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Why Is Your Rabbit’s Urine Cloudy with Calcium?
Rabbit urine calcium shows as milky, yellow, or sediment-like urine that leaves a white residue when dry—usually from too much dietary calcium. Baby rabbits on alfalfa are fine, but adults need timothy and low-calcium food, plenty of water, and daily sunlight. This article explains the causes and fixes.
I Always Fed Timothy Hay, but Ran Out; From Monday Night to This Morning I Gave Fresh Grass, Vegetables, and a Small Pack of Rabbit Pellets. Yesterday Afternoon It Ate Less, but Was Active at Night; This Morning It’s Lethargic, Lying Down, Not Eating, Tiny Sticky Smelly Droppings, Very Yellow Urine
Likely digestive disease from diet change or fresh greens. Poor appetite and lethargy = illness. Fast the rabbit, give little or no water, feed probiotics or lactase to regulate flora; then gradually return to old food, avoid greens and fresh grass. If no recovery, vet fecal exam for parasites or flora.
What Medicine Should I Give a Rabbit With Internal Heat?
A rabbit with internal heat does not necessarily need medicine - adjusting its diet to be light and providing more water is enough. Stop feeding heat-inducing foods like nuts, and give more water, grass, fruit, and vegetables; it will recover. If eye redness or discharge occurs, clean with saline and apply eye drops.
Why Is My Rabbit’s Stool Transparent (Jelly-Like)?
Transparent or jelly-like stool usually results from gastroenteritis or parasitic infection. Find the cause and treat accordingly. It may be caused by coccidia infection - common in rabbits of any age. If you don't deworm regularly, consider coccidia. Deworm promptly and the rabbit will recover.
Can a Dogo Argentino catch rabbits?
Dogo Argentino can catch rabbits—fast, agile, has hunting instinct. But each dog differs; train/guide it for rabbit hunting. Ensure health, balance work/rest, avoid fatigue. During the hunt, ensure it doesn't harm other animals or people.
How to Tell If a Rabbit Has a Fever
As we know, rabbits are usually very active, but when sick they hide in corners or lie down, fever included. How do you tell if a rabbit has a fever? Our pet care specialists explain how to recognize it.
My rabbit’s ears are hot; I cooled them with water but they get hot again—why?
Based on your description, hot ears in a rabbit may indicate a fever. A pet rabbit's normal temperature is about 38–39.5°C. First measure with a thermometer; if accompanied by symptoms like nasal discharge or lethargy, the fever is likely from infection or contagious disease. If cooling doesn't help and fever recurs, see a vet.
How do I care for a rabbit after it gives birth?
The new mother needs rest and nutrition for recovery and milk. Give clean water to prevent infection; during nursing feed quality hay, pellets and fresh vegetables, plus high-protein and mineral foods to boost milk. Keep her environment quiet and calm to avoid fright. If milk is low, hand-feed kits goat's milk with a bottle or dropper.
My rabbit has white, foul-smelling discharge and yellow fluid around its genital area
White discharge and yellow fluid with odor from the genital area may be the doe in heat; does in heat have increased vaginal discharge, white or pale yellow, with a strong smell—normal for heat. They also show irritability, restlessness, cage pacing, stamping, reduced appetite. Observe and judge; heat lasts 3-30 days then returns to normal.
Why do rabbits miscarry?
Many causes: nutritional deficiency, poor feed quality, illness, wrong medication, fright, rough palpation, rough handling, fighting, old age, trauma. If a pregnant doe lacks protein, minerals, or vitamins, fetal development may stop and cause loss. Moldy, rotten, or toxic feed can also affect fetal growth and cause miscarriage.