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feeding very young babies`

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Question
the mom is not feeding her babies, I have lost all but 2.
They are about two weeks old. I think I am going to lose another one probably over night, but I want to try to save him. Unsure how. I have goats milk. Can you help?

Answer
Hi, Shawn.

Here is the formula that I have used before.

RABBIT MILK FORMULA
1 can of sweetened condensed milk or fresh goat's milk (don't use cow's milk)
3 tablespoons heavy cream
3 tablespoons Karo corn syrup
1 egg yolk

Combine ingredients in a plastic bowl. Warm in microwave and heat mixture until it's slightly above room temperature. Test it by putting a few drops of the formula on your wrist first because you don't want to accidentally scald the babies.

Feed the babies with a pet nurser bottle or a feeding syringe or an eyedropper, and do so slowly. Baby rabbits are quite uncoordinated and can easily inhale fluid into their lungs. If they aspirate the formula into their lungs, they will die. Please, take it slow!

After feeding the babies, you must massage their lower abdomen with a warm, moist washcloth to stimulate urination and defecation. Feed them every three hours or so.

I have seen this article published many different places such as showbunny, rabbitweb, etc.

Good luck!