PASTEURELLA

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PASTEURELLA /PASTEURELLOSIS Pasteurella multocida refers to a species of bacteria, which can be a part of your rabbits normal internal bacteria. There are many different strains of this bacteria.How Pasteurella affects a rabbit depends on the strain and immunity of the individual animal. While Pasteurella can have far reaching health effects, many rabbits have strong […]

EAR MITES

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EAR MITES – SYMPTOMS Rabbits ears usually stand up.If their ears hang down this could be a sign of ear mites. Other signs include : Itching primarily located around the ears, head, and neck; occasionally generalized Head shaking and scratching.Thick, brown to beige crusty material in the ear canal.Occasionally, brown to beige crusting and itching […]

SORE HOCKS

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SORE HOCKS WHAT IS SORE HOCKS? Hocks are your rabbit’s back feet. Ranging from the ankle down to the end of the toes. “Sore hocks” or pododermatitis, is caused by pressure on the sole of a rabbit’s foot ,which then becomes raw and inflamed.This condition can have a number of different causes and in particularly […]

COCCIDIOSIS

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COCCIDIOSIS Coccidiosis(Eimeria Species) is a sporozoal (spread by spores) infection in rabbits. It is a highly contagious disease and can be fatal. While there are a 12 different types of this protozoa that are found in rabbits, only a few of them actually cause disease. Each is highly host, organ and tissue specific. There are […]

BLOATING IN RABBITS

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BLOAT Bloat is an excruciatingly painful , often fatal condition in rabbits. It begins as an abnormal accumulation of gas that leads to huge distention(stretching) of a rabbits stomach. Rabbits stomachs are different from most animals in that they are not as elastic and will therefore not shrink back to their normal size. This is […]

HEAD TILT

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HEAD TILT Head tilt is syndrome and has many different causes.We usually first categorise different types by a collection of symptoms which can include: Head tilt Twisted neck (called wry neck or torticollis) Flickering and rolling eyes (nystagmus and strabismus) Unable to balance – goes into a non stop body roll and tailspin if you […]

HEAT STROKE

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HEAT STROKE As the warm weather continues it is important to know that rabbits do not tolerate the heat well. They can get heat stroke just like us and this can be potentially fatal. Each rabbit is different in the tolerance to heat Key factors for avoiding heat stroke are: Making sure your rabbit is […]

FLY STRIKE

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FLY STRIKE WHAT IS FLY STRIKE? Fly strike(Myiasis) is a severe parasitic condition that occurs in rabbits.The disease caused by the green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) and other related fly species which lay eggs on or around the rabbit’s hindquarters and back.These hatch within hours into maggots that eat the rabbits flesh.Maggots do not stop […]

SNUFFLES IN RABBITS

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SNUFFLES Snuffles is characterized by sneezing, milky-colored discharge from the nostrils that can range from a thin to thick consistency with small “chunks” of white material present, noisy breathing with the mouth closed as well as discharge from the eyes . The most common causes for sneezing and nasal discharge is infection . However, simple […]

Lots of love

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I only have one eye but twice as much love…. Goodnight Dr Larry