Baby Rabbits Drink Cow S Milk

I was condemned by certain wild animal rescue groups for recommending the use of milk.

Baby rabbits drink cow s milk. Due to these groups pressure i changed my website to recommend pedialyte. Besides if they feel sick they can t vomit. In fact cow milk may kill a rabbit. Rabbits have delicate stomachs and cannot vomit.

The hormones chemicals and medications in cow s milk make it unhealthy for us people to drink. Kits or baby rabbits should depend on their mother s milk until it completes weaning. Cow milk contains high levels of substances that cannot be digested by rabbits. It s a bit surprising but to say it simply no rabbits cannot drink cows milk.

In some cases feeding baby rabbits cow s milk can be fatal. Instead of cow s milk you can try goat milk from meyenburg goats. They and most other adult animals are incapable of digesting lactose which will result in diarrhea and other digestive problems. Many bunny owners prefer kitten milk replacer or kmr over all commercial milk products.

In conclusion your rabbit should not drink milk. Cow milk is not suitable for baby rabbits. You already know that baby rabbits can t drink cow s milk because rabbits stomachs are very sensitive and they are unable to digestion cow milk. When it comes to your rabbit s diet it s better to ditch the dairy.

Also rabbits have very sensitive stomachs which makes it easy for them to get sick from anything that they put in their mouth. However i recommend you go to a grocery store and buy some isomil which is made from soybeans. Milk is also full of calories and low in the nutrients that rabbits need to thrive which can contribute to weight gain. I have fed them successfully on 2 cows milk without any losses.

This is because it is way much more nutritious than that one from a cow. Feeding cow milk is a needless risk. I have since received at least two emails from really sad people. They stated that rabbits are lactose intolerant and should be fed pedialyte.

It has about 15 protein 10 fat sugar 3 mineral 2 and the rest is water. Rabbits are actually lactose intolerant and cannot digest dairy well. Formula and lactate will also have to be added. I have unintentionally killed baby animals trying to use cow milk.

Baby rabbits should not be fed cow milk. Of cow s milk use kmr kitten milk replacer or goat s when you give goat s milk be sure it is warm. The rabbits need to be kept warm very warm. Then go to a pet store as soon as you can and get some rabbit formula and some bottles with really tiny nipples.

Even baby rabbits should not drink cow s milk because it is not formulated to meet their nutritional needs. World rabbit science claims that the mortality rate of baby rabbits averages as high as 20. Rabbits are in a class by themselves. Some suggest baby formula.