I. The pathogenesis of pink eye in rabbits
As mentioned above, Pasteurella is responsible for pink eye in rabbits The culprit, but in fact, it cannot be completely blamed, because this bacteria has always been parasitic on the upper respiratory tract mucosa and tonsils of rabbits, and generally does not cause disease. It is only when the resistance of rabbits decreases due to stress factors such as poor feeding and management, poor sanitation conditions in the rabbit house, drastic changes in weather, and long-distance transportation, that the Pasteurella that already exists in the rabbit breeds recklessly. Breeding can cause some endogenous infections in rabbits, which can lead to disease. The disease can be transmitted through the respiratory tract, skin and mucous membranes of sick rabbits. Healthy rabbits are generally infected when they come into contact with sick rabbits, or infected feed, drinking water, rabbit utensils, or sick rabbit excrement. The disease has a high incidence, can appear all year round, and can be infected in all rabbits, although young rabbits who have just been weaned have a greater chance of contracting the disease.
II. Incubation period of pink eye in rabbits
The incubation period of symptoms in sick rabbits is generally 2 to 7 days. In the early stage of infection, rabbits usually show the following symptoms, that is, the diseased rabbits are reluctant or difficult to open their eyes, the conjunctiva, eyelid and nictitating membrane of the diseased rabbits’ eyes are obviously swollen, tearful, painful, and the cornea appears white or white. grey spots etc. When the sick rabbit’s condition worsened, the cornea thickened and ulcerated gradually, causing corneal scar and pannus. Generally, sick rabbits will not have systemic symptoms, but when the eyes of the sick rabbits are purulent, affected by this situation, the sick rabbits may have symptoms such as increased body temperature, loss of appetite, poor mental state, and even some diseases. Rabbits are blinded by this.
Third, effectively prevent the aggravation of pink eye in rabbits and treat pink eye in rabbits
If the owner observes that the rabbit appears above For the symptoms of eye disease, the rabbit must be treated in time to control the disease in time to prevent further harm. Use erythromycin or rifampicin eye drops
and chloramphenicol syrup to treat it in time. Generally, it can be very good after 3 days of continuous treatment. However, the owner should not be slack because of this, and stop giving the sick rabbits medication, otherwise the sick rabbit’s eye disease is likely to recur, and he must insist on giving the rabbits medication to treat the rabbits for complete recovery.
Warm reminder: Rabbits will inevitably develop some diseases in the process of growing up. In particular, some rabbits are very common and serious diseases. I hope the owner will focus on learning about rabbits. When breeding methods and techniques, it is also necessary to learn some defenses against rabbit diseases. The vaccines that should be given to rabbits should be vaccinated. For example, if the owner pays attention to taking the rabbits to vaccinate against Pasteurella, the probability of infection in the rabbits will be reduced, but The most important thing is to do a good job of feeding management! A good living environment is conducive to keeping rabbits healthy and reducing the occurrence of diseases.
