I. Symptoms of otitis media in rabbits
Otitis media in rabbits, also known as head tilt disease, is infected by Pasteurella In the early stage of the disease, the symptoms of the rabbit were only tilting its head to one side, and as the disease gradually became uncontrollable, it eventually died. However, it should be noted that the tilted head of the rabbit is not necessarily caused by otitis media. For example, when rabbits get ear mites, they will also have yellow scabs in the ear canal and keep scratching. Therefore, it must be strictly identified and then treated according to the cause. However, due to the long treatment cycle of rabbit otitis media, the treatment cost is low. , the low cure rate and other problems, rabbit farms are prone to huge economic losses due to the disease of rabbits.
Etiology: Rabbit otitis media can be secondary to tympanic membrane perforation, external auditory canal inflammation, colds, infectious rhinitis, suppurative conjunctivitis and other diseases . In addition, the dark, damp and poorly ventilated rabbit house is also a common pathogenic factor that causes otitis media infection in rabbits, mainly caused by the infection of Pasteurella multocida.
Second, the treatment of otitis media in rabbits:
To treat otitis media in rabbits, the cause of the disease in the rabbit must be diagnosed, and then symptomatic For treatment, the owner must not arbitrarily treat the rabbit with drugs, and it is not acceptable to go to the doctor for random illness.
1. If the rabbit is diagnosed with otitis media, the general operation is to dilute povidone-iodine with purified water at a ratio of 1:50 and drop it into the rabbit’s ear. After the ear drop, the rabbit needs to be pressed for 30 seconds. , to prevent it from throwing out the liquid immediately, and wait 30 seconds before letting go of the rabbit and throwing out the liquid. Some doctors may prescribe ofloxacin eye drops
or chloramphenicol eye drops and other medicines to treat sick rabbits, or they may be treated by injections. The owner only needs to follow the doctor’s advice.
2. Other treatment methods: intramuscularly inject penicillin 60,000 units/kg body weight and streptomycin 40,000 units/kg body weight, and use the drug for ear drop treatment at the same time, ear drop dosage: 30,000 units Unit drug/1ml, drop 4-5 drops/time; 2 times/day, use continuously for 5 days. In addition, intramuscular injection or oral administration of Suxiao Tubingkang 0.3ml/kg body weight, 2 times a day, for 5 days.
Warm reminder: Rabbit otitis media is very harmful to rabbits, and the probability of infection cure is low. Cleaning and disinfection, it is very possible to eliminate Pasteurella multocida and reduce the occurrence of diseases in rabbits.
