baby bunny care!

[hudabunny]

Hello

I recently bought a new baby rabbit , its about 4 weeks old , im not really sure , i bought it because the breeder was un-qualified and ignorant , anyways , it was already eating hay and hay pellets and thats what im giving it now, but it has diarrhea , and im worried , should i give her cat replacement milk or what?

Thank you ♥

[Sarita]

4 weeks old is much too young to wean from the mother.

I would highly suggest you take her to a vet for her diarrhea and advice on what if anything to feed her.

[Tessie]

Hi, welcome
Are you sure the bun is 4 weeks old? Babies shouldn’t leave their mother until 8 weeks old.
What was wrong with the breeder?

When you say diarrhea, what do you mean? Could you describe or post a picture?
Is the poop liquid or just softer than usual? And how long has it been like this?

I have no idea about giving it milk… I’m guessing that your rabbit is older than you were told, and therefore I would say milk is a bad idea, but hopefully someone else can come and help you better!

[MoveDiagonally]

I agree with Sarita. I would take your bunny to the vet. Get a wellness check up and fecal test done (to make sure there are no parasite issues) and consult with them on what you should be doing/the age of the rabbit.

Best of luck! Please do keep us posted.

[hudabunny]

Its very young! When i got my bunny he was about 2 months old so i knew how to take care of him , now hes about 8 months old , but this one is very small ill attach its pic, it is about 6 inches

http://s3.postimg.org/xpaqtp1ub/IMG_20140129_115100.jpg

And here is a pic of the poop comparison its poop are the 3 small ones compared with bunny’s *btw its poop today is muchhhh better than it was yesterday , i guess the breeder was already giving it veggies thats why she had some , today its a bit glossy and not completely firm but its forming to a normal one i hope*

http://s17.postimg.org/jw3zpbnnj/20140130_115700.jpg

Thank you!

[Tessie]

So you have two bunnies, one is 8 months and this one is 1 month?

You shouldn’t buy a bunny less than 2 months old.

It’s good that he/she seems better but you should take it to the vet to make sure it’s okay and learn how to look after such a young bunny.

[Beka27]

I agree. The rabbit needs to be seen by your vet for a full exam and fecal test. Please get that done as soon as possible.

[hudabunny]

the problem is , i have looked for rabbit savvy vets but i could not find any , i have looked in phone books and on the internet , i didnt find any , although i have went to one doctor for bunny once , but today he said he doesnt treat young bunnys , i dont know what to do , the day before yesterday it had diarrhea , yesterday her poop was kind of fine , today she has mocus on it! i read about it but i didnt find a solution , what can be a quick solution?

http://s30.postimg.org/c1wkui04x/20140130_221923.jpg

[MoveDiagonally]

I would call around and find another rabbit savvy vet in your area. Here are the HRS vet listings:
http://rabbit.org/vet-listings/

Rabbits need to be seen by an exotics vet that specializes in them. There is no quick solution she needs to see a rabbit savvy vet for a wellness exam and fecal test. You can’t treat an issue without knowing what’s wrong. I would get her in ASAP.

[hudabunny]

its barely moving now and its 1 a.m ,, i don’t think its going to make it
thank you all..
i hope it just stays alive till tomorrow so i could take her to any vet

[justwildbeat]

Did the vet that you did see recommend an exotic/rabbit savvy one? They can help you find one or at least communicate with one remotely.

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