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Rabbit Salmonellosis
Rabbit salmonellosis is a digestive disease caused by Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis, mainly hitting pregnant does. The bacteria are weak against disinfectants such as 3% lysol or 5% lime milk. Prevention centers on hygiene, flock screening, and killed vaccines for breeding and pregnant does.
Why Is Your Rabbit Twitching or Having Limb Spasms?
Rabbit limb twitching can signal coccidiosis (often fatal in kits), low blood sugar, or epilepsy. This article explains each cause and the response—coccidia prevention, glucose first aid, and a calm environment for epileptic rabbits.
E. Cuniculi (Rabbit Encephalitozoonosis): Causes, Symptoms & Care
Encephalitozoonosis (E. cuniculi) is a serious rabbit disease often caught in the womb, silently harming kidneys, brain, and spinal cord. Signs range from weakness to head tilt, paralysis, and sudden death; infection is irreversible but a strong immune system helps.
Rabbit Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxemia (Sudden Severe Diarrhea)
Rabbit Clostridium perfingens disease is an acute, fatal enterotoxemia from the bacterium and its toxin. Sudden severe diarrhea is the main sign. Here is what you need to know.
Wrong Care Can Kill a Rabbit!
Sudden rabbit death is not only disease — wrong care can do it too. Seemingly small mistakes can be fatal. Here are the wrong methods to avoid.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (Rabbit Plague): What to Do
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, also called 'rabbit plague', is a highly fatal disease that can wipe out many rabbits at once. Learn how to recognize it, prevent it, and what treatment options exist.
Types of Rhinitis in Rabbits
Rabbit rhinitis has several types, infectious, viral, parasitic, and bacterial, each with distinct signs; young rabbits are at high risk of death, so frequent sneezing warrants a vet check.
The Dangers of Stress in Rabbits
Stress in rabbits, triggered by fright, sudden noise, environment changes, or poor husbandry, causes anything from reduced appetite to fatal collapse. Pregnant, lactating, and young rabbits are especially vulnerable, so quiet housing, stable feeding, and correct vaccination are key preventives.
Two Serious and Common Rabbit Diseases
Rabbit owners should know how to prevent and recognize viral hemorrhagic disease and pasteurellosis — two widespread, often fatal rabbit illnesses. This guide covers their signs, vaccines, and treatment regimens.
Symptoms of Infectious Rhinitis in Rabbits
The clearest sign of infectious rhinitis is constant sneezing, later with thick, pus-like nasal discharge. Left untreated it can advance to pneumonia and death, so don't mistake ordinary dust-sneezing for the disease — especially if it only happens at mealtimes.