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INFORMATION FOR RABBIT LOVERS - a
community service sponsored by
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An Alaskan Malamute with his
transport man who is able to handle him. |
Block 1002, Toa Payoh Lor 8,
#01-1477, Singapore 319074.
10 a,m - 5 p.m
By Appointment Only.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
Tel +65 6254-3326, 9668-6469 (James for appointment),
9668-6468 (Emergency), 6253-1122.
Fax +65 6256-0501.
judy@asiahomes.com
toapayohvets.com
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INFORMATION FOR
RABBIT
LOVERS
One of my rabbits has a long nose
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 "Mummy told me
that my nose will grow longer like my rabbits if I tell lies," said
Jeremy, a five-year-old boy who still needed his worn out blanket beside
him during bed time. He still sucked his thumb instead of a
pacifier. His black
and white rabbit did have a long nose, much longer than his brown rabbit.
What could I say to a boy who believes in his Mum?
"What lies did my rabbits tell?" Jeremy asked me. Vets are supposed to be
able to talk to animals. I looked to his mummy for help. Mrs
Lee did not
say a word.
"Did the black and white rabbit lie to his companion?" Jeremy continued.
"Did the brown rabbit tell less lies as his nose is not so long?"
This was the age when some children will ask too many questions and adults
cannot answer many of the "why's".
Small children believed in the story of Pinocchio whose nose
grows longer when he tells lies. I prefer to let Jeremy live in his
world of magic as he would grow up fast and be aware of the hypocrisies of
the adult world.
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Rabbit sarcoptic mange is 100%
curable. Consult your vet.
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Microscopic insects called sarcoptic mange mites burrow into the skin of
the nose, feet, ear edges and eyelids of rabbits, causing itchiness and
big crusty skin. It is not known why the crusts of the nose keep
growing bigger and bigger instead of sloughing off. Do not abandon
the rabbits. Your veterinarian will be able to get one or two
injections to eliminate the mites. The mites don't infest human skin
though.
5 days after anti-mite injection, the skin of the crusty noses are almost
back to normal.
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The
brown and white rabbit 5 days after the anti-mite injection.
It took a longer time for the mites to be eliminated at the ear edges and
at the paws. The injection killed off the mites at the edges
of the ears and in the paws. New skin will form as the old
skin falls out.
These mites seem to go for the nose, paws, eye lids and ears, causing much
itchiness. These areas are the frequently groomed areas and
may explain why the mites flourish in such areas.
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This brown and white rabbit also had two circular skin sores on the
underside of its legs and looked thinner than the black and white ones.
Toe nails grow longer and had been trimmed.
Eleven days after the injection, I could see the red noses of the rabbits
(see pictures below). The skin was still inflamed but growing new normal
cells. The rabbits were sent home and should be recovering well if the
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Noses are almost
normal as new skin grows and crusts drop off. Paws and eye
lids are recovering too at day 11 after injection. |
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Rabbit
sarcoptic mange is a curable disease. Owners need not use any cream
or wash. One or two injections by your vet should eliminate all the
mites. Consult your vet promptly.
SORE HOCKS. As the rabbit bears weight mainly on the hind legs, the
lower part gets injured. This rabbit (picture below) lives in an apartment
and likes to stand on its hind feet to beg for food. It is free to
roam the apartment and has not been kept in a cage for a long time.
It does not stomp its hind feet angrily, according to the owner. So
how did it get sore hocks?
Could it be the standing on hind feet? It is hard to say. It
does walk on tiled floors.
It needed veterinary attention and after that no more contact with the
wood shavings in its cage for the next 30 days. Daily washing of the
sores will be necessary. Newspapers are the best bedding for such
cases and the sores will heal quickly after the veterinary injections. |
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