have cut him with her nail, because he was bleeding.
That brings us to today. His feet are still swollen, and I'm afraid he's developed an infection. It smells. I've out blue kote on his feet. He's still eating, has a great appetite really, drinking, flopping and hopping around. I was weaning him - letting him nurse once a day - but should I up that? To help him be stronger? Should I give a course of antibiotics?
He hadn't seemed to lost any weight, but I'm weighing him daily pre feeding now. He was 196g last I checked, his sister is 373 g. Big difference. But feeling his spine, he doesn't seem underweight, I simply think he's a dwarf and she's not.
So,yah. Any help is appreciated. A friend is in love with him and I can't let him die (I like him too, and don't want him to suffer, but she'll be heart broken)
I thawed him and brought him inside. His feet were swollen and bruised. Then, I let him nurse off a doe. Not his mother, his mother doesn't like him much anymore, but a different doe, a crazy psycho b of a doe. She must have cut him with her nail, because he was bleeding.
That brings us to today. His feet are still swollen, and I'm afraid he's developed an infection. It smells. I've out blue kote on his feet. He's still eating, has a great appetite really, drinking, flopping and hopping around. I was weaning him - letting him nurse once a day - but should I up that? To help him be stronger? Should I give a course of antibiotics?
He hadn't seemed to lost any weight, but I'm weighing him daily pre feeding now. He was 196g last I checked, his sister is 373 g. Big difference. But feeling his spine, he doesn't seem underweight, I simply think he's a dwarf and she's not.
So,yah. Any help is appreciated. A friend is in love with him and I can't let him die (I like him too, and don't want him to suffer, but she'll be heart broken)