Mamma passed away leaving 9 kits

[Joanne Armstrong]

My mamma bunny has passed away leaving 9 babies, they are now 4 days old and not taking much milk, my biggest problem is one has no tail or movement in its back legs. I don't have much hope for them to be honest but I'm doing my best with advise from my local vet, also I have mamma nest for them but they seem to get cold almost every night, what's any advise people can give please as I want to do my best for them

 

[majorv]

If they’re getting cold then they won’t take much milk and they will get weaker and weaker. Its sort of a vicious cycle. Honestly, in our experience, if you don’t have another nursing doe or know someone who does, there isn’t much hope.

 

[JBun]

What milk formula are you feeding them and what method of feeding are you using (eg needleless syringe , dropper)? Are you keeping them indoors and is the nest made from hay with a pile of the mom's fur covering them to help insulate them? Have you tried providing a heat pack under just part of the nest?

 

[majorv]

Just as a side, if you don’t have much of mom’s fur, you can use dryer lint to layer the nest, under and over, them.

 

[Joanne Armstrong]

I had mum's whole nest, they were in my bedroom and I was feeding them a kitten milk the vet recommended, I helped the do their business and they were gaining weight but then took a turn for the worst. I did all I could. Just not the same without my gorgeous girl x