Rabbit Care

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Rabbit Care

Physical Warning Signs

Nose

Fecal Abnormalities

Urine

Coat Texture

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

Internal Parasites

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

Non-Infectious Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Wet-Dewlap* can lead to infectious Pseudomonas
  • 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

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Housing

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

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