katadvokat
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Hello
I have a netherland dwarf (possible cross) in my care at the moment. She is supposedly about 2 yrs old. Her previous owners only had her 2 months but put her with 2 different bucks, one being a flemish giant. Then decided to get rid of her because they didn't like her personality.
We had concerns for her and she pulled some fur the day she was collected by my friendbut things settled down. I took her to my home as I was in the best position to monitor her and get her to a vet if needed. I couldn't tell if she was pregnant but her body condition just felt wrong. She seemed too thin, coat condition not great, but her belly was big. So we waited...
Friday afternoon she went into nest building frenzy and by Sunday night she was having the babies. I happened to walk in right in the middle and so glad I was home. She had one wriggling in the nest, she jumped out then laboured heavily. Sadly, she then had 2 large stillborns. Healthy in colour so I think died during birthing. There were also 2 kidney-like blobs. I saw her eat placenta as soon as she passed the still borns so Im not certain what these were.
Half hour later she pulled some more fur, went to the nest and began labour again. She jumped out and wasvery distressed. Turns out she had one more and it was stuck half born, in breech.In the end I had to assist. Thankfully, we managed and she settled down again. This baby was also still born. She also ate placenta directly after.
So my questions are: Do the kits have individual placentas? Was this part of the fleshy things I saw or could this have been unformed kits?
The surviving baby is 8cm. The first stillborns were9cm and the last that she had most difficulty with was 10cm. These are large babies right? Consistant with a giant breed? The other rabbit she was with was a jersey woolie but Im not sure what size newborn woolies would be.
The change in the Doe has been quick and lovely to see. She has gone from a fearful, aggressive, very vocal rabbit to asweet, curious girl who is seeking me out. She's underweight I think but we're working on it. She had some very little spots of blood yesterday. Some when she had peed also. I'm wondering if this maybe from trauma and if I caused any damage to her when I assisted with that last kit? I tried to be very gentle but it was a big kit. Im not experienced and never even expected to witness kits being born.
Sorry for the long post. Any input from those with experience would be greatly appreciated.
I have a netherland dwarf (possible cross) in my care at the moment. She is supposedly about 2 yrs old. Her previous owners only had her 2 months but put her with 2 different bucks, one being a flemish giant. Then decided to get rid of her because they didn't like her personality.
We had concerns for her and she pulled some fur the day she was collected by my friendbut things settled down. I took her to my home as I was in the best position to monitor her and get her to a vet if needed. I couldn't tell if she was pregnant but her body condition just felt wrong. She seemed too thin, coat condition not great, but her belly was big. So we waited...
Friday afternoon she went into nest building frenzy and by Sunday night she was having the babies. I happened to walk in right in the middle and so glad I was home. She had one wriggling in the nest, she jumped out then laboured heavily. Sadly, she then had 2 large stillborns. Healthy in colour so I think died during birthing. There were also 2 kidney-like blobs. I saw her eat placenta as soon as she passed the still borns so Im not certain what these were.
Half hour later she pulled some more fur, went to the nest and began labour again. She jumped out and wasvery distressed. Turns out she had one more and it was stuck half born, in breech.In the end I had to assist. Thankfully, we managed and she settled down again. This baby was also still born. She also ate placenta directly after.
So my questions are: Do the kits have individual placentas? Was this part of the fleshy things I saw or could this have been unformed kits?
The surviving baby is 8cm. The first stillborns were9cm and the last that she had most difficulty with was 10cm. These are large babies right? Consistant with a giant breed? The other rabbit she was with was a jersey woolie but Im not sure what size newborn woolies would be.
The change in the Doe has been quick and lovely to see. She has gone from a fearful, aggressive, very vocal rabbit to asweet, curious girl who is seeking me out. She's underweight I think but we're working on it. She had some very little spots of blood yesterday. Some when she had peed also. I'm wondering if this maybe from trauma and if I caused any damage to her when I assisted with that last kit? I tried to be very gentle but it was a big kit. Im not experienced and never even expected to witness kits being born.
Sorry for the long post. Any input from those with experience would be greatly appreciated.