I. The etiology of pneumonia in rabbits
Diseases caused by colds cause most pneumonia in rabbits. In addition, it may also be caused by parasitic diseases. Infestation by insects or infectious diseases.
II. Symptoms
Primary symptoms of pneumonia in rabbits are: main symptoms of pneumonia in rabbits are: frequent coughing, sneezing, purulent or sticky nose, difficulty breathing, and often accompanied by There is a rapid breathing sound; the sick rabbit is lethargic, refuses to eat anorexia, and the body temperature rises. Pay attention to the eyes of the sick rabbit, and you can see that the mucous membranes of the eyes are red and dry. At this time, if you tap the sick rabbit’s chest lightly, there will be dull sounds like friction sound, and the sick rabbit may experience hemoptysis in severe cases.
If a rabbit is found to have pneumonia, it is necessary to isolate the sick rabbit from the healthy rabbit as soon as possible to avoid mutual infection.
Three prevention methods
1, prevention methods
① Pay attention to the temperature changes promptly and take measures to prevent cold and keep warm, to prevent the rabbit house temperature difference from being too considerable.
② Prevent rabbits from being attacked by thieves and cold winds and strengthen the management of sick rabbits.
③ Pay attention to the disinfection of rabbits and rabbit houses and regularly clean the rabbit houses to reduce the chance of rabbits becoming infected and sick.
④ Strengthen feeding and management, formulate reasonable and nutritious recipes for rabbits, provide nutritious, concentrated feeds and additionally provide the appropriate amounts of high-quality green feeds to meet the needs of rabbits for vitamins and help improve the resistance of rabbits to diseases ability.
2. Treatment method
The treatment method for rabbit pneumonia is similar to that of bronchus caused by rabbit cold. , mainly for anti-inflammatory and sterilization. Use penicillin, streptomycin, kanamycin, and other drugs for intramuscular injection into sick rabbits. The above drugs are more common drugs for treating inflammation in rabbits. When using, pay attention to the doctor’s advice or operate according to the instructions for the use of the drugs. Generally, after two days of treatment with this method, the sick rabbits begin to recover slowly, and they can recover after six days. Alternatively, it is also possible to treat sick rabbits with traditional Chinese medicine, such as using 2g of Anemarrhena, Licorice, Fritillaria, Winter Flower, Forsythia, Shuanghua, and other medicinal materials to decoct each with water and feed the sick rabbits when the temperature of the medicine is appropriate.
Warm reminder: prevention of pneumonia in rabbits should be emphasized. Effectively reduce the possibility of rabbit disease.
