Dehydrated Rabbit

[Amelie the Bee Keeper]

This is my rabbit's first litter. There are ten kits. I guess this one kit got pushed to the side for a feeding or two and now is super dehydrated. She is very skinny and all signs point majorly to dehydration. If you pinch any of her skin it stays up and all skin is drooping. I fear she is not going to make it. I've seen something about giving a dehydrated rabbit sugar water, but I'm not sure if that's true and if it is, then I think the baby is too young... She is 6 days old. It's to the point that I don't think the mother rabbit can do anything for it.

This is from BackYardChicken's
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[mystang89]

Take the mother, flip her over, then put the kit near her nipple. Be patient and let the kit eat. It won't eat as much as you think or as long as you think. Do this twice a day if you can. At least once until you start seeing a difference.

 

[Baymule]

You can put a drop of honey on your finger and rub it in the kits mouth.