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Update On Baby Rabbit!

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#1 ·
Well, my mother won't drive me to the vet to have the baby euthinized. :/ I wish she would though, and at the same time I hope she doesn't.

See, I know the baby is quite injured, and the maggots don't help, but they baby is also doing better then before. He has started moving some.

I was on a site run by a lady who has rescued injured and orphaned baby Rabbits, and was doing some things she said on her site.

He hasn't been eating or drinking yet, so I've been giving him a mix of sugar/salt/warmwater to keep him hydrated. I also pulled one of the Maggots out because really, those things are quite large already for being in such a little baby. I have only seen 3, so now there are 2, but I can't get the others quick enough.

I was told he doesn't need formula, but with him not eating do you think he would? Some people said he does some said he doesn't. I always have a problem with mixed opinions.

He does seem a little more alert also. He took his mix well, but I really am getting sickened by those Maggots. I one, feel bad, and two, they just disgust me.
 
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#2 ·
I used kitten formula for my orphaned guinea pigs. Just check the ingredients, get the stuff with no meat products in it. I sucked some up in a little plastic syringe, put it in a glass of warm water to warm it a little then in the side of the cheek, very slowly, dripped it in. Make sure the rabbit is swallowing it so you don't drown it!

As for the maggots, drown them out. I had this problem with my guinea pig a while ago on a open cyst. I used an antiseptic spray to drown them, when they came up for air I used plastic tweezers to pick them out. Gross but it worked!


Best of luck!
 
#3 ·
I found a good formual (That I know of) from a site.

Powedered Formula- KMR Hartz Kitten Formula
Warm Water
(Opt.) Heavy Cream
Liquid Vitamins- Visorbin, Eqaute, etc.

I don't know much, but I think this would be an okay mixture.

I will have to flush them ickys out.
 
#6 ·
The name piggieswiggies is from another forum, but what I wrote could be said here also.



Update- He is doing great! He is walking some, and moving his head. We made him some pellet mush, and he ate it good! I got 2 of the 3 Maggots out! He also took his liquid mixture good, and we plan to get some formula today. He also went potty! Feces and Urine!

I've cleaned the wounds out pretty well also, and hope to get that last bug out. We may drown him out though since he is quick.

We do have anti-biotics yes, and no he hasn't had any grass, but like I said above he did have some Pellet Mush which is a start. There were some very small, but chewable chunks which he got down fine.

I don't think he is too scared piggiewiggies. I actually had set him on the blanket while I grabbed some pellet mush, and he walked over to be. Well, more like a baby crawl. I don't know the chances of going to the wild. He is getting somewhat used to me, which is a bad thing, but I needed to handle him to help him. If he does make it we may need to get a permit, and let him reside with us, but I would love to see if we could let him be wild. I will have to see how comfortable he is near us, but I am trying to not do much with him besides feed him, clean his wounds, and those needed things.
 
#9 ·
Malorey, Sounds like you are doing a very good job of taking care of this poor little fellow. Congrats on the maggot snatching... :P That's both hard and gross.....You are a doll...and that's one lucky bunny! :wink:
 
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He passed away. I thought he may have been doing better because I got some noise out of him, and he was moving, so I went to feed him, and he wasn't taking it, so I thought he wasn't hungry, so I put him back in his tank..I just checked him a couple minutes ago, and he was gone.
 
#14 ·
Awww, so sorry to hear he passed on, but at least you showed
him a little kindness and compassion before his life ended. :(

You said you managed to get "noise," out of him, do you know
rabbits only make sounds when they are in pain? I learned
that not to long ago after seeing one eaten by a snake, it
made a horrible sound! :shock:

You did all you could do for the little guy though, and he would of
more than likely been put down if he went to the vet anyways.
 
#15 ·
Trust me, your baby bunny knew you were trying your best to help him. That's most likely why he was trying his best to get better for you.

I found an injured squirrel once - had been hit by a car. The poor thing had its back broken and was going to die but I felt bad for it as it was in the road trying to avoid getting hit by another car. I stopped my truck and captured the poor thing. Put it in a box with some towels and I believe he knew I was trying to help as he died just a few minutes later. I hope he passed knowing that someone cared.

Anyways, you are a good person with a great big heart. You are a rarity in the world today. I'm sorry for your loss but at least the bunny is at peace and you should be as well knowing you did the best that you can. Take care.
 
#18 ·
It's a bad idea to pick up any injured or abandoned wildlife. I know that it seems like the right thing to do but it's not. You put yourself and your other pets at risk by doing this. A lot of these animals have diseases or parasites that they can pass on.

It's illegal in most state to possess wildlife without having a permit to do so and it's not meant to be mean, but to protect wildlife and people. Many people do not have the knowledge to care for wild animals and the animals can end up suffering longer than what they would need too.
 
#19 ·
Well, a friend of mine does wildlife rehab, and it is not a bad idea at all to pick up injured wildlife as long as you keep yourself safe and keep the wild animal away from your pets, and you get a hold of a wildlife rehabber once you get the wild animal secure in a safe area. I would NEVER ever walk away from an injured animal, and at the very least I would at least put in a phone call to the wildlife rehabber if nothing else, it is cruel to just leave them. You will not get in trouble if you pick up an unjured animal and take it to the wildlife rehab place.

You sure did all you could to save that bunny, that was good of you to do. I sure can't understand why your mother wouldn't at least take the poor thing to the vet to be euthanized tho. You did good tho!
 
#20 ·
If you are in posession of wildlife without a license you most certainly can get into trouble. What you are supposed to do is contact the wildlife rehabber and have THEM come and pick up the animal where ever it's been found.

Again, most people do not know how to handle injured/sick wildlife. These laws are set in place for a reason.

No body wants to leave behind an injured animal or hear that they are supposed to leave it be. I hate having to tell people that but it's all a part of nature. Our rehabbers can only take larger wildlife (deer).
 
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