Found bunny in my barn, need nutrition help!?

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Lindsey

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found tiny bunny in my barn about as small as the palm of my hand, it's real tiny, anyways it looked like a baby that was lost from its mom, real fragile and timid in the corner of the barn. It won't drink anything I bought a dropper and a tiny baby bottle and tried to make it drink milk then water and it wouldn't, it won't eat anything and I'm afraid if I let it go it'll get eaten by one of my five dogs. what should I do? I'd be heartbroken if it died :(
 
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Bree

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My nieces bunny just abandoned her litter, I spoke with a wildlife refuge lady & she said to feed them 3x a day, through a dropper. Get probiotic gel & give it every other day. Get kmr kitten milk, mix 1 part kmr with 1 part heavy whipping cream & 2 parts warm water. Make sure the milk is room temperature or a lil warmer. Dont keep the mixed milk any longer than 24 hours. The bunnies need the extra fat from the whipping cream & she said she has not had good luck with any milk other than the KMR milk. Put the bunny in a small container with a heating pad to keep it warm. Make sure after feeding them to rub their belly gently with a cotton ball with warm water on it to encourage them to go to the bathroom. If you drip a lil of the milk on their mouth generally they will lick it and start looking for more.


Edit: Everyone is saying to contact a vet. Our first thought was take it to the vet too.. However, our vet simply referred us to the wildlife refuge. There isnt anything a vet can do other than bottle feed the baby & most arent going to do it, if you find one that will, you will be paying an arm & a leg for the care...
 
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Becka

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Contacting your local vet would probably be the best thing to do. Try to keep your dogs away from it as long as you can. It probably isn't eating or drinking because its scared.
 
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