We have mini rex that was due today, I checked onher this am and again a little before noon she was making her nest andI noticed she was a bit wet behind, when I check again at 1:30 she wasdead in her nesting box,this was her first litter. What couldhave went wrong and is this common??
Doe died this noon???
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pamnock
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I'm sorry to hear about your doe 
Pregnancy toxemia (ketosis)
http://feldsroyalrabbitry.com/hlrsc/Articles/reproductivedisorders.html
Pregnancy toxemia is very complex, and although it is fairlycommon, very little is known. This will serve as an overview. Perhaps,if there is interest, another article will be devoted to pregnancytoxemia. Signs vary from lack of appetite, weakness, and depression, toabortion to sudden death. Does are usually affected during nestbuilding, but pseudopregnant does and does that have recently givenbirth may also be affected. The liver becomes enlarged and infiltratedwith fat cells (a condition known as hepatic lipidosis). This fatinterferes with the normal metabolic processes of the liver, leading toan accumulation of toxins in the blood. Obese does and does with anobstruction in the stomach (such as a hairball from building a nest)are at greatest risk. The goal of treatment is to get the doe to eat,even if that means force-feeding. Some people also recommend treatingwith a steroid anti-inflammatory; these are available only through aveterinarian. Because most does do not survive severe toxemia, the besttreatment is prevention: do not allow your does to become obese, and donot increase carbohydrates in the diet at the end of pregnancy.
Pregnancy toxemia (ketosis)
http://feldsroyalrabbitry.com/hlrsc/Articles/reproductivedisorders.html
Pregnancy toxemia is very complex, and although it is fairlycommon, very little is known. This will serve as an overview. Perhaps,if there is interest, another article will be devoted to pregnancytoxemia. Signs vary from lack of appetite, weakness, and depression, toabortion to sudden death. Does are usually affected during nestbuilding, but pseudopregnant does and does that have recently givenbirth may also be affected. The liver becomes enlarged and infiltratedwith fat cells (a condition known as hepatic lipidosis). This fatinterferes with the normal metabolic processes of the liver, leading toan accumulation of toxins in the blood. Obese does and does with anobstruction in the stomach (such as a hairball from building a nest)are at greatest risk. The goal of treatment is to get the doe to eat,even if that means force-feeding. Some people also recommend treatingwith a steroid anti-inflammatory; these are available only through aveterinarian. Because most does do not survive severe toxemia, the besttreatment is prevention: do not allow your does to become obese, and donot increase carbohydrates in the diet at the end of pregnancy.
