Like human new born babies, baby rabbits are very delicate and could catch any infections and sickness. There are also some medicines that should be under the supervision of health professionals before taking it. If you see or notice some of these illnesses on your pet rabbit, call your vet immediately. Medical concerns on baby rabbit care are one of the important matters you should become skilled at.
Rabbits are very sensitive and too much of everything could stress them in no time even a simple boredom. Your vet or professional health care could teach you the right way on how you should feed them with their pills, to use eye droppers, or how to feed them properly. But sometimes, rabbits have tantrums and won’t cooperate especially if they sense that they are in the clinic. The pet owner should learn the right ways on how to tame them.
Most rabbits feel more comfortable when they are being treated on the floor; they feel less stressed and pressured. Though other might cooperate with you and your vet, some will still try to escape your hands.
This time it is much better if they are treated on the bed or better on your lap. If you will use tables please make sure that it is clean and free from any small objects that could harm your rabbit such as pins, clips
and even bits of broken glass. Some pet owner put towel on their rabbit and carries them using it. This way, you could make sure that your rabbit is secure and safe.
Oral meds are sometimes a big problem because of most it has awful aftertaste. Though rabbits would take almost anything through their mouth, they still find meds disgusting and you could see their mouths forming funny forms after taking oral meds.
Some owner don’t favor with eye dropper though some did. When putting
meds on your pet’s eye, make sure that you pull the lower and upper eye
lid and hold them to avoid squirming. make sure that the eye meds really
gets into their eyes or the effect of it will not work at all. .
Rabbits do have a way of not blinking even when you put something in their eyes. Some pet rabbit owner find the floor comfortable when treating their rabbits to make sure they hold still.
If the eye meds are in cream or gel form, make sure that the meds get in their eyelids not on the eyeballs. Once the cream or gel is inside the rabbit’s eye, you have to massage it so it could be absorb quickly and
prevent it from coming out.
Here are some of the sickness and infection you should check about medical concerns for baby rabbit care from time to time:
1. Red urine is only normal for any rabbits but if this is accompanied with fever and loss of appetite better see your vet.
2. Amoxicillin is very dangerous to rabbits. It is a pink liquid with bubble gum smell. Never let your vet give your pet rabbit this kind of medicine. There are rabbit-safe medicines available such as Chloramphenicol, Tetracycline, sulfa-drugs based like Septra or TMS,
or enrofloxins such as Baytril or Cipro.
3. Cedar and Pine Shavings are also harmful for your pet rabbit. The aroma coming from softwood shavings could cause respiratory illnesses and could even damage the liver. Use shredded newspaper
instead.
4. Malocclusion is a condition in which your pet rabbit’s teeth are not growing properly. One indication of malocclusion is the wet chin caused by drooling. If this happened, you should seek advice from your vet to get teeth clipping.
5. Hairballs is also harmful for your pet rabbit for unlike cats, they can not vomit or digest their losse hair. You should also brush or comb their hair regularly.
6. Bacterial infection called the Pasteurella. If you notice your pet rabbit experiencing high temperature, runny nose or eyes and sudden loss of appetite then you should talk to your vet to know what exactly is wrong with your pet rabbit. Though bacterial infections used to be a major health problem, there are now newer antibiotics that could cure these bacteria.
7. Even rabbits experience digestive problems such as diarrhea. Diarrhea could be deadly to rabbits. If the droppings are smelly and runny then your rabbit is having digestive problems. See your vet about this because your rabbit may become dehydrated.
8. If your pet rabbit is not eating or producing pellet like droppings, call your vet as soon as possible.
9. Too much food intake could lead to obesity and could also cause conceiving problems for doe.
10. Bladder stones and sludge is also one of the medical concerns for baby rabbits. The symptoms are frequent or straining urination with traces of blood. Urinalysis and urine culture are some ways to determine what kind of bacteria are producing this infection and what antibiotic is right to cure it.
11. Reproductive disease such as uterine cancer happens to female rabbit. Repeated pregnancy could trigger this cancer to occur and spread out.
12. Ringworm or fungal disease is very common to baby rabbits. The patches appear in the head, ears and forelimbs. If you notice this kind of infection, be extra cautious on handling affected rabbits for this
disease can be easily transmitted to humans.
