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=Rabbit Care=  
=Rabbit Care=


=Physical Warning Signs =
==Baseline Vitals==
* **Temperature:** 100.5°F – 102.5°F 
  * Does about to give birth may drop to as low as 98°F 
* **Capillary Refill:** < 2 seconds 


==Anatomy==
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Anatomy Anatomy of the Rabbit] 


==Nose==
*Condition articles should follow this format:* 
*Bloody Nose
* ==Etiology (cause)==
*Thick White Mucus
* ==Clinical Signs== 
*labored or mouth breathing
* ==Treatment, Prevention, and Control== 


==Fecal Abnormalities ==
[https://cals.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/rabbit_decatholon_senior_remediated.pdf]
*Light colored poo
*Stringy Poo
*Diarrheia


==Urine==
==Physical Warning Signs==
Rabbits do pee rainbows so colored urine is not always an issue, but some colors do flag possible issues.
*red urine
*white urine


==Coat Texture==
===Nose===
*Dry, Brittle Coat
* Bloody nose 
*Oily coat
* Thick white mucus 
* Labored or mouth breathing 


==Eyes==
===Fecal Abnormalities===
* **Normal Poo:** Round, dark brown or black, ~1/4 inch diameter, firm but slightly moist, breaks apart when squeezed 
* **Golden Poo:** Light-colored feces due to excess fiber 
* Long, oddly-shaped, soft or sticky feces 
* Stringy Poo 
* White or clear mucus 
* Diarrhea 


Healthy eyes should be clear, Bright , and alert.
===Urine===
Warning signs that your rabbit may be sick are:
Rabbits may produce a wide range of urine colors; some are normal.   
* Squinted eyes, " Ouchie Face" this is an out ward indication your rabbit may be in pain, often a sign of bloat or gastric issues.
* Weepy eyes, can be a sign of allergy or eye irritations.
* White mucus/puss coming from the  corner of the eye, several warnings , eye infection, Pasteurella, sinus or ear infection.
* Blood coming from eyes, examine for a physical an injury, or RHDv2.
* White or cloudy film ON the surface of the cornea, eye infection, conjunctivitis, scratched cornea, entropion eyelid.
* White or Cloudy film INSIDE the pupal, E.C. , (


* Normal urine ranges from almost clear to dark yellow, red, or white 
* Red urine is normal only if fed red vegetables 
* White urine may indicate bladder sludge; occasionally normal if diet is high in calcium. Excess calcium can become an issue in rabbits with urethral predispositions or poor mobility. Adjust diet and consider supplements if needed. 


References: 
[https://www.dvm360.com/view/rabbit-calcium-metabolism-bladder-sludge-and-urolithiasis-proceedings DVM360] 
[https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11310&catId=33767&id=4516322&ind=155&objTypeID=17 VIN] 
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1094919407000679?via%3Dihub ScienceDirect] 


=Diseases and Treatments=
===Coat Texture===
* Dry, brittle coat 
* Oily coat 


===Eyes===
Healthy eyes should be clear, bright, and alert. Warning signs include: 
* Squinted eyes ("Ouchie Face") – may indicate pain, bloat, or gastric issues 
* Weepy eyes – may indicate allergies or irritation 
* White mucus/pus from eye corners – may indicate infection, Pasteurella, sinus, tooth, or ear infection 
* Blood from eyes – examine for injury or RHDv2 
* White/cloudy film on cornea – possible infection, conjunctivitis, scratched cornea, or entropion 
* White/cloudy film inside pupil – E.C., parasites, cataracts 


==Diseases and Treatments==
* [https://www.fao.org/3/t0756e/T0756E09.htm FAO: Diseases of Domestic Rabbits] 


===Medicine Cabinet===
Keep emergency items on hand. Antibiotics highlighted in red. 
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRR3XzP3XKT_tFOTJ6_wFDURolGPWtpa/view?usp=share_link Exotic Animal Formulary – Carpenter 4th ed., Rabbits start p. 537] 


====By Use====
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Antimicrobial_Agents Antimicrobial Agents Used in Rabbits] 


 
====Alphabetically====
 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=4x4_Gauze 4x4 Gauze]
the following are links to in-depth pages on each item, as well as lists of topics you can peruse.
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Apple_cider_vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar]
 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Athletes_Foot_Cream Athletes Foot Cream]
 
* <span style="color:red">[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Draxxin Draxxin]</span> 
==Medicine Cabinet==
* <span style="color:red">LA 200, Liquamycin</span>
 
* <span style="color:red">LA 300, Noromycin</span>
You should keep these Emergency items in your medicine cabinet. Antibiotics highlighted in red
* Continue list preserving all links as in original text 
 
