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Mouth Ulcers in Rabbits
Rabbits with mouth ulcers develop small blisters, red swollen gums, drooling, and bad breath, and the pain makes eating difficult. Softening the diet, keeping the mouth clean, and offering chew toys to wear down overgrown teeth all help the ulcers heal. Because a rabbit's teeth grow continuously, unchecked overgrowth can lacerate the oral tissue and trigger the ulcers in the first place.
What to Do When Your Rabbit Is Shedding
Rabbit shedding is usually seasonal and harmless, but patchy hair loss with heavy dandruff, red spots, or sores signals a skin condition that needs a vet. During a normal coat change, brush your rabbit often and clear away loose fur to prevent hairballs—and skip human shampoos and unneeded medication.
Symptoms of Gastroenteritis in Rabbits
Gastroenteritis hits rabbits of any age but kills many kits; catch it early or it's often fatal, so prevention beats treatment. Signs are foul, watery diarrhea with mucus, blood, and undigested feed, a soiled rear, a fever that then crashes below normal, and later lethargy, dehydration, and sunken eyes. Prevent with strict diet and hygiene; treat with antibiotics, anti-diarrheals, and fluid therapy.
Routine Deworming to Prevent Rabbit Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis kills fast, especially in kits, so prevent it with regular fecal exams, a triazine anticoccidial in drinking water (0.1–0.2 ml/L, fresh, under 6 months), and strict hutch hygiene — disinfect monthly and clear droppings daily.
Preventing Problems During a Rabbit’s Breeding Cycle
A rabbit's breeding cycle—mating, pregnancy, and lactation—needs stage-by-stage care. Screen breeding stock for illness, watch pregnant does for lethal infections like salmonellosis and bordetellosis, and manage the nest box and kits to avoid mastitis, yellow-urine disease, and chilling. Good hygiene and prompt treatment keep losses low.
Four Diseases Common to Long-Haired and Meat Rabbits
Both long-haired and meat rabbits have weak immunity and fall ill easily. Four common conditions are diarrhea (from dewy or over-rich feed), bordetellosis (a contagious respiratory infection), bloat (preventable through feed management), and mange (a highly contagious skin parasite). Good hutch hygiene and prompt quarantine are the backbone of prevention.
Productive Lifespan of Breeding Rabbits
A breeding rabbit's best years are the first one to two, with productivity then falling 15 to 20 percent a year, so renew stock every 2 to 3 years. Give breeders a clean, dry, well-ventilated hutch, breed in spring and autumn, cool them in summer, and keep them warm below 5°C.
Key Measures for Fattening Meat Rabbits
Fattening meat rabbits well depends on site and housing, environment control (30–32°C for kits, 10–25°C adults, 60–65% humidity), hygiene, good breeds, regular deworming, clean feed, grouping, quiet management, and timely sale by 5 months.
Characteristics of Pododermatitis Onset in Rex Rabbits
Rex rabbit pododermatitis is a relatively common disease in rabbits and causes significant harm. Although it does not cause immediate death, it can cause great economic losses to rabbit farms. After rex rabbits develop pododermatitis, their appetite decreases and their body gradually becomes emaciated. The disease affects the breeding value of breeding rabbits and the fur quality of commercial rabbits, causing serious economic losses. Today we introduce the onset characteristics of rabbit pododermatitis.
Why Rabbits Develop Foot Dermatitis
Rabbits lack paw pads, so their bare soles are easily damaged. Foot dermatitis forms from humidity, mites, rough cage floors, poor hygiene, and sparse foot fur—a clean, dry hutch avoids most cases.