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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Background: The term "rabbit gastrointestinal syndrome" (RGIS) refers to a decrease in peristaltic movements, which in some cases can progress to absolute inactivity of the digestive apparatus. This condition is mostly secondary to others that promote changes in gastrointestinal motility, such as...

Myxomatosis is an emergent disease in the Iberian hare, having been considered a rabbit disease for decades. Genome sequencing of the strains obtained from Iberian hares with myxomatosis showed these to be distinct from the classical ones that circulated in rabbits since the virus introduction in...

Pregnant rabbits are a common nonrodent model for reproductive safety evaluation in preclinical drug development. During reproductive toxicology studies, rabbits are prone to decreased food consumption and anorexia. When persistent or severe, this condition can lead to hepatic lipidosis and...