1. Reasons for fractures in rabbits
1. Production of cage bottom plates for rabbit cages Irregularities, for example, some areas are too spaced, causing the limbs of the rabbit to fall into the gap at the bottom of the cage, and the rabbit struggles to cause fractures.
2. Improper operation of catching the rabbit or the rabbit falling from a high place causes a fracture.
3. Rabbits are prone to fracture during transportation or from rabbit rickets.
2. Symptoms of fractures in rabbits
The sick rabbits walk on the ground with their limbs mopping, and the fracture site is hard to move; when palpating, the rabbit screamed in pain, the fracture site was swollen, etc., and some rabbit fracture cases also showed that the broken bone end pierced the skin and exposed the skin. There were symptoms of blood flowing out of the fracture.
Third, the treatment of rabbit fractures.
1. The rabbit is not open Treatment of sexual fractures: first, try to calm down the rabbit as much as possible, and feed the rabbit with analgesic and sedative drugs if necessary. After rubbing 10% camphor alcohol on the fractured part of the rabbit, the broken part was docked. After the successful docking, the affected limb was wrapped with cotton and gauze. In the affected limb, the bone can be successfully connected after 3 to 4 weeks, and the plank can be removed.
2. Treatment method for open fractures in rabbits: use the disinfectant solution on the fractured part of the rabbits, then sprinkle penicillin and sulfonamide crystals in a ratio of 1:2, and then fix the affected limbs according to non-open fractures. The method of bandaging, at the same time, injecting penicillin into the rabbits every day to prevent the rabbits from infection.
Fourth, prevention methods for rabbit fractures.
Ensure that the bottom plate of the rabbit cage is set standardly and the gaps between the bottom plates are reasonably Consistent. When transporting rabbits, be sure to use good transport equipment to prevent the rabbit’s feet from sticking out of the cage and struggling to cause fractures. Transferring the rabbit cage needs to be moved by lifting, not by dragging. In the process of the daily management of rabbits, care should be taken to close the cage door to prevent the rabbit from falling out. Also, prevent rabbits from running to high places.
