2 MONTH BABY FEEDING

This is a story with a sad ending, unfortunately. Last night when Tom went out to bring our dog Muffin inside he saw a baby rabbit laying on it's back with it's legs moving all around making a sad cry sound. on the back porch. He called me and at first because of how little it was I could not even be sure what it was. I got a towel and we brought the baby inside. She had a small cut on her stomach that did not seem to be bleeding a lot. She made a few little cries and we really did not think she would make it through the night. Tom took Muffin on the leash out back with a flashlight to try and see if he could find the rabbit nest, but no luck. We read that sometimes birds drop the baby rabbits, or cats and other predators can bring them into other yards. It could of even been our own dog but the fenced area Muffin was in is not connected to the back porch in any way--so we are not sure.
Since she was injured we googled everything we could and put her into a box with towels for the night. She was still alive the next morning so Tom ran out to get a small bottle made for feeding baby animals and kitten replacement formula. She did eat at least the 2CCs that we read would be good for her size. Her eyes were still not opened, and her ears still back. I called our vet and made an appointment to bring her in (the only thing they had was for 1PM!) I then tried to find a wildlife rescue and the nearest one I found (about 30 miles) said they were not accepting new wildlife. We decided to wait and see if the vet thought she would even have a chance (with her wounds) and kept her warm and fed until the apt. The vet was really nice and checked her wounds. She said the cut was only through the first layer of skin, but she did have some bruising. She gave us an antibiotic to give her for the next 4 days (she weighed only 44 grams) and told us to keep a heating pad on low under the box and to continue to feed her the 2CCs. (all the stuff we had read online) There were some people in the Vet's office who acted like we were nuts. One lady had her dog there and when she asked what was in the box and I explained she sort of laughed and said "my dog eats like 5 of those babies bunnies a day". and while yes I understand the "circle of life" and animals hunt and kill each other all the time.. she was an injured baby animal alone and we could not just leave her outside to die without trying. We had hoped we could help her get well, grow for a week or two and then she could be released back into the wild. Sadly she died today not very long after the vet visit. She was a tiny cotton tail (you can tell from the white on hr forehead) and well I had hoped she could fight since she made it so long through the night, but I am glad she is not suffering anymore as sad as her dying has been. rest in peace Bea.
Here is a close up during her first feeding, as you can see she was so small that Tom's thumb was almost as big as her head.

This is a story with a sad ending, unfortunately. Last night when Tom went out to bring our dog Muffin inside he saw a baby rabbit laying on it's back with it's legs moving all around making a sad cry sound. on the back porch. He called me and at first because of how little it was I could not even be sure what it was. I got a towel and we brought the baby inside. She had a small cut on her stomach that did not seem to be bleeding a lot. She made a few little cries and we really did not think she would make it through the night. Tom took Muffin on the leash out back with a flashlight to try and see if he could find the rabbit nest, but no luck. We read that sometimes birds drop the baby rabbits, or cats and other predators can bring them into other yards. It could of even been our own dog but the fenced area Muffin was in is not connected to the back porch in any way--so we are not sure.
Since she was injured we googled everything we could and put her into a box with towels for the night. She was still alive the next morning so Tom ran out to get a small bottle made for feeding baby animals and kitten replacement formula. She did eat at least the 2CCs that we read would be good for her size. Her eyes were still not opened, and her ears still back. I called our vet and made an appointment to bring her in (the only thing they had was for 1PM!) I then tried to find a wildlife rescue and the nearest one I found (about 30 miles) said they were not accepting new wildlife. We decided to wait and see if the vet thought she would even have a chance (with her wounds) and kept her warm and fed until the apt. The vet was really nice and checked her wounds. She said the cut was only through the first layer of skin, but she did have some bruising. She gave us an antibiotic to give her for the next 4 days (she weighed only 44 grams) and told us to keep a heating pad on low under the box and to continue to feed her the 2CCs. (all the stuff we had read online) There were some people in the Vet's office who acted like we were nuts. One lady had her dog there and when she asked what was in the box and I explained she sort of laughed and said "my dog eats like 5 of those babies bunnies a day". and while yes I understand the "circle of life" and animals hunt and kill each other all the time.. she was an injured baby animal alone and we could not just leave her outside to die without trying. We had hoped we could help her get well, grow for a week or two and then she could be released back into the wild. Sadly she died today not very long after the vet visit. She was a tiny cotton tail (you can tell from the white on hr forehead) and well I had hoped she could fight since she made it so long through the night, but I am glad she is not suffering anymore as sad as her dying has been. rest in peace Bea.
Here she was sleeping while we waited for 1pm to come.