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Preventing and Treating Rabbit Pasteurellosis
Pasteurella multocida lives quietly in the nasal and tonsillar tissue of many healthy rabbits and strikes only when stress or poor husbandry lowers resistance, spreading through secretions and contaminated feed or water. Control it with strict sanitation, regular vaccination, and prompt antibiotic or antiserum treatment.
Pasteurellosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pasteurellosis is an acute, feverish infectious disease caused by Pasteurella multocida. The acute form is marked by septicemia and hemorrhagic inflammation (historically called 'hemorrhagic septicemia'); the chronic form shows subcutaneous, joint, and organ abscesses, often mixed with or secondary to other diseases. Chickens are most commonly affected, but cats and dogs can also be infected.
Winter Care for Rex Rabbits
Winter's cold, short days, and scarce greens threaten rex rabbits with illness and poor breeding, so hold the barn above 10°C (below 5°C is life-threatening), keep it dry and ventilated, add light, and warm kits. Feed more energy-rich food — roughly 23–25% of the diet — with nighttime meals at 60% of daily intake and some carrot or greens to avoid vitamin lack.
Common Rabbit Vaccines and How to Use Them
Core rabbit vaccines—against viral hemorrhagic disease, myxomatosis, pasteurellosis, bordetellosis, clostridium, pseudotuberculosis, salmonellosis, and E. coli—are mostly inactivated and given as a 1 ml shot, with immunity in about a week and boosters every 6 months (myxomatosis annually). Store at 4–8°C, inject under the skin of the neck after disinfecting, and avoid vaccinating pregnant does unless essential.
Precautions in Raising Rabbits
Keep rabbits apart from chickens (disease cross-infection like coccidiosis, pasteurellosis), avoid asbestos roofing (fiber cough), don't yank ears when handling, don't feed only silage (acidosis), avoid oral antibiotics, and ensure adequate light for breeding.
Why Does a Rabbit Tilt Its Head? Causes and Care
A head tilt is usually from disease; many find it cute, but the truth can be alarming. Here we detail the causes and treatment.
Feeding and Care for Young Rabbits and Weaned Kits
Once kits are successfully weaned they become young rabbits and must start living independently. Here are practical feeding and care methods for this stage to help them thrive.
Rabbit Staphylococcosis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Rabbit staphylococcosis is a common contagious disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It can lead to abscesses, mastitis, pododermatitis and neonatal yellow urine disease. Learn how to recognize and treat each condition.
What Causes Doe Miscarriage and How to Prevent It?
Owners may assume miscarriage means illness, but it also ties to nutrient lack and poor feeding. This article explains the causes.
Types of Rhinitis in Rabbits
Rabbit rhinitis has several types, infectious, viral, parasitic, and bacterial, each with distinct signs; young rabbits are at high risk of death, so frequent sneezing warrants a vet check.