Sablehaven
Songster
- May 22, 2020
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First I would like to say that we have no vet anywhere near us, that will treat rabbits, so getting them diagnosed and treated professionally was not an option.
In a litter of 7 kits, born to a new dam and sire, two of them had varying levels of a near-constant shake. The shake was first noticed when they were six days old.
The shake ranged from a slight wobble, to a violent up-and-down convulsion. There was no head tilt. The babies would try to walk, with some success. Stress would make the shaking worse.
By the time we gave up on fixing it, the shaking was so strong that I would restrain their heads when moving them, to avoid stressing the neck. They were put down as a mercy.
Unfortunately I have no video, because I didn't have the heart to leave them shaking like that on a table.
We tried supplementing with vitamin B, with no result. The dam is freely fed on balanced pellets and grass hay.
The rest of the litter are now out and about, active, friendly and healthy.
The dam is a daughter of my old favorite doe, the sire is entirely new blood.
If you need any questions, I will do my best to answer. My primary concern is determining the cause, steps I can take to prevent it, and whether or not the problem came from the parents.
In a litter of 7 kits, born to a new dam and sire, two of them had varying levels of a near-constant shake. The shake was first noticed when they were six days old.
The shake ranged from a slight wobble, to a violent up-and-down convulsion. There was no head tilt. The babies would try to walk, with some success. Stress would make the shaking worse.
By the time we gave up on fixing it, the shaking was so strong that I would restrain their heads when moving them, to avoid stressing the neck. They were put down as a mercy.
Unfortunately I have no video, because I didn't have the heart to leave them shaking like that on a table.
We tried supplementing with vitamin B, with no result. The dam is freely fed on balanced pellets and grass hay.
The rest of the litter are now out and about, active, friendly and healthy.
The dam is a daughter of my old favorite doe, the sire is entirely new blood.
If you need any questions, I will do my best to answer. My primary concern is determining the cause, steps I can take to prevent it, and whether or not the problem came from the parents.
