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| ==[[Clostridial Diseases - Rabbit]]==
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| ==[[Colibacillosis - Rabbit]]==
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| ==[[Tyzzer's Disease - Rabbit]]==
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| ==[[Salmonellosis - Rabbit]]==
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| Pseudotuberculosis is not just a condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Infection with ''Yersinia pseudotuberculosis'' as a result of direct or indirect contact with infected rodents or wild birds is encountered occasionally. The provision of freshly gathered wild plants or unwashed vegetables must be considered as a source of infection. Clinical signs include cachexia with an enlarged spleen being detected on abdominal palpation. Diagnosis is usually made on post-mortem examination, the organism being isolated from the typical lesions - necrotic foci in the lymphoid tissue of the spleen, caecum and ileo-caecal. Treatment and prevention of spread of the infection to contact animals is by the use of oral fluoroquinolones. Further prevention is via rodent control.
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| ==[[Enterotoxaemia Treatment - Rabbit|Synopsis of treatment for enterotoxaemia and bacterial enteritis]]==
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| *Warmth up to 27°C
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| *Fluid therapy
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| **Hartmann’s is probably better than dextrose-containing fluids (Clostridial toxins “feed” on monosaccharides)
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| **intravenous or intraosseous.
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| **maintenance = 100ml/kg/day
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| *Analgesia
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| **buprenorphine
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| **butorphanol
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| **carprofen
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| *Cholestyramine resin (Questran, Bristol-Myers Pharmaceuticals) - rabbit must be well-hydrated because the same chain of events occur when ispaghula husk (psyllium) is given to rabbits (see anatomy and physiology of the digestive tract).
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| *Antibiotics are indicated if it is a true bacterial enteritis but should be avoided if ''Salmonbella'' sp. is isolated.
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| *Probiotics. ''Lactobacillus'' spp are claimed to attach to mucosa and compete with pathogenic bacteria.
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| *Transfaunation
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| **Caecotrophs collected from a healthy rabbit
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| **Elizabethan collars
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| **Fed whole to maintain the protective mucus coating
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| *Rabbits with diarrhoea should never be starved
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| **Ad lib hay and leafy greens. Dandelions, parsley, freshly pulled (not cut) grass and groundsel
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| **Assisted feeding – commercial high fibre products for herbivores are available (eg). Most rabbits will accept food orally may be necessary.
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| **Vitamin C may be of use in limiting the absorption of iota toxins and improving mucosal integrity
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| **Oxbow Critical care for herbivores,
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| **Supreme Recovery Diet via a syringe or nasogastric intubation
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| ==References==
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| *Bell, J. C., Palmer, S. R. and Payne, J. M. (1988). '''The Zoonoses'''. Edward Arnold, London. ISBN 0-7131-4561-7
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| *Carman, R. J. (1994) Clostridial enteropathies of rabbits. Journal of Small Exotic Animal Medicine. 2 (4), 179-181
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| *Okerman, L. (1994) '''Diseases of Domestic Rabbits'''. Blackwell Scientific Publications ISBN 0-632-03804 -7. 2nd Edition
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| *Walden, N. B. (1990) '''Rabbits - A Compendium'''. The T.G. Hungerford Vade Mecum Series for Domestic Animals. Series C Number 13 Published by the University of Sydney Post Graduate Foundation In Veterinary Science March 1990 ISBN 0909973 80 6 ISN 0812 0048
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