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==Clinical Signs==
*Decreased appetite or anorexia
*Abnormal faecal production
**No stool or greatly reduced stool
**Liquid faeces
**Mucoid stool
*Pain
**Hunched posture
**Tooth grinding
**Shallow rapid respirations
**Abdomen tender on gentle palpation
*Abnormal intestinal sounds
**Negative or increased borborygmi – normally these are barely perceptible but can be detected with patience.
**Increased caecal resonance
*Hypothermia
*Radiography: Remember that if you are using barium there is a difference in the time taken for different types of radiopaque material to reach the caecum, solid material being transported to the caecum in 4 hours in a healthy rabbit whereas liquids may take about 12 hours (Girling 2006)
==Clinical Procedure==
*Normalise body temperature
*Analgesia
*Rehydration
*Restore GI motility
*Stimulate appetite
Address underlying causes (the rabbit is an extremely holistic animal)
*Dental disorders
*Identify and remove environmental stressors
*Blood profiles
**CBC
**Biochemical profiles
*Diagnostic imaging
**Urinary tract disease
**Skeletal disorders
**Soft tissue abnormalities
***Tumours
***Abscesses
*Decreased appetite or anorexia
*Abnormal faecal production
**No stool or greatly reduced stool
**Liquid faeces
**Mucoid stool
*Pain
**Hunched posture
**Tooth grinding
**Shallow rapid respirations
**Abdomen tender on gentle palpation
*Abnormal intestinal sounds
**Negative or increased borborygmi – normally these are barely perceptible but can be detected with patience.
**Increased caecal resonance
*Hypothermia
*Radiography: Remember that if you are using barium there is a difference in the time taken for different types of radiopaque material to reach the caecum, solid material being transported to the caecum in 4 hours in a healthy rabbit whereas liquids may take about 12 hours (Girling 2006)
==Clinical Procedure==
*Normalise body temperature
*Analgesia
*Rehydration
*Restore GI motility
*Stimulate appetite
Address underlying causes (the rabbit is an extremely holistic animal)
*Dental disorders
*Identify and remove environmental stressors
*Blood profiles
**CBC
**Biochemical profiles
*Diagnostic imaging
**Urinary tract disease
**Skeletal disorders
**Soft tissue abnormalities
***Tumours
***Abscesses