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Types of Heart Disease in Rabbits
Rabbits can develop several types of heart disease—congestive heart failure, congenital defects, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, valve disease, and vascular disease. Most are rare and hard to spot early, so know the signs and don't panic.
Recognizing Heart Disease in Rabbits
A rabbit's resting heart rate is 140–180 bpm and rises under stress; hidden heart disease shows as low activity, bloating, odd posture, and fast breathing. The rabbit heart has unique anatomy, so vet diagnosis is essential.
Massaging a Bloated Rabbit
Massage can relieve rabbit bloat by restoring gut motility—often more gently than drugs. Use light, clockwise strokes and never try to break up hard masses in the intestine.
Rabbit Bloat: Causes and Care
Rabbit bloat stems from slow gut motility due to low fiber or dehydration, and can progress to deadly gut stasis. Catch it early with high-fiber feeding and hairball paste, and see a vet if your rabbit stops eating or pooping.
Infectious Stomatitis in Rabbits
Infectious stomatitis (also called 'salivation disease') is a contagious viral disease of rabbits, especially 1–3-month-old kits, often infecting a whole litter at once. It causes drooling, mouth blisters and ulcers, and can kill kits within a week without prompt treatment; isolation, topical antibiotics and good hygiene are key to control.
Causes and Symptoms of Stomatitis in Rabbits
Stomatitis in rabbits is an acute, highly contagious viral infection that mainly strikes 1–4-month-old kits and can be fatal within a week if untreated. It causes drooling, mouth blisters and ulcers, and loss of appetite, and is usually caught from contaminated feed or water entering through small mouth wounds.
What’s the Difference Between a Pet Rabbit and a Meat Rabbit?
Pet and meat rabbits differ: pets are valued for looks, meat rabbits for utility. Well cared for, pet rabbits live 7–10 years or more. This article compares the two and lists popular pet rabbit breeds.
How to Care for a Dwarf Rabbit: Key Tips and Precautions
Dwarf rabbits are small, lively, and gentle, making them a favorite pet rabbit breed, but new owners often make mistakes that put the rabbit at risk. This guide covers the essential setup—cage, water bottle, litter box, diet—and the daily care rules that keep a dwarf rabbit healthy and long-lived.
What happens if a rabbit gets fat?
Obesity can cause heart enlargement, diabetes, and arthritis, and fat pressing on the lungs brings breathing trouble. It also lowers fertility in both sexes.
What happens if a male rabbit is not neutered?
Intact males show constant sexual drive - urine marking, chasing, mounting, aggression, anxiety. They risk reproductive disease (prostatitis, testicular tumors, torsion) causing urination trouble or infection. Unsupervised contact with females causes unplanned, possibly inbred litters.