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Rabbit Care[edit | edit source]

Baseline Vitals[edit | edit source]

Normal: Temperature: normal range 100.5f-102.5f ,

          Does about to give birth may have a drop to as low as 98f

Capillary Refill : less than 2 secs.

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Anatomy of the Rabbit

please use the formatting that follows for all condition articles

==Etiology (cause)==
==Clinical Signs==
==Treatment, Prevention, and Control==

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: Rabbit poo should be round, dark brown or Black approx. 1/4 in diameter, and should have a very firm, but slightly moist consistency, it should break apart when squeezed, but not crumble.
Light colored "Golden" poo : GoldenPoo is a sign of a rabbit getting TOO MUCH FIBER .
Long oddly shaped Soft and sticky poo.
Stringy Poo
White or Clear Mucus
Diarrhea

Urine[edit | edit source]

Rabbits do pee rainbows so colored urine is not always an issue, but some colors do flag possible issues.

Normal Rabbit Urine ranges in colors from almost clear, to a dark Yellow, Red, and White.

red urine (They should only pee red when fed red veggies)

white urine, may be a sign of balder sludge, but this is not necessarily abnormal or means your rabbit is sick. White Urine if only occasionally may mean that your feed is high in calcium. Normal Rabbit Physiology is set up to process excess calcium, and even bladder sludge. this will become an issue if your rabbit has a genetic predisposition to narrow urethra, or poor mobility. If Your rabbit has poor mobility you will want to switch it to a lower calcium Diet, and add supplements to help mitigate bladder sludge.

https://www.dvm360.com/view/rabbit-calcium-metabolism-bladder-sludge-and-urolithiasis-proceedings

https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11310&catId=33767&id=4516322&ind=155&objTypeID=17

Coat Texture[edit | edit source]

Dry, Brittle Coat
Oily coat

Eyes[edit | edit source]

Healthy eyes should be clear, Bright , and alert. Warning signs that your rabbit may be sick are:

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: including eye infection, Pasteurella, Sinus, tooth or ear infection.
Blood coming from eyes, examine for a physical 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., Parasites, Cataracts or Juvenile Cataracts.

Diseases and Treatments[edit | edit source]

https://www.fao.org/3/t0756e/T0756E09.htm

the following are links to in-depth pages on each item, as well as lists of topics you can peruse.

Medicine Cabinet[edit | edit source]

You should keep these Emergency items in your medicine cabinet. Antibiotics highlighted in red

 Exotic Animal Formulary -_by James W Carpenter 4th ed  Rabbits starts on page 537

By Use[edit | edit source]

Antimicrobial Agents Used in Rabbits.

Alphabetically:[edit | edit source]

4x4 Gauze

A

B

C

D

Draxxin

E

F

G

Gripe Water

H

I

J

Jumpstart Paste

K

L

Lighter
LA 200 , Liquamycin
LA 300 , Noromycin ** harder to dose for rabbits due to concentration

M

N

Needles

O

oxytetracycline (LA 200) (LA 300)

P

Q

Q-tips

R

S

T

U

V

Vaseline

W

Wonder Dust

X

Y

Z

Bacterial[edit | edit source]

Abscess
Blue Breast
Conjunctivitis
E.Coli
Enteritis Complex
Enterotoxaemia
Foot Abscess
Hemorrhagic Septicemia
Listeria
Listerious
Mastitis
Metritis
Mucoid Enteritis
Nest Box Eye
Pasteurella
Pasteurelosis
Pneumonia
Pseudomonas
Rabbit Syphilis
Salmonella
Salmonellosis
Snuffles
Sore Eye
Tyzzer's Disease
Vent Disease
Weaning Enteritis
Weepy Eye
Wry Neck

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 Parasites[edit | edit source]

Warbles
Bot Fly
Fleas
Fly strike
Fur Mites
Mange Mite
Ear Mites
Ear Canker

Internal Parasites[edit | edit source]

Pin Worms
Tape Worms
Whip Worms
Nosema
E.Cuniculi
Coccidia
- Intestinal
- Hepatic

Liver Flukes

Non-Infectious Conditions[edit | edit source]

Gastrointestinal[edit | edit source]

GI stasis

Reproductive Issues[edit | edit source]

Cannibalism
Ketosis
Heat sterilization : Ginger added to the feed stopped the heat sterilization https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32819074/
Pregnancy Toxemia
Caked Breast
"Young Doe Death Syndrome"
Orphaned Kits
Scattering Young
Early Nest Box Fatalities
Milk Enterotoxaemia
de-sexing complications

Common Injury or Self-inflected[edit | edit source]

