What are some common rabbit illnesses and treatments?

Bacterial Entertitis (diahrrea) - Medicine: Neomycin Actions: pull off food for a day and give plenty of fresh water





Coccidiosis: Symptoms: diahrrea, spotted liver Medicine: Sulfaquinoxiline or liquid Amprolium





Pasteurella (colds): Medicine: Terramycin, Liquamycin, Tylan 200, Sulfaquinoxiline





Watery eyes covered with white sticky substance (mainly occurs in babies): Medicine: Visine





Sore hocks: Treatment: Spray iodine on feet, place a drywall board in cage, use antifungal powder





Fur mites: Treatment: mite powder or Ivomectin





Ear mites: Symptom: scab like substance in ears Treatment: place mineral oil in ears or spray WD-40 in ears. Allow rabbit to shake them out.





Abscess: Symptom: Lump with soft spot in it. Treatment: Lance lump, remove puss, and treat animal with an antibiotic.





Wolf Teeth: Symptoms: Teet are butting or curling out. Cut the rabbits teeth with a pair of clippers and allow to regrow. They may come back in correctly.





Warble Fly: Warble fly lays eggs on rabbit and the larvae develop underneath the rabbits fur. Allow them to come out on their own. Preventative: remove dead babies from the next boxt as soon as possible





Sproddled Leg: Symptom: rabbits rear leg sproddles out to the side instead of correctly under it. Preventative: Keep enough bedding in the nest box. A slick nest box floor will sometimes cause this.





Worms: Treatment: Ivomectin, worm medicine





Yeast Infection: Treatment: Penicillin G, followed by feeding the rabbit yogurt to encourage growth of good bacteria





Ketosis: Symptoms: Doe dies right before having babies. Preventative: don't wait too long to breed the doe and don't let the doe get too fat.





Pneumonia: Symptoms: rabbit breathes hard. Preventative: don't allow the rabbit to be in a draft (protect from wind on 3 sides)





Wry Neck: Symptoms: Rabbit turns head to side. Preventative: Make sure there is adequate ventilation. Cause: build up of too much ammonia





Inner Ear Infection: Rabbit turns head to side. Treatment: antibiotic (penicillin)





Paralysis (broken neck): Symptoms rear legs won't move. Preventative: Avoid sudden moves or noises around the rabbit. Keep dogs away. Play a radio to get the rabbit used to noise. Cause: rabbit gets scared, runs around the pen the runs into the wall and breaks it back/neck Treatment: cortizone may help, but the rabbit normally needs to be put to sleepWhat are some common rabbit illnesses and treatments?
Have a read here, lots of info and help -


http://www.rabbit.org/health/index.html


http://www.rabbit.org/care/index.html


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