13. Whiteness on the eye also known as moon eye disease.
14. Inflammation of the mammary glands caused by Pasteurella bacteria.
15. Bacterial infections of the lungs also known as pneumonia.
16. Inflammation or infection of intestines also called as the Enteritis.
17. Pet rabbit could also have brain disease and this illness is caused by a parasite called Encephalitozoon.
18. Rabbit could also have Conjunctivitis, a condition in which the tissues around the eyes became inflamed.
Rabbits are very sensitive and too much of everything could stress them in no time even a simple boredom. Your vet or professional health care could teach you the right way on how you should feed them with their pills, to use eye droppers, or how to feed them properly. But sometimes, rabbits have tantrums and won’t cooperate especially if they sense that they are in the clinic. The pet owner should learn the right ways on how to tame them.
Most rabbits feel more comfortable when they are being treated on the floor; they feel less stressed and pressured. Though other might cooperate with you and your vet, some will still try to escape your hands.
This time it is much better if they are treated on the bed or better on your lap. If you will use tables please make sure that it is clean and free from any small objects that could harm your rabbit such as pins, clips
and even bits of broken glass. Some pet owner put towel on their rabbit and carries them using it. This way, you could make sure that your rabbit is secure and safe.
Oral meds are sometimes a big problem because of most it has awful aftertaste. Though rabbits would take almost anything through their mouth, they still find meds disgusting and you could see their mouths forming funny forms after taking oral meds.
Some owner don’t favor with eye dropper though some did. When putting
meds on your pet’s eye, make sure that you pull the lower and upper eye
lid and hold them to avoid squirming. make sure that the eye meds really
gets into their eyes or the effect of it will not work at all. .
Rabbits do have a way of not blinking even when you put something in their eyes. Some pet rabbit owner find the floor comfortable when treating their rabbits to make sure they hold still.
If the eye meds are in cream or gel form, make sure that the meds get in their eyelids not on the eyeballs. Once the cream or gel is inside the rabbit’s eye, you have to massage it so it could be absorb quickly and
prevent it from coming out.
Here are some of the sickness and infection you should check about medical concerns for baby rabbit care from time to time:
1. Red urine is only normal for any rabbits but if this is accompanied with fever and loss of appetite better see your vet.
2. Amoxicillin is very dangerous to rabbits. It is a pink liquid with bubble gum smell. Never let your vet give your pet rabbit this kind of medicine. There are rabbit-safe medicines available such as Chloramphenicol, Tetracycline, sulfa-drugs based like Septra or TMS,
or enrofloxins such as Baytril or Cipro.
3. Cedar and Pine Shavings are also harmful for your pet rabbit. The aroma coming from softwood shavings could cause respiratory illnesses and could even damage the liver. Use shredded newspaper
instead.
4. Malocclusion is a condition in which your pet rabbit’s teeth are not growing properly. One indication of malocclusion is the wet chin caused by drooling. If this happened, you should seek advice from your vet to get teeth clipping.
5. Hairballs is also harmful for your pet rabbit for unlike cats, they can not vomit or digest their losse hair. You should also brush or comb their hair regularly.
6. Bacterial infection called the Pasteurella. If you notice your pet rabbit experiencing high temperature, runny nose or eyes and sudden loss of appetite then you should talk to your vet to know what exactly is wrong with your pet rabbit. Though bacterial infections used to be a major health problem, there are now newer antibiotics that could cure these bacteria.
7. Even rabbits experience digestive problems such as diarrhea. Diarrhea could be deadly to rabbits. If the droppings are smelly and runny then your rabbit is having digestive problems. See your vet about this because your rabbit may become dehydrated.
8. If your pet rabbit is not eating or producing pellet like droppings, call your vet as soon as possible.
9. Too much food intake could lead to obesity and could also cause conceiving problems for doe.
10. Bladder stones and sludge is also one of the medical concerns for baby rabbits. The symptoms are frequent or straining urination with traces of blood. Urinalysis and urine culture are some ways to determine what kind of bacteria are producing this infection and what antibiotic is right to cure it.
11. Reproductive disease such as uterine cancer happens to female rabbit. Repeated pregnancy could trigger this cancer to occur and spread out.
12. Ringworm or fungal disease is very common to baby rabbits. The patches appear in the head, ears and forelimbs. If you notice this kind of infection, be extra cautious on handling affected rabbits for this
disease can be easily transmitted to humans.
13. Whiteness on the eye also known as moon eye disease.
14. Inflammation of the mammary glands caused by Pasteurella bacteria.
15. Bacterial infections of the lungs also known as pneumonia.
16. Inflammation or infection of intestines also called as the Enteritis.
17. Pet rabbit could also have brain disease and this illness is caused by a parasite called Encephalitozoon.
18. Rabbit could also have Conjunctivitis, a condition in which the tissues around the eyes became inflamed.