Vaccines commonly used in rabbits
I. Nasal immunization
Inoculation method:
1. First, inject half a bottle of diluent into the vaccine bottle, then gently shake the vaccine bottle to dissolve and mix all the vaccine, then pour it into the vaccine bottle In the bottle containing the diluent, mix again, then attach the drip-tip. One thing to note: Before injecting the vaccine, you should squeeze some of the air out of the bottle, that is, quickly turn the bottle upside down and hold the drip tip down in your hand.
2. Fix the rabbit, hold the prepared dripper diluent bottle in the right hand, turn the rabbit’s head up, about 1 cm away from its nose, squeeze the medicine bottle vertically, and drip it. Put a drop of the vaccine into the rabbit’s nostril, then wait until the rabbit has fully absorbed the vaccine before releasing the rabbit.
Second, Immunity to drinking water
1. First, you need to turn off the water dispenser of the rabbit and stop feeding the rabbit Provide drinking water.
2. Strictly control the rabbits to drink water for 2 to 3 hours, or when most rabbits start looking for water to drink, prepare to immunize them with water.
3. Add the prepared vaccine water to the drinking fountain of the rabbit and drink it for the rabbit. It should be noted that the vaccine water should be distributed evenly, so that all rabbits basically drink the vaccine water at the same time, and let the rabbits drink it within 1-1.5 hours.
4. If you are in a hot climate, you should try to vaccinate rabbits in the morning, and avoid exposing the drinking fountain with the vaccine to the sun.
5. Note that it is forbidden to use metal containers to store vaccine water, and the rabbit vaccine water cannot contain any disinfectants.
Third, subcutaneous injection
1. Inject rabbit subcutaneously with vaccine, Generally, injections can be administered to the thin skin behind the ears, neck, armpit, inner thigh, or lower abdomen of the rabbit. After shaving and disinfecting the skin of the rabbit, pinch the skin of the rabbit, then pierce the syringe 1.5 cm under the skin of the rabbit, release the skin for injection.
2. During the injection of rabbit vaccine, it is necessary to check whether the vaccine is injected smoothly and whether there is any leakage.
IV. Intramuscular injection
1. Rabbit oil emulsion vaccine is generally They are all administered by intramuscular injection. It should be noted that before injecting the vaccine into the rabbit, the vaccine needs to be warmed to room temperature and shaken evenly for injection. If the vaccine is found to be severely delaminated, the bottle is cracked, or the cap is loose, it must be used.
2. Pay attention to debugging the continuous syringe to ensure the correct dose of rabbit vaccine, and fix the vaccine bottle upside down.
3. After cutting and sterilizing the injection site of the rabbit, fix the skin of the injection site, and then quickly pierce the rabbit’s skin with a vertical syringe to a certain depth, and slowly inject the liquid medicine. After the injection is completed, the needle is pulled out, and the final pressure is lightly pressed with an alcohol cotton towel.
4. Note: Before injecting the liquid, it is necessary to shake the liquid well.
The above is our introduction to the vaccination methods commonly used in rabbits, I hope it can help you!
