Monday, May 19, 2008
Look what the dog brought home!
Today my dog brought home two cute and very young rabbits to our house. Luckily they were alive and not hurt. Since she seemed to find their home,nest,den(not sure what it is called). We found one early in the afternoon. My neighbor was playing with Belle when she heard some whining coming from my dog. She said Shasta and my dog being good set it down. It was okay and she brought it to me. I immediately called Kyle and then to my very favorite friend Google. Which told me how to care for our new little friend. I think it is under a week old because it's eyes are still closed. It told me to buy kitten formula and acidophiles. To feed it with an eye dropper or syringe you use to give medicine to your kids. To feed it twice a day.
So we went to the store to buy this stuff and when I returned Shasta looked a little suspicious with rabbit fur falling off of her mouth. Like the fur the Mom puts in the nest to keep them warm. So we tried to find out where she was coming from I was giving up with all the places a mother rabbit could hide her babies. Miley said I found a baby rabbit and sure enough our dog set another baby down on the ground in some leaves. The poor thing was shaking. I was a little afraid to pick it up but it was okay. So I placed it in the box with the other bunny. So now we are trying to care for 2 little bunnies.
I can't get them to eat very much yet. I found the den but am not sure if rabbits can smell human on their babies or not. Can someone tell me because I would rather it's mother take care of them and not me.
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3 comments:
Ummm I don't know anything about little Thumper and his sibling, but they are soooo dang cute!!! Good luck!
We used to play with our bunnies babies from almost the day they were born and their mommies always took them back just fine, but they were tame, I don't know about wild bunnies!
Hey! was nice to see a note from you. I will add you to my friends :)
Cute bunnies for sure. Hope it all works out.
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