- Mar 11, 2012
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Arwyn (my Angora doe) is not doing well. She delivered 11 days ago and the 5 remaining kits are fine. She is not.
The last few days she’s been losing weight, although eating voraciously (everything she can get her teeth on). Last night she even started chewing on the wood of the hutch holding her cage while I had the door open. So I put a new chew block hanging toy in her cage as the old one has been nibbled down to nothing.
But her belly has been swollen and warm for about 3 days now. No discoloration, and the kits are nursing fine and putting on weight.
I thought it was just that the kits were taking a lot out of her. but this morning when I went out to the cage she was not her usual self. Instead of greeting me, she just sat there, not moving, not acknowledging my presence at all and her food from last night was untouched.
I brought her some greens to tempt her. No response. I brought her some papaya to tempt her (which she usually runs to the edge of the cage and gobbles). No response.
She’s down to skin and bones other than her swollen belly this morning and just sitting there in her cage! I’m afraid I’m going to lose her if I don’t figure out what’s wrong right away.
At first I thought maybe it was the new chew block toy, but that’s remained untouched as well.
Right now she’s just lying down with her chin resting on the bed of greens I put in for her to eat, but not eating anything, just lying there. Not even alerting her ears to the sounds of the other rabbits in the other cages around her like she normally does.
Any ideas or suggestions?
The last few days she’s been losing weight, although eating voraciously (everything she can get her teeth on). Last night she even started chewing on the wood of the hutch holding her cage while I had the door open. So I put a new chew block hanging toy in her cage as the old one has been nibbled down to nothing.
But her belly has been swollen and warm for about 3 days now. No discoloration, and the kits are nursing fine and putting on weight.
I thought it was just that the kits were taking a lot out of her. but this morning when I went out to the cage she was not her usual self. Instead of greeting me, she just sat there, not moving, not acknowledging my presence at all and her food from last night was untouched.
I brought her some greens to tempt her. No response. I brought her some papaya to tempt her (which she usually runs to the edge of the cage and gobbles). No response.
She’s down to skin and bones other than her swollen belly this morning and just sitting there in her cage! I’m afraid I’m going to lose her if I don’t figure out what’s wrong right away.
At first I thought maybe it was the new chew block toy, but that’s remained untouched as well.
Right now she’s just lying down with her chin resting on the bed of greens I put in for her to eat, but not eating anything, just lying there. Not even alerting her ears to the sounds of the other rabbits in the other cages around her like she normally does.
Any ideas or suggestions?
