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BABY RABBIT DYING :(

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Question

molly
I found a baby bunnie about 6 days ago, her eyes opened 4 days ago. She was doing fine. Ever since she was found, ive had alot of trouble feeding her. My bf and i bought her the KMR and a baby bottle for cats. ive used a sterile surenge. She'd lick the droplets like crazy, and SOMETIMES would suck on the bottle..i figured the nipple was to big for her lil mouth..yesterday she was acting very lethargic and wouldnt eat. Not even drink the drops of it as she would before. This morning i woke up to find her almost stiff. i thought it was due to my bf turning the ac real low, which upset me. i warmed her up holding her against my body with a blanket. she started moving around alil more, her eyes are still open. and she still breathing very slowly though.  ive always had a soft spot for animals.. i just want to know if theres anything else i can do.. i also tried to feed her this morning and she wouldnt take it. i really want to save her... but im afraid she may be doomed for death. ive looked up on the internet trying to find a vet that specializes in rabbits, all the vets tell me, is she has no hope being shes away from her mother at such a young age. maybe i have a hard time accepting what they say.. but i also feel theyre not even trying to save her as i am. Any advice would be helpful, thanks. And i do know the chances are very slim, but i still want to save her.

Answer
hi by the time you get my email i suspect she will have passed away.
its very hard to rear a wild rabbit as they get very stressed being away from there mothers and need feeding at least every 2 hrs.
what you were doing was ok but not nearly enough feeding.
dave.