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I have a litter of eight most are rolly Polly's but two are t eating as much but so great interest in eating. One I think will be fine but the smaller just doesn't srrs to be doing as good. I been giving it some supplement milk but isn't really improving only second day through. I pretty sure I I was supplementing it would die. I just can decide if I am doing more harm the good. I know if I didn't try it would upset me . I. Post pictures in a few . Its a califorian rabbit .
 

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One of siblings IMG_20190310_152411.jpg

The one in questionIMG_20190310_152416.jpg
 

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Very common to have a smaller one fade away... sad but many times there's not much that makes a big difference. You could foster to a smaller litter or convince mom to give them an extra feeding without their siblings.
 

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I can hold her and she let whoever nurse but he doesn't latch long before stopping. But then tries to again after a few minutes I mixed colostrum, goat milk and kitten replacer together to feed him some he eats quite a bit but. Nervous to give to much or cause him to aspirate.
 

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Well i foubd the kit deal went to check and feed it. So that's over .. just glad others are doing well.
Other one of our two cat be came inside wet and stinking. He has an infected wound and seems to have gotten into poison of some kind. My husband dad sprays weeds with some homemade mix of his I dont because of our kids and allof our animals. So we be goin to the vet tomorrow fo him I he makes the night . He wanting only water and cant walk. This is the second time this has happened to him. So we (already planned to build a deck) are goin to be building a screened in deck that they can stay on and have access to a litter box where one I wont have a melt down(this cat make a giant mess when we had a litter box I had him I the bathroom over night next morning there is litter in the tub in the sink on the shelf all over the toilet all over the floor and not a little bit either it was horrible) two my human kids can't get into it.
 

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Well Garfield made it through yht night he now staying over night at the vets fo 24 hrs for supportive care. He was severely dehydrated, could not urinate on his own,has an infection in his leg and some nastyness In his eye. They give iv, cathadar, and going to give strong antibiotics. 615 dollars later we should have a healthier cat who recovering.
 

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Well Garfield made it through yht night he now staying over night at the vets fo 24 hrs for supportive care. He was severely dehydrated, could not urinate on his own,has an infection in his leg and some nastyness In his eye. They give iv, cathadar, and going to give strong antibiotics. 615 dollars later we should have a healthier cat who recovering.
DID you say $615.00 ..? That is one expensive vet bill !!!
Happy that cat is recovering......
 
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Yeah it is. Not much option through
. He needs the treatment. He been with us ten years so he a older cat but man he is a tough one this is the second time he gotten in to Dad's poison and the third infection. Since I known him(close to 8years my husband had him before we got together). He normally weighs 11 pounds (he is Large cat not fat just big) he now weighs 7lbs. This was at the vet. MmsPicture_20190311090903.jpeg he looks bad right now an the vet found more snails on him.
 

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He supposed to be home on Wednesday for sure as p right now. I was afraid it was gonna be more then that honestly with how bad he is. I figured they might want to put him dpwn. I kinda of a attached to the jerk. He a brat lol when he gets mad it doesn't scratch or bite he just get back at you. I remember one year I kicked hi out of the house. I was cleaning up the yard loading up my Yukon with stuff for the dump and he jumped in there glared at me and peed in .my Yukon then ran away.
 

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