Rabbit Medicine and Surgery Q&A 07 - Revision history

Bara at 22:43, 23 September 2011

2011-09-23T22:43:33Z

HelenD at 09:54, 11 August 2011

2011-08-11T09:54:28Z

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2011-08-10T17:52:23Z

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'''This rabbit presents to you with soft faecal material caked around its perineum. The owner reports that it has diarrhoea.'''

 

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|q1=How can you determine if this is indeed true diarrhoea?
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True diarrhoea needs to be distinguished from uneaten caecotrophs or abnormally soft caecotrophs that adhere to the perineum. 
Relevant questioning during history taking can generally distinguish between the two situations.
*If there is true diarrhoea, no normal faecal pellets are passed.
*If this is caecotroph material, normal hard faecal pellets will still be passed or may be stuck amongst the caked material. 
*Rabbits with true diarrhoea are generally systemically unwell and deteriorating, dehydrated and in abdominal pain.
*Caecotrophs have a characteristic strong ‘vinegary’ odour due to the volatile fatty acids present, and are coated in mucus.
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|q2=If you determine that true diarrhoea is not present, what can cause this presentation?
|a2=
Caecotrophs may remain uneaten or be abnormally soft for many reasons:
*Vertebral pain or restriction of movement (e.g. spondylosis, spondylitis) so that the
rabbit cannot bend to reach the anus to eat its caecotrophs.
*Obesity – the rabbit cannot physically reach its anus to eat the caecotrophs.
*Dental or other oral pain.
*Low-fibre, high-carbohydrate diets.
*High-protein diets - may affect palatability of caecotrophs.
*Overfeeding leading to no calorific need for caecotroph ingestion.
*Lack of space and exercise.
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 Caecotrophs may remain uneaten or be abnormally soft for many reasons:
-*Vertebral pain or restriction of movement (e.g. spondylosis, spondylitis) so that the
+*Vertebral pain or restriction of movement (e.g. spondylosis, spondylitis) so that the rabbit cannot bend to reach the anus to eat its caecotrophs.
 *Obesity – the rabbit cannot physically reach its anus to eat the caecotrophs.
 *Dental or other oral pain.

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 *Rabbits with true diarrhoea are generally systemically unwell and deteriorating, dehydrated and in abdominal pain.
 *Caecotrophs have a characteristic strong ‘vinegary’ odour due to the volatile fatty acids present, and are coated in mucus.
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+|l1=Diarrhoea – Rabbit
 |q2=If you determine that true diarrhoea is not present, what can cause this presentation?
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 *Overfeeding leading to no calorific need for caecotroph ingestion.
 *Lack of space and exercise.
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+|l2=Clagged Vent – Rabbit
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Rabbit Medicine and Surgery Q&A 07 - Revision history

Bara at 22:43, 23 September 2011

HelenD at 09:54, 11 August 2011

Ggaitskell: Created page with "{{Template:Manson Keeble Meredith}} 500px '''This rabbit presents to you with soft faecal material caked around its perineum. Th..."

Ggaitskell: Created page with "{{Template:Manson Keeble Meredith}} 500px
'''This rabbit presents to you with soft faecal material caked around its perineum. Th..."