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How to Use Medication for Rabbit Health Care
A sound rabbit health program relies on timely medication: anticoccidials in feed for kits, a structured vaccination schedule against VHD, pasteurellosis, Clostridia and Bordetella, routine ivermectin for mange, and antibiotics in hot humid seasons. Consistent prevention is far cheaper than treating outbreaks.
Rabbit Eyes Bulging and Watering — Is It Conjunctivitis?
Bulging, red, watering rabbit eyes usually point to conjunctivitis, which can progress to pus, ulcers, and blindness if untreated. Causes include irritants, allergies, trapped debris, or infection; treatment is cleaning, antibiotic drops, and removing the trigger, with a clean, dry, well-ventilated hutch for prevention.
Rabbit Mastitis: Causes, Signs, and Treatment
Rabbit mastitis, common about a week after kindling, blocks kits from nursing and can kill the doe through tissue death or sepsis. It stems from dirty housing, cage splinters, oversupply from too much concentrate, or bitten teats. Prevent with managed feed and smooth clean cages; treat early with cold packs and ichthammol, later with hot packs and penicillin plus mequindox and dexamethasone, and surgery for abscesses. A sick doe can pass yellow-urine disease to kits, so treat both.
What to Do When a Rabbit Has Diarrhea
Rabbit diarrhea is common and can turn critical fast, especially in weanlings that have lost maternal antibodies. Treat infections with rabbit-safe antibiotics and keep the cage clean and dry; prevent it with safe food, gradual feed changes and isolation of sick rabbits.
How to Improve the Survival Rate of Young Rabbits
Weaned rabbits under three months old have the lowest survival rate of any age group, with more than half of deaths caused by digestive disorders. Boost survival by minimizing stress during the transition, keeping a calm and clean environment, feeding small frequent meals of digestible high-fiber pellets, and following a strict vaccination and coccidiosis-prevention program.
Rabbit Bronchitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Rabbit bronchitis, common in old and weak rabbits, brings cough, nasal discharge, and chest rales from cold, dust, mold spores, or irritant gases. Acute cases shift from dry to wet cough with breathing trouble; chronic ones cough after exercise or in cold air. Treat with antibiotics, cough suppressants or expectorants, and herbal tablets.
Rabbit Mycotoxin Poisoning: Symptoms and Control
Mycotoxin poisoning in rabbits comes from moldy feed, peaks in hot humid summer, and hits lactating does hardest with no contagion and poor drug response. Acute signs are appetite loss, irregular stools, staggering, and death in 2 to 4 days. Prevent it with strict feed storage and anti-mold additives, and treat by stopping the moldy feed and giving glucose, vitamins, and antifungal drugs.
Preventing and Treating Rabbit Bordetellosis
Rabbit bordetellosis, caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, is a chronic respiratory infection that hits young rabbits hardest, especially in spring and autumn. Keep it out with closed-herd breeding, strict sanitation, and biannual vaccination, and treat outbreaks with isolation and Gram-negative antibiotics.
Preventing and Treating Rabbit Paratyphoid (Salmonellosis)
Rabbit paratyphoid (salmonellosis) is a zoonotic infection spread by contaminated feed and water, rodents, and flies; signs range from sudden death to diarrhea, wasting, and abortion in pregnant does. Control it by excluding vectors and vaccinating does, and treat with chloramphenicol, oxytetracycline, streptomycin, or sulfonamides.
Causes and Treatment of Ulcerative Pododermatitis (Sore Hocks) in Rabbits
Ulcerative pododermatitis (sore hocks) is a pressure-induced skin ulcer on the soles and sides of a rabbit's feet, most often seen in adults kept on hard or wire cage floors. It causes pain, reluctance to move and, if infected, can lead to abscesses, cellulitis or even fatal septicemia. Good hutch design, soft bedding and prompt wound care are key to prevention and treatment.