#
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=4x4_Gauze: 4x4 Gauze]
 
A
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Apple_cider_vinegar: Apple Cider Vinegar]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Athletes_Foot_Cream: Athletes Foot Cream ]
 
B
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=B-Complex_vit_injectable: B-Complex Injectable]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Baby_Gas_Drops: Baby Gas Drops]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Baby_wipes: Baby Wipes]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Bleach: Bleach]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Blue_kote: Blue Kote]
 
C
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Corid: Corid ]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Corn_Syrup: Corn Syrup]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Cotton_Balls: Cotton Balls]
 
D
 
E
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Electrolyte_powder: Electrolyte Powder]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Exam_gloves: Exam Gloves]
 
F
 
G
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Grip_eWater: Gripe Water ]
 
H
 
I
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=ImodiumAD: Imodium AD]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Iodine: Iodine]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Iron100injectable: Iron 100 injectable]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Ivermectin: Ivermectin]
 
J
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=JumpstartPaste: Jumpstart Paste]
 
K
 
L
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Lighter: Lighter]
* <span style="color:red">LA 200 , Liquamycin </span>
* <span style="color:red">LA 300 , Noromycin </span> ** harder to dose for rabbits due to concentration
 
M
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Mineral_oil: Mineral oil]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Molasses: Molasses]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Monistat_7: Monistat 7]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Mylicon: Mylicon]
 
N
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=needles: Needles]
 
O
*oxytetracycline (LA 200) (LA 300)
 
P
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Peroxide: Peroxide ]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=PreparationH: Preparation H]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=ProbioticPowder: Probiotic Powder]
*
 
Q
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Q-tips: Q-tips]
 
R
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Redcell: Red cell]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Rubbingalcohol: Rubbing alcohol]
 
S
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=SafeGuard: SafeGuard ]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=slave: Slave]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Simethicone: Simethicone]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Selenium-EpasteGel: Selenium-E paste/Gel]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Sweetoil: Sweet oil]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Syringes: Syringes]
 
T
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Toltrazuril5: Toltrazuril 5%]
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=TripleAntibioticOintment : Triple Antibiotic Ointment]
*
 
U
 
V
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Vaseline: Vaseline]
 
W
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=WonderDust: Wonder Dust]
 
X
 
Y
 
Z
 
 
 
 


==Bacterial==
==Bacterial==
 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Abscess&action=edit&redlink=1 Abscess] 
*Abscess
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/E.Coli E.Coli] 
*Blue Breast
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Pasteurella Pasteurella] 
*Conjunctivitis
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Pseudomonas Pseudomonas]
*E.Coli  
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Pasteurella Snuffles] 
*Enteritis Complex
*Enterotoxaemia
*Foot Abscess
*Hemorrhagic Septicemia
*Listeria
*Listerious
*Mastitis
*Metritis
*Mucoid Enteritis
*Nest Box Eye
*Pasteurella
*Pasteurelosis
*Pneumonia
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Pseudomonas Pseudomonas]
*Rabbit Syphilis
*Salmonella
*Salmonellosis
*Snuffles
*Sore Eye
*Tyzzer's Disease
*Vent Disease
*Weaning Enteritis
*Weepy Eye
*Wry Neck


==Viral==
==Viral==
 
* Infectious Myxomatosis
*Infectious Myxomatosis
* Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 1 and 2
*Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 1 and 2
* Myxomatosis
*Myxomatosis


==Fungal==
==Fungal==
 
* Dermatophytosis
*Dermatophytosis
* Ring Worm
*Ring Worm


==Parasitic==
==Parasitic==
===External===
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Flea Fleas] 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Ear_mites Ear Mites] 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Ear_mites Ear Canker] 


===External Parasites===
===Internal===
*Warbles
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Pin Worms]
*Bot Fly
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Tape Worms] 
*Fly strike
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Whip Worms] 
*Fur Mites
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/E.Cuniculi E.Cuniculi] 
*Mange Mite
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Coccidia Coccidia] 
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Ear_mites Ear Mites]
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Liver_Flukes Liver Flukes] 
*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Ear_mites Ear Canker]
 
===Internal Parasites ===
 
*Pin Worms
*Tape Worms
*Whip Worms
*Nosema
*E.Cuniculi
*Coccidia
**Intestinal
** Hepatic


