Category: Rabbit Health

Rabbit Strangles Rabbit Strangles is caused by a streptococcal bacterium that affects the lower jaw of the animal. This disease is easily communicable and spreads rapidly among the stock of rabbits. It is a kind of throttle that is also known as equine streptococcus. In general, other animals like horses and dogs are known to get infected with this disease. But strangles in rabbits is rare that is not incurable. As soon as the symptoms appear in rabbits, treatment is available that can be implemented to get the best recovery. As afterward, the situation may go out of control and turn the strangles infection in rabbits dreadful. Symptoms of rabbit strangles: It is indispensable to consult a veterinarian first as strangles in a rabbit is an uncommon syndrome. Not many references are available that give an idea about the seriousness of the disease. However, prominently visible symptoms help to understand various stages of the illness. These are: Illness in rabbits Throat,

Minerals are required in much smaller quantities than other food nutrients but they are no less important than other food nutrients. Minerals are as important in rabbits as in human beings. Rabbit Minerals They are particularly important for pregnant and nursing does and growing young, for without an adequate supply of minerals serious troubles can arise and production will certainly be lowered. Although several different minerals are required by the rabbit, those most likely to be deficient are calcium, phosphorus, sodium, and chlorine which later are found together as salt. To meet the maintenance requirements the ration must contain some small percentage of minerals but a higher level of at least 5% is required for pregnant and suckling does and growing young. The following account throws more light on rabbit minerals. Calcium and Phosphorus Rabbits absorb calcium and phosphorus from their diet very efficiently. Levels of calcium are regulated by rabbits. They regulate these levels by excreting excesses rather than limiting their absorption.

Rabbit Disease Schmorl’s   Rabbit  Disease is caused by a bacteria (Fusiformis neeroplzorus) which can almost always be found on the skin of the rabbit. It only causes harm, however, when it enters the body through some wound. When this happens two forms of the disease may occur. The first is a skin infection, which starts on the head, particularly the lips.   The part becomes discolored and ulcerated, the skin of the affected area die. The second form of the disease consists of thick-walled abscesses containing yellow pus, which are extremely painful to the rabbit when touched. ‘These abscesses form in the skin or in the internal organs and may reach the size of a golf ball.     The abscesses scan is distinguished from cysts in that they are hot and cause pain when touched, as opposed to cysts that do not feel hot and whirls cause no pain.   A frequent complication with this rabbit disease is pneumonia.

Rabbit Infections Salmonella Rabbit Salmonella infections are not often met with but have been responsible for some outbreaks of disease-causing considerable loss. The two main bacteria responsible are Salmonella typhi-museum and S. enteritidis. The rabbit infection appears listless and dull, with quickened breathing and a rise in temperature. Loss of appetite is also accompanied by scouring.   The symptoms and post mortem appearance are very variable, and diagnosis can only be made accurately by bacteriological examination. The diseases are largely spread through contamination of food, water, and litter by rats and mice which carry them.   These infections also occur in poultry, household pets, and other animals and may be transmitted from them. The only prevention is to eliminate contamination, and there is no recommended treatment.   Rabbit infections salmonella have very little literature as salmonella occurrence in other animals is more than that in rabbits. Salmonella infection is a known form of bacterial contamination that equally occurs in developed and developing nations.

Humans have affection for rabbits and keep them as pets. It is a wonderful hobby that involves lots of care and attention. Inquisitive nature of rabbits makes it susceptible to damages and wounds. Thus, rabbit injuries need precautionary measures for their proper care.   An average life span of the rabbit is approximately 5-8 years that require good care of rabbit injuries. During this period, any kind of danger is probable to the animal as it is a social animal that lives in groups. If kept in a cage, rabbits get anxious and they prefer to play outside the cage. This leads to damages to its body parts and causes wounds.     Injuries may be caused by fighting, particularly amongst bucks or by laceration on nails or wire. The fur should be clipped away and the wound cleansed with a diluted antiseptic solution. After a thorough cleansing, an antiseptic ointment or tincture of iodine should be applied.

