Rabbit Pregnancy Problem

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I have a 1 1/2 year old dutch rabbit who is 21 days pregnant (this is her second pregnancy). I palpated her around day 10, and I felt 2 or 3 babies. now she has started losing weight and eating less. I palpated her again and they felt small and hard like rocks. Did they die inside her?

(I'm new here so pardon me if I posted this wrong XD)
 

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Not a rabbit person, so I can't help you. But - there are several folks on here who can give you some good advice!
 

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@LukeMeister, first off,welcome to BYH and post away!

I'm not going to be of much help as I don't palpatate, but could you have felt fecal berries the second time you felt her? Was her first pregnancy successful? Let's see if we can get some of the other breeders to post: @Bunnylady, @Samantha drawz, ladies any ideas?

Keep us posted on your doe's progress, and of course we'd love to see pictures of the happy outcome, please and thank you.
 

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@LukeMeister, first off,welcome to BYH and post away!

I'm not going to be of much help as I don't palpatate, but could you have felt fecal berries the second time you felt her? Was her first pregnancy successful? Let's see if we can get some of the other breeders to post: @Bunnylady, @Samantha drawz, ladies any ideas?

Keep us posted on your doe's progress, and of course we'd love to see pictures of the happy outcome, please and thank you.
Thanks!

You could be right! Maybe they were fecal pellets. Not exactly, she delivered 2 alive and 4 dead :\.
 

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Sorry to hear of the dead kits :hugs, even though we raise rabbits I cant help you out as we don't palpatate.
 

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Could be poop.

Gently rub the balls together, if they glide, fetuses. But if they grit any, poop.

Also, they easily hide them.

Is she sick, any symptoms of anything, moldy or old food? Are you feeding her more?
 

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What you probably felt was fecal pellets; babies have never felt hard like rocks to me when palpating. And at 21 days they should start feeling more like a kit than just an embryo. So you should be able to feel the head, body and limbs of each individual fetus.

How much weight is she losing and how much less is she eating?
 

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Could be poop.

Gently rub the balls together, if they glide, fetuses. But if they grit any, poop.

Also, they easily hide them.

Is she sick, any symptoms of anything, moldy or old food? Are you feeding her more?
Ok I'll try that ;)

No I don't think she's sick. Yes, I'm feeding her normal food pellets, apples, carrots, banana etc...
 

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What you probably felt was fecal pellets; babies have never felt hard like rocks to me when palpating. And at 21 days they should start feeling more like a kit than just an embryo. So you should be able to feel the head, body and limbs of each individual fetus.

How much weight is she losing and how much less is she eating?
Ok, I have another pregnant rabbit and I did (think I did anyway) feel a kit with the limbs and stuff.

She has stated gaining weight again but she lost about 3/4 to 1 pound I think, and she has started eating more again but I think she was eating about 2/3 of her original diet, and again, both are estimates.
 

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