Michigan

[Mom 2em All]

Olive-

nope I am not going to drive six hours for a bunny that I have to rehab..lol. Goats milk! They changed the KMR formula, and causes so many babies to die, not kitten babies but bunny babies. So use goats milk to feed it til its belly is full. Feed it three times a day.

Most baby bunnies die when being rehabbed- they get scared to death so darn easy..usually I lose them a week before release. Right when getting them acclimated outdoors and BOOM, dead. Cars zoom by, or someone starts up a lawn mower...dead.

Us rehabbers kind of look at it that everyone that lives is a bonus.

And Chickmate and RaZ- hahahahaha...nobody has to trade me for roos..I can give everyone one for free!

TICKS:
We started seeing a surge in tick problems last year, I can only expect that they will be worse this year! wherever there are deer, there will be ticks. And they get more and more resistance to pesticide every year. HATE ticks. My golden picks up so many ticks every time he goes to the field with my husband. He keeps frontline spray in his truck, sprays his pant legs before they go out. My dogs are all vaccinated against Lyme disease- if a tick bites a dog that is vaccinated, then drops off the dog- that particular tick will no longer transmit Lyme. So, it kind of vaccinates the tick, as well.

 

[Olive Hill]

Olive-

nope I am not going to drive six hours for a bunny that I have to rehab..lol. Goats milk! They changed the KMR formula, and causes so many babies to die, not kitten babies but bunny babies. So use goats milk to feed it til its belly is full. Feed it three times a day.

Most baby bunnies die when being rehabbed- they get scared to death so darn easy..usually I lose them a week before release. Right when getting them acclimated outdoors and BOOM, dead. Cars zoom by, or someone starts up a lawn mower...dead.

Us rehabbers kind of look at it that everyone that lives is a bonus.

And Chickmate and RaZ- hahahahaha...nobody has to trade me for roos..I can give everyone one for free!

You're not? Well why not? LOL!

Unfortunately, fresh out of goat's milk here. All stock milk replacer, colostrum replacer and cream will have to suffice. I could milk a pig... I'm not going to, but I could.

 

[Juise]

Mom - I didn't know they changed the KMR, I have always used it for small mammals, mice, mostly, but also bunnies and squirrels. Do you know if it should no longer be used for any of them, then?

I'll throw this out there, as well, for the fun of it, lol. We had a baby squirrel last year (didn't make it, we were too late,) and we had nothing on hand to feed it with, and no transportation to get anything with. I did have frozen breastmilk, though. Would you give a baby small mammal human breastmilk? None of the rehab centers I talked to had any idea.

 

[Juise]

Hey Olive, I had heard that it is not possible to milk a pig, is that not true, then?

 

[Olive Hill]

Hey Olive, I had heard that it is not possible to milk a pig, is that not true, then?

Absolutely possible.

ETA: It's not like you're going to get a stream like you would from a goat or a cow. Pigs don't have udders, but you can absolutely extract milk from their teats.

 

[Juise]

Well! Some book, huh! I will have to reread it to verify that is what it actually said, maybe it was for some other reason since it pertained to a wild pig.

 

[sarah92480]

Nova,
I once saw a duck that was shakey at the backside and she had maggots on her skin. Some poo had attracted the flies who laid the maggot eggs.
When the maggots hatched, they were nibbling on the poo and any dead skin and she was shakey.
It is easy to remedy. Just wear gloves so you feel braver and have someone hold her. Then clean the area and use a tweezer to remove the maggots.
They are usually right on the skin where you can see them.
People fear they are
inside the animal but usually they are on the outside skin.

EWW!! lol

Unfortunately, fresh out of goat's milk here. All stock milk replacer, colostrum replacer and cream will have to suffice. I could milk a pig... I'm not going to, but I could.

That is a great visual.

 

[Olive Hill]

Okay. I have to ask, what kind of book were you reading that said you couldn't milk a pig?

I would certainly not recommend trying to milk a wild pig. As a matter of fact, I would not recommend getting anywhere near a wild pig. Especially a wild sow in lactation.

 

[Opa]

Sure wish people would quit posting rabbit pictures as its making me hungry.

 

[Mom 2em All]

Olive,

you can use 1 part Esbilac , 3 parts distilled water, and 2 parts heavy whipping cream.

weigh the baby and feed 25% of its body weight a day, in three times a day feedings. Dont forget to stimulate buny so it can urinate and defecate.

Around three weeks of age, feed twice a day- and have grasses and clover in with it for it to start nibbling.

Also, if you happen to have a doe around with kits close in age, you can blend the wild bunny in and make life much easier for yourself.

Juise-

I always use Esbilac for squirrels- have no idea about human breast milk. I am thinking diarrhea would occur, and would be scared to use it long term. It may be wayyyyy to rich for them.
KMR formula was changed last year, and baby bunnies were dying like crazy- the rehabbers I associate with were buying it by the truckload. as far as I know, it was still working for other mammals- but the bunnies dont thrive on it.