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Acute Enteritis in Baby Rabbits
Baby rabbit acute enteritis (also called 'yellow urine disease') comes from drinking milk from a doe with mastitis. It dehydrates and kills kits within about three days. This guide covers the signs and how to prevent and treat it.
What happens if a baby rabbit eats fruit?
Rabbits can eat a little fruit but avoid very watery ones like watermelon that cause enteritis, and remove pits from apples or pears as they contain cyanide. Baby rabbits need hay and pellets as the main diet.
Preventing and Treating Yellow-Urine Disease in Baby Rabbits
Yellow-urine disease is acute enteritis in nursing kits under 7 days old, caused by Staphylococcus toxins from a mother's mastitis passed through her milk; signs include yellow watery stools, weakness, and a fishy smell. Prevent it with a clean dry nest, managed milk flow in the doe, and early mastitis treatment, and treat affected kits with gentamicin drops.
Should Dogs Eat Bones? How to Do It Safely
Vets often warn against bones because they are hard to digest and can block the gut, yet they also clean teeth, calm boredom, and add calcium. If you do give them, choose raw, large, non-hollow bones and avoid cooked poultry bones that splinter; cartilage, pressure-cooked bones, fish heads, necks, tails, frames, and pork fans are safer picks.