Background: An anorexic rabbit is a common presentation to a veterinary practice and it's vital to remember that anorexia is not a single syndrome but can occur because of multifactorial conditions that often cause pain. Rabbits are prey species and hide clinical signs, so when they present to the...
Author(s)
Pellett, S.; Hinde, J.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
In Practice, 2022, 44, 7, pp 394-402
The presence of anorexia in animals is the most well-known clinical symptom of T-2 toxin poisoning. T-2 toxin is the most characteristic type A toxin in the trichothecene mycotoxins. The consumption of T-2 toxin can cause anorexic response in mice, rats, rabbits, and other animals. In this review,...
Author(s)
Huang TingYu; Song WenXi; Wang YouShuang; Liu Yu; Chen FengJuan; Chen YunHe; Jiang YiBao; Zhang Cong; Yang Xu
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023, 179,
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prognostic relevance of BUN concentration in client-owned rabbits evaluated at a veterinary referral center. ANIMALS: 246 healthy or clinically ill client-owned rabbits with BUN concentrations measured at a veterinary referral center. PROCEDURES: In a retrospective...
Author(s)
Zoller, G.; Girolamo, N. di; Minh Huynh
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2019, 255, 2, pp 200-204
Background: Antiparasitic drug toxicosis is commonly described in dogs and cats, but reports on the management of antiparasitic drug toxicities in pet rabbits are scarce. Here, we describe the successful clinical management of two pet rabbits with fipronil toxicosis. Cases Description: The first...
Author(s)
D'Ovidio, D.; Cortellini, S.
Publisher
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Citation
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022, 12, 4, pp 508-510
Anorexia and ileus are common postoperative complications in rabbits and can be fatal if left untreated. Risk factors, like stress and pain, need to be minimized or avoided as much as possible. To get an insight into potential risk factors related to the anesthetic protocol for orchidectomy and...
Author(s)
Hartings, E.; Hermans, K.; Moeremans, I.; Dewulf, J.
Publisher
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Merelbeke, Belgium
Citation
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 2022, 91, 1, pp 11-16
Objectives: To compare odds for the most common precise-level disorders and disorder groups between lop-eared and erect-eared rabbits Methods: Demographic and disorder data were extracted from a random sample of 3,933 rabbits from a study population of 162,045 UK rabbits under veterinary care in...
Author(s)
Williams, A.; Hedley, J.; Brodbelt, D.; Church, D.; O'Neill, D. G.
Publisher
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), Quedgeley, UK
Citation
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023, 2023,
Background: Treatment for temporomandibular joint dislocation in rabbits is poorly documented. Case description: A 1-year-old male rabbit was presented for a 5-day history of anorexia following a traumatic incident. On physical examination, mandibular prognathism was noted. The rabbit could not...
Author(s)
Monge, E.; Loc'h, G. le; Pignon, C.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 2022, 40, pp 76-79
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidial parasite that primarily infects domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). It is the causative agent of encephalitozoonosis, a disease with an internationally recognized seroprevalence among rabbits. This study determines the presence, clinical...
Author(s)
Škrbec, M.; Dovč, A.; Hrženjak, N. M.; Slavec, B.; Žlabravec, Z.; Kočar, N.; Rojs, O. Z.; Račnik, J.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Pathogens, 2023, 12, 4,
Although laboratory rabbits are commonly used as models of appendicitis in man, spontaneous appendicitis was only described ante-mortem in one pet rabbit with an acute abdomen. The aim of this article is to describe two spontaneous cases of appendicitis in pet rabbits, to describe therapeutic...
Author(s)
Jekl, V.; Piskovska, A.; Drnkova, I.; Skoric, M.; Hauptman, K.; Chloupek, J.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, December,
Objectives: To report clinical features, gross post mortem and histopathological findings from an investigation into sudden or unexpected death in rabbits that was undertaken during an outbreak of rabbit haemorrhagic disease. Materials and Methods: Using a standard protocol, veterinarians were...
Author(s)
Harcourt-Brown, N.; Silkstone, M.; Whitbread, T. J.; Harcourt-Brown, F. M.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2020, 61, 7, pp 419-427