Cancer
Fighting
Fur Chewing
Hair/Wool Block
Wet-Dewlap* can lead to infectious Pseudomonas
Wry-Neck
Sore Hocks
Ulcerated Footpads

Dental[edit | edit source]

Slobbers
Tooth Abscess

Genetic Abnormalities Birth Defects[edit | edit source]

Fetal Giantism
Microcardia
Malocclusion
Calcium Sludge.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dominothespotcat/video/7124899522358267182?_t=8VSTtKvO62A&_r=1

Torticollis
Dystocia
"Young Doe Death Syndrome"
Enterotoxaemia
Mastitis
Staphylococcus sp.
Agalactia
Red Urine
Paralysis of Hindquarter
Hutch Burn/Urine scald
Corneal Ulcer
Keratitis
Glaucoma
Heat Prostration
Coprophagy
Non-Specific Diarrhea
Porcelain Gallbladder
Fatty Liver

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Housing[edit | edit source]

Wire floored cages are fine for most breeds of rabbits as long as the correct wire is used .

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 =Rabbit Care=
+==Baseline Vitals==
+Normal:
+Temperature: normal range 100.5f-102.5f ,
+           Does about to give birth may have a drop to as low as 98f
+Capillary Refill : less than 2 secs.
 ==Anatomy==
@@ Line 35: / Line 43: @@
 *white urine, may be a sign of balder sludge, but this is not necessarily abnormal or means your rabbit is sick. White Urine if only occasionally may mean that  your feed is high in calcium. Normal Rabbit Physiology is set up to process excess calcium, and even bladder sludge. this will become an issue if your rabbit has a genetic predisposition to narrow urethra,  or poor mobility. If Your rabbit has poor mobility you will want to switch it to a lower calcium Diet, and add supplements to help mitigate bladder sludge.
+https://www.dvm360.com/view/rabbit-calcium-metabolism-bladder-sludge-and-urolithiasis-proceedings
+https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11310&catId=33767&id=4516322&ind=155&objTypeID=17
 ==Coat Texture==
@@ Line 55: / Line 67: @@
+https://www.fao.org/3/t0756e/T0756E09.htm
+the following are links to in-depth pages on each item, as well as lists of topics you can peruse.
-the following are links to in-depth pages on each item, as well as lists of topics you can peruse.
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 You should keep these Emergency items in your medicine cabinet. Antibiotics highlighted in red
-   [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263675779_Exotic_Animal_Formulary_-_by_James_W_Carpenter Exotic Animal Formulary -_by James W Carpenter 4th ed]
+   [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRR3XzP3XKT_tFOTJ6_wFDURolGPWtpa/view?usp=share_link Exotic Animal Formulary -_by James W Carpenter 4th ed]  Rabbits starts on page 537
 ===By Use===
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 *[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Bleach: Bleach]
 *[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Blue_kote: Blue Kote]
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Toltrazuril5 Baycox]
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Baytril Baytril]
 C
@@ Line 92: / Line 109: @@
 D
+* <span style="color:red">[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Draxxin Draxxin]</span>
 E
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Elm_bark : Elm Bark]
 *[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Electrolyte_powder: Electrolyte Powder]
 *[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Exam_gloves: Exam Gloves]
+*<span style="color:red">[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Baytril Enrofloxacin]</span>
 F
@@ Line 154: / Line 173: @@
 T
-*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Toltrazuril5: Toltrazuril 5%]
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=Toltrazuril5 Toltrazuril 5%]
 *[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php?title=TripleAntibioticOintment : Triple Antibiotic Ointment]
 *
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 *Warbles
 *Bot Fly
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Flea Fleas ]
 *Fly strike
 *Fur Mites
@@ Line 227: / Line 247: @@
 ===Internal Parasites ===
-*Pin Worms
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Pin Worms]
-*Tape Worms
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Tape Worms]
-*Whip Worms
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Worms Whip Worms]
 *Nosema
-*E.Cuniculi
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/E.Cuniculi E.Cuniculi]
-*Coccidia
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Coccidia Coccidia]
 **Intestinal
 ** Hepatic
+*[https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/Liver_Flukes  Liver Flukes]
 ==Non-Infectious Conditions==
 ===Gastrointestinal===
-*GI stasis
+* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/GI_stasis#Treatment%2C_Prevention%2C_and_Control GI stasis]
-https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/GI_stasis#Treatment%2C_Prevention%2C_and_Control
 ===Reproductive Issues===
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 * Early Nest Box Fatalities
 * Milk Enterotoxaemia
+* [https://mmcrabbits.com/BCWiki/index.php/De-sexing_complications de-sexing complications]
 ===Common Injury or Self-inflected===

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