How do I care for a New Born Bunny???? Help?!?!

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 05:12 AM

Joey just brought me a present...a newborn baby wild bunny...
I wrapped him in a towel,I have him in a shoe box in the garage...
I am waiting for a wildlife place to open...Should i give him Milk???
He is Very Weak & Obviously Stunned where Joey carried him in his mouth....Poor Thing!!!!

**Cincy'sMom** · 03-28-2004, 05:55 AM

Poor Bunny!! I wish I had some answers! Hopefully one of the bunny moms will check in soon and can help!

Good Luck little bun bun....

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 05:58 AM

Amy,
Joey brought him in a little after 5...I let some milk warm to room temp. and used a plastic thingey from some calking...(not used)
He drank a little...I just called Treasure Coast Wildlife and they have 24 hr. drop off...I will take him there when it gets a little later...but I won't leave him if nobody is there to accept...I don't want him out all nightin a drop off cage...by the way,I am only Assuming its' a him...so young...

**Cincy'sMom** · 03-28-2004, 06:01 AM

Joey must have been awful gentle not too injure the baby!

I was just in Pet General, and Fox Gal found a baby bunny too. I didn't go through the whole thread, but here is a link Mayor Karen posted with info on an orphan bunny...

http://rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 06:19 AM

Oh Thanks,Amy,
FoxGal on lives about an hour from me!!!1 Must be Bunny Season....
I have him in my Kitty carrier....He is dry & warm now...Drank a little more milk......
I took a photo of him....The towel he is on is just a Kitchen hand towel folded in half...to give yoyu an idea of his size...
I am calling him...BB...Baby Bunny!!!!

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 06:24 AM

Heres' B.B.!!!!

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 03-28-2004, 06:29 AM

I wouldn't give him milk. Cow milk actually can do more harm than good. Baby bunnies have very sensitive stomachs. Goat milk works the best. Also, if you've never fed a wild bunnie before you can do him a lot of harm, because you don't know the proper way. For the little while untl he wildlife center opens I would just keep him warm (put a heating pad on low under the box, feel it to be sure it doesn't get too hot.) I wouldn't give him milk if I were you.

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 06:29 AM

Amy,
Joey is My Gentle Giant.....
He would never harm anything...He did the same thing with a Sparrow last summer....Unfortunately,The animals get more scared than anything...But there was not a Hair (Excuse the Pun,Oh I meant Bun...)out of place...Joey just carries them....like Mom,I found a New Friend.....
B.B. is much more alert now.....
I am going to go check on him again...I wishI could keep him....But the dogs would have a Field Day!!!

I need the Mayor Bunny or the Zippy Cat to Wake Up!!!!!

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 06:39 AM

KBlaix,
Gotcha,I understand...Do you think he should have water???
I was worried about dehydration....

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 06:41 AM

Unfortunately,they are not open on Sundays...I just thought I would wait till I thought someone might be there to check on the animals

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 07:15 AM

O.K....Its' almost 8:20...I am going to bring the dogs in,then take B.B. to the Hobe Sound Wildlife Rescue....
I really hope that somebody is there this morning....I left message at 6:50 a.m....haven't gotten a call yet....

I Hope Somone is there to accept B.B....
Otherwise it will be a fast round trip....
Please wish me luck!!!

**Karen** · 03-28-2004, 08:47 AM

Did you read the info on rabbit.org? They have good concrete information.

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html

**Cincy'sMom** · 03-28-2004, 09:31 AM

What a little cutie!!! Was anyone at the rescue?

My SIL also has a gentle giant...her Malamute mix loves the bunnies. Once she caught him and her beagle mix licking a bunnyo nthe back porch. Anthoer times, the malamute was outside and she could tell he was holding something in his mouth. She told him to drop it, and out hopped a little bunny. He wasn't hurting it, just keeping it warm in his mouth!

Good luck and let us know!!

**delidog** · 03-28-2004, 09:45 AM

Hi Everyone!!!
Thanks for all your help & Info....
I took him to the Wildlife Refuge...got there about 9:30...Nobody there...I left 2 more messages on the way...
The drop off boxes were in the shade...I was too scared he would be cold....so I hung around,Called my vet....called the 24hr.clinic...they both said to leave him.....they felt if he was healthy enough to endure Joey Breath,he would survive an hour in a box.....I was filling out the info form that they leave out,and a Girl came along that worked there...She explained that the drop-off is checked each hour during the day....
Anyway,I filled out the form,Gave a 35.00 donation(thats' All I could afford)...I figure that will buy him some formula....And I left B.B. there...she said to call and check on him in 3 days....They will refer to him by name....So He is now Officially Bunny Nicole

...Now I hope that He is a She!!!!

Oh it was hard to leave him...But I feel he will be properly cared for now...Thats' My Sunday A.M. Bunny Update!!!