Rabbits Diseases Flashcards
The single most common and troublesome dz of domestic rabbits
Pasteurellosis
Whats the causative agent for Pasteurellosis
Pasteurella Multocida
CS of Pasteurellosis:
Rhinitis, conjunctivitis, bronchopneumonia, otitis media/interna, gential infx, abscesses
Rhinitis AKA:
snuffles (upper resp form)
CS of snuffles:
S+, mucopurulent nasal discharge
Prognosis of snuffles:
animals may live for many months OR the dz may progress to one of the other clinical forms
This is usually seen in conjunction with snuffles
Conjunctivits
This is a common manifestation with snuffles
Otitis
This results in pyometra in does and orchitis in the buck
Genital infections
Head tilt can cause what two things:
torticollis OR wry neck