Symptoms, causes and prevention methods of rabbit infectious stomatitis
I. The etiology of rabbit infectious stomatitis
1. The pet owner has improperly managed the feeding of rabbits, and the feed fed to the rabbits has been mildewed or has thorns.
2. Rabbits accidentally eat feed infected with virus.
II. Clinical symptoms of rabbit stomatitis
In the early stage of rabbit infection with stomatitis, its oral mucosa is red Swelling and congestion. At this time, the rabbit will eat very carefully and slowly. Soon, some small blisters will appear on the lips, tongue, oral mucosa and other parts of the sick rabbit. Once the blisters burst, spots or ulcers will form, and the sick rabbit will drool a lot. The saliva that flows out will wet the hair of its jaw, neck and chest, and in severe cases, it will cause inflammation of the soaked skin and lead to hair loss. Rabbit died.
Three, prevention methods
1, treatment methods
Once a rabbit is found When contagious oral inflammation occurs, the owner must isolate and treat the sick rabbit as soon as possible. It can be treated with one of the drugs such as cotrimoxazole, sulfamethazine or oxytetracycline powder, and the drug powder is sprinkled into the mouth of the sick rabbit. For the rabbits in the same litter or the same group with the sick rabbits, it is necessary to feed one of the above drug mixtures immediately, even if the same litter with the sick rabbits does not show stomatitis, because the disease is very contagious, it is very important to take preventive measures. If necessary, the dosage is: 0.125~0.25 g/rabbit, or you can also use ice boron powder for oral treatment or prevention.
Traditional Chinese medicine: Liushen Pills, Baochi Pills, Xiaoyan Pills and other drugs can be used for treatment. If it is prevention, it can be fed with Radix Isatidis granules, or given to rabbits orally with honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum decoction.
2. Preventive measures
The owner must strengthen the feeding and management of rabbits, and be diligent about the rabbit’s food trough, water tank and other utensils Plus cleaning and disinfection, it can be disinfected by exposure to the sun or boiling water, and the trough is washed with caustic soda water; pay attention to avoid oral trauma in rabbits, if there is any, it must be dealt with as soon as possible; before feeding rabbits, its feed should be checked to prevent feeding rabbits The moldy and rotten feed needs to be removed in time for the rotten or leftover feed that the rabbit eats. Especially in summer, the feed is more prone to spoilage. The owner must pay attention to it!
The above is our explanation of the infectious stomatitis disease in rabbits. Young rabbits are a high incidence group of the disease. The owner needs to do more for their young rabbits Prevention, pay attention to the phenomenon of drooling in young rabbits. Rabbits drooling is abnormal and is most likely caused by disease.
