Spring Rabbit Disease Prevention

I. How to treat rabbit colds

Rabbits are most likely to catch colds in spring due to the invasion of wind, cold and dampness. , The climate change in early spring, the temperature difference between day and night is relatively large, it is easy to cause the rabbit’s body discomfort and reduce the resistance, thereby causing a cold. The common cold is an acute systemic disease characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract. Rabbits often show the following symptoms when they have a cold: lack of energy, decreased activity, often half-closed eyes, drowsiness, cold ears and nose, redness of the conjunctiva, cough, runny nose, appetite Depression or rejection, chills, watery eyes, sneezing, shortness of breath, increased body temperature, etc.

5 small formulas for treating rabbit colds:

1. Liquid preparation treatment: add vinegar to cold boiled water to make a 6% solution, and add baking soda to cold boiled water to make A 5% concentration solution, mixed for drinking, and ready to use.

2. Acid-base therapy: Instill 6% vinegar solution or 5% baking soda solution into the nose of sick rabbits, then drop 3-5 drops every 3 hours, most of the time Rabbits with mild symptoms can be cured by dripping 3-5 times, and rabbits with more serious diseases can be treated continuously for 2-3 days, which can have a good therapeutic effect.

3. Inject 3-5ml of astragalus polysaccharide solution into the sick rabbit, intramuscularly, twice a day, and use it continuously for 2-3 days to cure. The cure rate is very high.

4. Oral administration of mung bean double-flower soup: mix 15g honeysuckle, 30g mung bean, mix with water and decoct 100ml of liquid, the dose can be used for oral treatment of 10 sick rabbits, 2 times a day, drink continuously for 3 days , the effect is remarkable.

5. Use 2g of vitamin C and 2-4g of rock sugar, add warm water to dissolve, and give it to the sick rabbits to eat freely. Feed it twice a day for 2-3 days, and then it will have obvious curative effect.

Second, the focus of rabbit disease prevention in spring

The climatic conditions in spring are suitable for various bacteria, parasites Insects breed and breed, and at the same time, the probability of rabbit infection is greatly increased, so spring is the season for rabbit diseases, and the owner should focus on prevention. The most common digestive tract disease is diarrhea and diarrhea. The owner can mix an appropriate amount of garlic, green onion or plant ash into the rabbit’s feed to let the rabbit eat freely. For young rabbits, 2%-3% garlic juice can be used to prevent it by intranasal drip, once in the morning and once in the evening, and continue to drip for 2-3 days.

2. For the prevention of colds: because the climate changes in spring, and there is a period of molting, rabbits are at great risk of catching a cold. For this reason, the owner can heat the vinegar, and the rabbit can smell these The sour smell emitted can play a role in preventing colds.

3. For coccidiosis prevention: Coccidiosis is also a high incidence disease of rabbits in spring. The owner can add an appropriate amount of diclazuril or diclazuril solution to its feed for good prevention.

4. Pay attention to strengthening the vaccination of rabbits, such as injecting rabbits with vaccines such as rabbit plague and Pasteurella double vaccine.

Our summary: Spring is the season of high incidence of rabbit diseases. Owners should pay attention to disease prevention for rabbits, and disease prevention is inseparable from vaccine prevention! Please pay attention to the regular vaccination of rabbits!

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