How does one feed and care for a baby bunny?

Question

Here's the stitch - we have a baby bunny in a cat cage. How does one propely take care of it? How does one feed it? It has no mother, and the cat dragged it in..., we thought it was dead, but it's alive.

HELP!

Answer 1

If your cat caught it, do not attempt to feed it. You need to contact a wildlife rehabilitate local to you who can start it on antibiotics immediately. The bacteria in cats mouth can kill small animals (like baby bunnies) in about 24 hours.

In the meantime, while you are trying to contact someone...keep it warm and quiet (away from pets, and don't continue to handle it). Rabbits will die from stress caused by humans and the scent of pets.

And it does have a mother. Your cat has found the nest of rabbits and should not be allowed to go back outside. It will only continue bringing babies to you. You will almost never see the mother wild rabbit. She is close to keep an eye on the nest, but not close enough to draw the attention of predators. She feeds usually in the early morning and evening hours and for the briefest of moments.

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Answer 2

Well here is the thing!

I had 12 BABY bunny's. And when i say baby, I mean seperated from there mom at birth! Put them in a card-bord box w/ a blanket and feed them w/ a eyedroper.

But here is a good chart:
(and the milk part, do eyedroper)

Birth to 3 weeks--mother's milk
3 to 4 weeks--mother's milk, nibbles of alfalfa and pellets
4 to 7 weeks--mother's milk, access to alfalfa and pellets
7 weeks to 7 months--unlimited pellets, unlimited hay (plus see 12 weeks below)
12 weeks--introduce vegetables (one at a time, quantities under 1/2 oz.)


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Answer 3

Rabbits need a special formula, you can't use puppy or kitten milk. I don't have it here with me. They have to be fed laying on their back. And you only feed them about every 12 hours. Any more than that will kill them. I can get you the recipe for the milk tomorrow if you want it. It may die of shock because the cat had it too. Good luck.

Answer 4

put down plenty of down or feathers/down. break open a pillow made of down/feathers. It more resembles the mothers fur in the nest. Use an eye dropper and feed it Carnation Evaporated milk diluted with a little water. Pick some clover from your yard and put in the cage. If it is old enough to eat... if not use the eye dropper or both.
Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

I took care of six baby bunnies. I fed them baby formula, diluted 1 part formula, 3 parts water, with a bottle I purchased in the pet department store. I fed them early morning, late afternoon, and before I went to bed. I also gave them regular water. You need to massage the hind quarters so that they are able to eliminate the waste they produce from eating. When their eyes opened up, I picked fresh grass from the yard and placed it in the pen along with a bowl of water. When they started eating on their own, I stopped massaging the hind quarters and released them. Good luck.

Answer 6

Usually you have to feed it with a small bottle (found at the pet store) if it is a really small one that hasn't been weaned. I would ask a vet or pet store what type of formula or you might be able to find it online. Once it can eat "grown up" food, they eat rabbit pellets (i think it's alfalfa) at any feed or pet store, water, and they love fresh veggies.

Answer 7

Using a baby bottle ( a really small one, they sell them at a pet store), feed it baby formula, or milk with a little bit of sugar mixed it with it. Go to www.google.com and type in "how to care for an abandoned baby bunny"

Answer 8

I had bunnies when i was a kid. They need a pen, they can be kept outdoors or indoors. if it is outdoors you better make a pen out of wood and give it straw for warmth. They need rabbit pellets to eat, and every know and then fresh veggies, or clovers, my bunnies loved clovers. You also have to clean their pen a lot they are little pooping machines. good luck

Answer 9

Now two answer for you. First if the cat dragged it in. It was thinking on eating it or feeding it to her kittens.

Second if it is wild. Sorry it will die. It's hard to keep wild rabbits.

Answer 10

blood shed? deep cut? bite on the neck? no? the kitty just play with it?,
bunny is an easy prey, it should in the cage all the time,
it just like hamster, no big diffrent,