Rabbit Care

Rabbit Care

Anatomy

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

Nose

• Bloody Nose
• Thick White Mucus
• labored or mouth breathing

Fecal Abnormalities

• 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

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

• 4x4 Gauze

A

• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Athletes Foot Cream

B

• B-Complex Injectable
• Baby Gas Drops
• Baby Wipes
• Bleach
• Blue Kote

C

• Corid
• Corn Syrup
• Cotton Balls

D

E

• Electrolyte Powder
• Exam Gloves

F

G

• Gripe Water

H

I

• Imodium AD
• Iodine
• Iron 100 injectable
• Ivermectin

J

• Jumpstart Paste

K

L

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

M

• Mineral oil
• Molasses
• Monistat 7
• Mylicon

N

• Needles

O

• oxytetracycline (LA 200) (LA 300)

P

• Peroxide
• Preparation H
• Probiotic Powder

Q

• Q-tips

R

• Red cell
• Rubbing alcohol

S

• SafeGuard
• Slave
• Simethicone
• Selenium-E paste/Gel
• Sweet oil
• Syringes

T

• Toltrazuril 5%
• : Triple Antibiotic Ointment

U

V

• Vaseline

W

• Wonder Dust

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
• Calcium Sludge.

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• 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

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Housing

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