Diseases of rabbits: symptoms and treatment. Prevention of diseases in rabbits

Rabbits are prized for beautiful fur, great taste of the meat. But to grow them is not as easy as it seems at first glance. When breeding, the breeders are faced with many different problems. Because these animals are very demanding in terms of content and quite often sick. Diseases rabbits can destroy large portion of the population in a matter of days. In order to help animals, you must be able to identify the disease and timely vaccination, to follow the rules of care.

Sick rabbit or healthy

Some diseases rabbits do not have pronounced clinical picture. But even in such cases it is possible to distinguish sick animals from healthy. And not to miss the first signs of illnesses, it is necessary to conduct periodic inspections of all individuals. This is usually done before mating after kindling. When the rabbits, visiting them daily until two weeks of age.

Healthy animals are always active, they have a good appetite. Typical for them is:

1. Brilliant, beautiful, smooth coat.
2. Absence of nasal discharge, eyes.
3. The Smooth breathing (about sixty times per minute).
4. Smooth heart rate (120-160 beats per minute).
5. Body Temperature from 38 to 39.5 degrees.

Daily inspect the stool. It is possible to assess the condition of the gastrointestinal tract. The norm is feces dark brown or black shade in the form of peas.

Have unhealthy animal changes the behavior: it becomes inactive, may refuse to eat or eat reluctantly. Also sick rabbit may lie with your eyes closed.

In some diseases changes in the respiratory rate is a strong thirst. On the skin can cause sores, from the nose, eyes observed discharge. Sometimes rabbits appear diarrhea or constipation seen bloating. When you touch falls wool: it loses its appeal. In some diseases, rabbits shake their heads, scratch their ears and other body parts. There are diseases that can cause paralysis, convulsions, tremors.

Diseases of rabbits require immediate treatment. But before you begin treatment, you should consult a veterinarian. He will conduct tests of the stool, take the scrapings from the wool of the affected areas, collect the material for analysis in the presence of secretions. All this will help you accurately diagnose and prescribe the correct treatment.

How are diseases

Types of rabbit diseases, symptoms and their treatment determine the possibility of recovery of the animals. There are diseases that are not amenable to therapy, and patients specimens destroyed. There are diseases whose treatment causes problems.

Diseases of rabbits a lot. For convenience, they were divided into two groups: contagious or infectious, non-communicable or non-communicable. Take a closer look. The most dangerous are infectious diseases pathology, since they are able to move quickly from one animal to another, infecting the livestock. It is worth noting that some diseases are dangerous for people.

In a separate group of diseases of rabbits isolated parasitic diseases. Penetrating into the body, parasites can spread to all organs and systems, affecting different areas. To this species include worms, ticks and others.

The Scab or common scab

Diseases of rabbits symptoms and treatment started in time can be determined independently, without the involvement of a veterinarian. Such ailments include common scab or ear mange. What is it? It is caused by itch mites that live in the ear. The parasite causes inflammation. Rabbit begins to comb the ear. Mites move to other areas, penetrating deeper into the tissue.

The Incubation period of scabies lasts up to five days. Usually the clinical picture is very pronounced: the rabbit is shaking its head, scratching his ears. On the inner surface of the auricle there are scratches.

At the time begun treatment, the disease is easy to win. Spend processing the surface of the ear of all infected rabbits. To do this, use the turpentine, the dust or drops for scabies sold in vetapteka.

Rickets

Rickets is manifested in rabbits from an early age. Such individuals are stunted, almost not gain weight. They have shown the deformation of the limbs: the legs are reminiscent of the oval. Have rakitnyh rabbits huge belly.

The Treatment is performed by appointment course vitamin D drops and calcium and phosphorus. Drugs are added to feed.

Coccidiosis

Coccidiosis in rabbits caused by parasites affecting the gastrointestinal tract. According to statistics, approximately 70% of rabbits die from this disease. To avoid this, spend the prevention of coccidiosis.

This disease is of two types: hepatic and intestinal. In the latter case, the parasites develop very quickly. Rabbits die within a week or two.

In the form of hepatic pathology develops slowly. The animals gradually lose weight, and they have diarrhea.

The Incubation period of coccidiosis is about three days. The main manifestations of the disease is diarrhea, the presence of bloodydischarge, jaundice. For accurate diagnosis requires laboratory examination of feces of the animal. Ill rabbits can at any age. But the greatest susceptibility is suffering youngsters aged from six weeks to four months.

When discovering coccidiosis in rabbits, a treatment method of feed water-dissolved drugs. This can be a sulfa means: “Sulfadimezin”, “Sulfadimetoksin”. Watered the rabbits twice a day for five days. Between courses is a three-week break.

It gives Good results watering with a solution of iodine: adults: prepare a 0.01% solution (dose 100 ml per animal/day for ten days) for rabbits dosage - 50 and 100 ml.

In the drugstore you can buy special preparations for the treatment and prevention of coccidiosis. They are used in accordance with the instructions.

Myxomatosis

Myxomatosis in rabbits-this is a dangerous disease caused by a virus. Outbreaks are recorded in summer-autumn period. Carriers of infection are mice, rats, blood-sucking insects.

When myxomatosis in rabbits following symptoms:

1. Swelling of the nose, ears, lips.
2. From the eyes and nose appear discharge.
3. On the legs, ears formed seal.
4. There is apathy, and the rabbit falls wool.

