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Common diseases and treatment methods of long-haired rabbits

2021-11-28 / 321 Read

1. Rabbit mite disease

Symptoms: Long-haired rabbits have severe itching, skin inflammation and even hair loss. Because of the unbearable itching, they rub, scratch or bite everywhere, lose their appetite, and lose weight. .

Treatment: Wash the affected part of the long-haired rabbit with hot water and then apply sulfur ointment, once every 3 days, 2-3 times in a row to recover.

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2. Rabbit pseudotuberculosis

Symptoms: Long-haired rabbits lose weight rapidly, slow movement, loss of appetite, rough coat, small and hard feces, irregular shape, after palpation, a small round sac the size of a ping-pong ball and a sausage-shaped vermis process can be felt in the abdomen .

Treatment: Streptomycin is intramuscularly injected at 30,000-40,000 units per kilogram of body weight, twice a day, for 5-7 days; kanamycin can also be used for treatment.