Rabbit Care
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Rabbit Care
Anatomy
please use the formatting that follows for all condition articles
- ==Etiology (cause)==
- ==Clinical Signs==
- ==Treatment, Prevention, and Control==
Physical Warning Signs
Nose
- Bloody Nose
- Thick White Mucus
- labored or mouth breathing
Fecal Abnormalities
- Light colored "Golden" poo
- Stringy Poo
- Diarrhea
Urine
Rabbits do pee rainbows so colored urine is not always an issue, but some colors do flag possible issues.
- red urine (They should only pee red when fed red veggies)
- white urine
Coat Texture
- Dry, Brittle Coat
- Oily coat
Eyes
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 , 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. , (
Diseases and Treatments
the following are links to in-depth pages on each item, as well as lists of topics you can peruse.
Medicine Cabinet
You should keep these Emergency items in your medicine cabinet. Antibiotics highlighted in red
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
- Lighter
- LA 200 , Liquamycin
- LA 300 , Noromycin ** harder to dose for rabbits due to concentration
M
N
O
- oxytetracycline (LA 200) (LA 300)
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Bacterial
- 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
- Infectious Myxomatosis
- Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 1 and 2
- Myxomatosis
Fungal
- Dermatophytosis
- Ring Worm
Parasitic
External Parasites
- Warbles
- Bot Fly
- Fly strike
- Fur Mites
- Mange Mite
- Ear Mites
- Ear Canker
Internal Parasites
- Pin Worms
- Tape Worms
- Whip Worms
- Nosema
- E.Cuniculi
- Coccidia
- Intestinal
- Hepatic
Non-Infectious Conditions
Reproductive Issues
- Cannibalism
- 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
Common Injury or Self-inflected
- Cancer
- Fighting
- Fur Chewing
- Hair/Wool Block
- Wet-Dewlap* can lead to infectious Pseudomonas
- Wry-Neck
- Sore Hocks
- Ulcerated Footpads
Dental
- Slobbers
- Tooth Abscess
Genetic Abnormalities Birth Defects
- Fetal Giantism
- Microcardia
- Malocclusion
- Torticollis
- Ketosis
- 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
Housing
Wire floored cages are fine for most breeds of rabbits as long as the correct wire is used .
