Thymoma is a neoplasm originating from epithelial cells of the thymus. It represents the most common tumor in the mediastinal region of rabbits, followed by lymphoma. This study aims to report a case of post mortem diagnosis of thymoma in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), with the purpose to...

Impaired respiration and dyspnoea are commonly reported in pet rabbits, usually in association with their relatively-prevalent respiratory infections. However, other causes of dyspnoea, such as non-infectious intra-thoracic pathologies, should also be considered. Thoracic effusions are most often...

Dyspnea is a very common clinical finding in rabbits and is often associated with infection of the respiratory tract or cranial mediastinal tumors. Airway obstruction as a cause of dyspnea has been very rarely reported to date. Here, 2 cases of airway tumors in a 4-year old and 4.5-year old rabbit, ...

A 6-year-old male rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) presented with upper respiratory disease that was nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy. Computed tomography revealed a severe space-occupying lesion of the right nasal cavity, deviation of the nasal septum to the left, and narrowing of the left nasal...

An approximately 8-year-old male castrated Dutch rabbit was evaluated for a 6-day history of respiratory signs, which began as sneezing and progressed to tachypnea with anorexia. On physical examination, tachypnea and pale mucous membranes were noted. Thoracic radiographs revealed a soft tissue...

Emergency and critical care principles are similar for all mammals. However, because they are stressed easily, rabbits require specialized handling techniques. Rabbits must be evaluated efficiently and stabilized quickly before moving into the definitive diagnostic phase of their care. A thorough...

This article discusses the bacterial aetiology of upper (Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Staphylococcus aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis and Mycoplasma pulmonis) as well as the bacterial, viral, neoplasia, allergic, cardiovascular and traumatic aetiology of lower (Pasteurella...

A case of hydrometra in 6-year-old female Netherland Dwarf rabbit was reported [USA, date not given]. The animal presented with an enlarged abdomen that had been steadily increasing in size for 6 months. The results of complete blood count and chemistry panel were within normal limits. The...

The concentration of antitrypsin in serum increases during certain inflammatory states, after surgical operations and in some types of neoplasia. In man, a deficiency is associated with pulmonary emphysema. The normal antitrypsin activity was highest in guineapigs, lowest in hamsters and...

I-IV Gerlach reports the isolation and cultivation of virus bodies from various animal and human tumours. Injections of cultures of the organisms were capable of initiating neoplasia in a small number of animals. Staining with Victoria blue of direct tumour smears or of smears of cultures, and...