Who knows rabbits?

[Baitball Blogger]

Seriously, what chance does this little guy have to survive on cat's milk?

[Downwinder]

1. When they would get out,

the great dane would gently gather then all up.

[handmade34]

2. good chance

my day's of farming had me keeping many babies alive on other's milk... from rabbits to pigs to lambs, etc (just think of the millions of humans that were raised on cow's milk )

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Baby rabbits need to eat their mother's stools in order to create the proper gastrointestinal

flora in their stomachs.

Many rescuers have tried to save baby rabbits and watced them die despite their best efforts because of this requirement.

[Mojorabbit]

7. They can survive without it

I have an 80 -90 percent plus release rate depending on time of year and raise 3oo-400 cottontails a year. I add probiotics to their formula.
It is true that in general they are one of the most difficult animals to raise.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. I wish you could give classes.

I assume you raise them for commercial purposes?

[Mojorabbit]

10. No, I am a wildlife rehabilitator

and specialize in orphaned and injured wild rabbits. I have done them for about 15 years.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Any good links that will teach someone the kind of things that would improve

the environment for rabbits?

I think I have too many possums in the area to make that work.

[Mojorabbit]

3. Probably a good chance

They wean out pretty early. I am raising eight orphaned cottontails as we speak, feeding formula through a syringe with a nipple.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. About what age would you say that they wean?

[Mojorabbit]

6. My experience

is domestic bunnies wean out at around 6 weeks or a bit earlier and the wild species eg cottontail and marsh at 4 weeks.
If the Cat dries up early the bunny would probably be old enough to lap kitten milk replacer from a bowl at about a month to five weeks or could
be fed via syringe with nipple so there are options. I hope this helps!
Here is a photo of a past orphan

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[Baitball Blogger]

8. Thanks! What a cutie you have!

[RebelOne]

12. I could only give advice on adult rabbits, never had baby rabbits.

I love rabbits and they are so easy to train.