Veterian Key

Chapter 1 Rabbit Basic Science 1.1 Biological characteristics of the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 1.1.1 Origins of the domestic rabbit Domestic rabbits are descended from the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus….

Chapter 8 Digestive Disorders A wide array of digestive disorders affect rabbits. Diarrhoea, bloat, scours, mucoid enteritis, enterotoxaemia, gut stasis, wool-block, trichobezoars, enteritis, gastroenteropathy and mucoid enteropathy are among the…

Chapter 10 Neurological and Locomotor Disorders 10.1 Investigation of neurological and locomotor disorders Neurological signs are common in rabbits. They may be caused by primary diseases of the central nervous…

Chapter 11 Cardiorespiratory Disease 11.1 Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system Rabbits have sensitive nostrils and a good sense of smell. There are 20–25 vibrissae in each upper lip….

Chapter 14 Infectious Diseases of Domestic Rabbits Introduction Domestic rabbits are susceptible to a number of infectious diseases: parasitic, bacterial and viral. An overview of the commoner infections may be…

Chapter 2 Clinical Pathology 2.1 Haematology and biochemistry As rabbits are used extensively for toxicological and physiological studies, there is a lot of information about the effects of experimental infections,…

Chapter 13 General Surgical Principles and Neutering Anaesthesia and postoperative care are covered in Chapter 4. Endoscopy in rabbits is summarized in Table 13.1. Table 13.1 Endoscopy in rabbits As…

Chapter 6 Abscesses The definition of an abscess is ‘a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of tissue’ (Blood and Studdert, 1999). Pus is the…

Chapter 15 Post-mortem Examination of Rabbits Post-mortem examinations are an essential part of veterinary practice and, as such, drive forward the evolution of rabbit medicine. In addition to informing and…

Chapter 12 Urogenital Diseases 12.1 Anatomy of the urogenital tract The anatomy of the urogenital tract is illustrated by Barone et al. (1973). The rabbit kidney is unipapillate with extensive…