About Rabbit Digestive System   The teeth of the rabbit are very well adapted to its normal foods. The teeth consist of two pairs of incisors (or cutting ‘teeth) on the upper jaw and one pair on the lower, three premolars and three molars (both grinding ‘ teeth) on either side of the upper jaw, and two premolars and three molars on either side of the lower jaw. The incisors in the tipper jaw appear from the front to be two pairs side by side, but only a single pair, with a groove clown the centre of each tooth, can be seen from the front.   The cheek teeth, that is the pre-molars and molars, are rather smaller than the incisors, but have flattened ends with prominent ridges, thus forming a most efficient grinding mechanism.     All the teeth of the rabbit grow continuously throughout life, the surfaces constantly wearing down in order to maintain the correct length and either the chisel edge of the incisors or the grinding surface of the cheek teeth.

Rabbit Mastitis Rabbit mastitis is an infection of the mammary glands, which is fortunately not common. The acute form is sometimes wrongly known as milk fever. The disease is caused by various bacteria, staphylococci usually being responsible for the chronic form, whilst streptococci are usually concerned in the acute form.   The teat or teats are swollen and painful, and in the acute form, there is usually a discharge. The doe has little appetite but is usually very thirsty. Treatment consists of bathing the affected parts with warm water containing an antiseptic. In most cases, one of the antibiotics may be used to effect a cure, but veterinary advice is necessary.   Rabbit mastitis is a disease that generally occurs in lactating rabbits. It is caused by bacterial infection in mammary glands. Seldom seen in small rabbitries, this disease is curable but sometimes turns acute. In such a situation its treatment becomes very important. A daily inspection of each doe helps the early detection of the illnesses.

Rabbit worms species are found, though rarely, in the rabbit. Unless a severe infestation occurs, and this is unusual, little harm results to the animal. Tapeworms Tapeworms of various species occur. These consist of a head with suckers and a flat segmented body. They vary in size from under an inch to a foot or more. The eggs produced by these particular rabbit worms must pass through an intermediate host (a mite) before they can reinfect a rabbit. Treatment consists of dosing with a taenicide or ” worm powder”.Roundworms except for the stomach worm(Graphidium strigosum), the intestinal worm (Trichostrongylusretortaeformis) and the caecal worm (Passalurus bigamous) are very rare rabbit worms. The stomach worm is about z inch long and pinkish. It sucks blood from and may perforate, the stomach wall. A reliable treatment consists of the use of tetrachlorethylene in capsule form, the dosage being c.c. per lb. live weight. The life cycle of this rabbit worms is direct,

Rabbits Coprophagy is the consumption of feces by animals. Many species practice coprophagy as a matter of course. Other species do not normally consume feces but can do it under unusual conditions. In coprophagy, many kinds of feces eating are included. The animals eating feces of other species are called heterospecifics. While eating feces of animals of the same species is known as coprophagy, animals eating species of its own is known as autocoprophagy. The feces are eaten after deposition or directly from the anus. Here you will find information on coprophagy in rabbits. Rabbits Coprophagy Rabbits do not have a complex ruminant digestive system. They extract excess amounts of nutrition from grass by giving their food a second pass through the gut. Soft fecal pellets or partially digested food are excreted and consumed immediately; this is known as coprophagy in rabbits. Consuming this matter is important for the adequate nutritional intake of vitamin B12. Rabbits are herbivores animals,

The question as to whether domestic rabbits should be given water. or not has been the subject of considerable controversy amongst rabbit water fanciers for many years. The reason for this is, it is possible to maintain rabbits without free seater if sufficientgreenfood or roots are fed, and several imaginary troubles have been attributed to water. That rabbits water can be maintained on a green food diet which contains considerable water, does not affect the fact that free drinking water is highly desirable.   Things About Rabbit Water :   Rabbits can lose nearly all the fat front their bodies, and more than half the protein and remain alive, but a loss of one-tenth of the water of the body will result in death. Furthermore, the rabbit can live for a relatively long time without solid food, but lack of moisture very quickly produces harmful effects. Water is essential as a constituent of all parts of the body,