With the development of the disease, the animal lowered his ears, it falls into a coma and dies. The disease proceeds very quickly and is always fatal. All individuals utilized, carcass unfit for consumption. Rabbitry disinfected, the remaining animals are vaccinated.

In the foot to me

In the foot to me or plantar dermatitis in rabbits is manifested in animals, contained in cages with mesh floors. Because of this, appear on the legs the sores, which become infected. In the result, starts the process of suppuration: the disease passes into the acute form.

Most Often the foot to me ill animals with large body weight, with the lowered legs. A side factor is the poor state of the cells, air pollution, high humidity.

Clinically the disease is manifested by lack of appetite, the animal isn't moving, is more. When inspecting the visible damage to the legs. Treatment of the foot to me is carried out by smearing damage zinc ointment or liniment Vishnevsky.

Conjunctivitis

If a rabbit has watery eyes, then it may indicate conjunctivitis. Pathology occurs when the dust in the eye from contaminated hay, grass, feed. The disease manifests itself as redness, swelling of the eyelids, lacrimation. Subsequently, the discharge becomes purulent, sticky eyes. Rabbits are trying to tear their legs, making matters worse.

The Treatment is carried out daily treatments of the eye with boric acid solution, "Chloramphenicol" a strong brew of black tea. Eyes treated during the week.

Helminth infection

The Worms in rabbits can lead to the death of the animal. They not only cause inflammation, but also dangerous to long-eared.

When infected with worms, you experience the following symptoms:

1. Increased thirst. Rabbits drink a lot: they approach the water bowl more than usual.
2. In Calais, you can see the slime green color. Diarrhea and constipation in rabbits alternate.
3. Coat fades, loses its Shine, begins to fall out in large numbers.
4. Turbid sclera.
5. Rabbits become lethargic, a lot of lying.
6. Due to worms there is itching in the anus, forcing to go on the floor.

The Treatment of helminths is performed using special medications. This can be “fast”, “We”, “Albendazole”, “Tetramisol”, “Pyrantel” and other anthelmintic agents available in the drugstore. The funds are used strictly according to instructions.

Poisoning

Rabbits are very sensitive to food: when properly selected feed, the animal may be poisoned. This phenomenon can cause herbs such as Datura, potato tops, acrid Buttercup and other poisonous plants.

If poisoning experience the following symptoms: excessive salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, disturbed coordination of movement. With these symptoms you need rabbit propeity decoction of rice or oats, to replace food.

Runny or pasteurellosis

The Disease affects animals at any age. In the pathology observed in nasal discharge. They may be purulent or mucous, body temperature rises, there is diarrhea. Rabbits are depressed, refuse food and water. Patients isolated immediately and their cages disinfected.

For the treatment of the nose should drip “Furatsilin" solution "Penicillin". The antibiotic is diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 1. After recovery, the rabbits going to slaughter. For binding of such leave.

The respiratory system

If rabbits live in the draft, they can cause problems with the respiratory system: pneumonia, bronchitis. In these ailments you experience wheezing, oppressed breathing, increased body temperature. For the treatment should be administered intramuscularly called "Penicillin" of the solution“Sulfidine” 0.3 g for a single individual. Be sure to add vitamins to the feed. Rabbits move to a warmer cage without drafts.

Heat stroke

If cells from rabbits stand all day in the sun, animals can overheat and get heat stroke. Large specimens do not tolerate heat and high temperature.

When overheated they refuse food and water, stretched at full length in the cells. They in breathing, can occur cramps.

The aid is to transfer the animal to a cool place. This can be a place where is colder than in the cells. On the head can impose cold compress.

Stomatitis or "wet snout"

The Young are often exposed to infectious stomatitis or disease "wet snout". It is caused by viruses.

The Disease affects the mucosa, causing salivation, diarrhea, inflammation. Secondary symptoms of the disease are: increased humidity of the skin, sudden changes in temperature.

The Main clinical manifestations are:

1. The emergence of the language of the RAID, first white, then greyish-red.
2. Ulcers.
3. Animal loses appetite, becomes lethargic.
4. During the meal heard chomping.

If you detect such symptoms should immediately begin treatment. The oral cavity was washed with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. Gives good results “Drug”. Treatment with powder has been performed by means of falling asleep in the oral cavity of 0.2 g once a day for three days.

Vaccination

Primary prevention of disease in rabbits-vaccination. It helps to protect livestock from the threat of diseases that can have a few days to destroy the entire economy.

What vaccinations need a rabbit and when you do them? First incze done at the age of 45 days, with the mass of at least 500 grams. The following vaccinations are performed every six months throughout the life of the individual. If you make the interval between vaccinations, necessarily disease prevention resume, regardless of the age of the rabbit.

The Vaccine can be made according to the following scheme:

1. The First vaccination is at the age of 45 days with associated vaccine.
2. Revaccination is carried out after 3 month.
3. Next vaccinations are once every six months.

Another schema as follows:

1. The First vaccination is monovaccines UGBC at the age of eighteen months.
2. After two weeks of vaccination against myxomatosis.
3. After Another two weeks a revaccination UGBC.
4. In two weeks – vaccination against myxomatosis.
5. After 3 months of vaccination associated vaccine.
6. After six months is vaccination for all three vaccines.

After vaccination for any scheme must be aged a two-week quarantine. It helps to avoid possible contamination of the pet during the period of development of immunity. At this time, it is recommended to feed the animal sprouted grain, ash, fish oil, pumpkin.

Timely vaccination and proper treatment will help keep the population of rabbits and to prevent outbreaks of dangerous infections.