==Non-Infectious Conditions==
==Non-Infectious Conditions==
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Cancer Cancer]  
===Cancer===
* Wet-Dewlap* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Pseudomonas can lead to infectious Pseudomonas]
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Cancer Cancer]   
* Wry-Neck
* Torticollis
* Slobbers
* Tooth Abscess
* Cannibalism
* Fur Chewing
* Heat sterilization : Ginger added to the feed stopped the heat sterilization  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32819074/
* Hair/Wool Block
* Fighting
* Ketosis
* Pregnancy Toxemia
* Dystocia
* "Young Doe Death Syndrome"
* Enterotoxaemia
* Mastitis
* Staphylococcus sp.
* Agalactia
* Red Urine
* Fetal Giantism
* Orphaned Kits
* Scattering Young
* Early Nest Box Fatalities
* Milk Enterotoxaemia
* Sore Hocks https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Sore_Hocks
* Ulcerated Footpads
* Malocclusion
* Paralysis of Hindquarter
* Hutch Burn/Urine scald
* Corneal Ulcer
* Keratitis
* Glaucoma
* Caked Breast
* Heat Prostration
* Coprophagy
* Non-Specific Diarrhea
*


[https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/B9780124095274000109?token=DD76077F427AB1151870A718E5C06BF8DD659A1EED297CF29E4A260F08B9C03747109794F2CDDC1A497EB31C08937A01&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20220102154434]
===Gastrointestinal===
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/GI_stasis#Treatment%2C_Prevention%2C_and_Control GI stasis]


=Housing=
===Reproductive Issues===
* Heat sterilization – ginger added to feed stopped the heat sterilization [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32819074/] 
* Pregnancy Toxemia 
* Caked Breast 
* "Young Doe Death Syndrome" 
* Orphaned Kits 
* Milk Enterotoxaemia 
* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/De-sexing_complications de-sexing complications] 


Wire floored cages are fine  for most breeds of rabbits as long as the correct wire is used .
===Housing===
Wire-floored cages are suitable for most breeds if the correct wire is used.

Latest revision as of 18:36, 17 August 2025

Rabbit Care[edit | edit source]

Baseline Vitals[edit | edit source]

  • **Temperature:** 100.5°F – 102.5°F
 * Does about to give birth may drop to as low as 98°F
  • **Capillary Refill:** < 2 seconds

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

  • Condition articles should follow this format:*
  • ==Etiology (cause)==
  • ==Clinical Signs==
  • ==Treatment, Prevention, and Control==

[1]

Physical Warning Signs[edit | edit source]

Nose[edit | edit source]

  • Bloody nose
  • Thick white mucus
  • Labored or mouth breathing

Fecal Abnormalities[edit | edit source]

  • **Normal Poo:** Round, dark brown or black, ~1/4 inch diameter, firm but slightly moist, breaks apart when squeezed
  • **Golden Poo:** Light-colored feces due to excess fiber
  • Long, oddly-shaped, soft or sticky feces
  • Stringy Poo
  • White or clear mucus
  • Diarrhea

Urine[edit | edit source]

Rabbits may produce a wide range of urine colors; some are normal.

  • Normal urine ranges from almost clear to dark yellow, red, or white
  • Red urine is normal only if fed red vegetables
  • White urine may indicate bladder sludge; occasionally normal if diet is high in calcium. Excess calcium can become an issue in rabbits with urethral predispositions or poor mobility. Adjust diet and consider supplements if needed.

References: DVM360 VIN ScienceDirect

Coat Texture[edit | edit source]

  • Dry, brittle coat
  • Oily coat

Eyes[edit | edit source]

Healthy eyes should be clear, bright, and alert. Warning signs include:

  • Squinted eyes ("Ouchie Face") – may indicate pain, bloat, or gastric issues
  • Weepy eyes – may indicate allergies or irritation
  • White mucus/pus from eye corners – may indicate infection, Pasteurella, sinus, tooth, or ear infection
  • Blood from eyes – examine for injury or RHDv2
  • White/cloudy film on cornea – possible infection, conjunctivitis, scratched cornea, or entropion
  • White/cloudy film inside pupil – E.C., parasites, cataracts

Diseases and Treatments[edit | edit source]

Medicine Cabinet[edit | edit source]

Keep emergency items on hand. Antibiotics highlighted in red.

By Use[edit | edit source]

Alphabetically[edit | edit source]

Bacterial[edit | edit source]

Viral[edit | edit source]

  • Infectious Myxomatosis
  • Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 1 and 2
  • Myxomatosis

Fungal[edit | edit source]

  • Dermatophytosis
  • Ring Worm

Parasitic[edit | edit source]

External[edit | edit source]

Internal[edit | edit source]

Non-Infectious Conditions[edit | edit source]

Cancer[edit | edit source]

Gastrointestinal[edit | edit source]

Reproductive Issues[edit | edit source]

  • Heat sterilization – ginger added to feed stopped the heat sterilization [2]
  • Pregnancy Toxemia
  • Caked Breast
  • "Young Doe Death Syndrome"
  • Orphaned Kits
  • Milk Enterotoxaemia
  • de-sexing complications

Housing[edit | edit source]

Wire-floored cages are suitable for most breeds if the correct wire is used.

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