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BSAVA is pleased to provide this collection on rabbit health and welfare.

This collection covers topics such as common clinical conditions, dental disease, diet and housing.

A PDF version of the rabbit PROTECT ME poster is available to download free here. BSAVA members can request printed copies for their practice.

Printed PROTECT ME posters are available from the BSAVA store.

Updated 2025

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    • Rabbit dentistry
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024

      Dental imaging

      • Attendees will have an appreciation of the physiology and function of the rabbit mouth- how soft tissues and dental elements need to work together
      • Key interpretation points of radiographs will be highlighted
      • Attendees will gain an appreciation of why dental imaging is important in planning dental interventions

      Dental intervention

      • Attendees will learn how to approach basic dental techniques confidently
      • Advanced interventions will be discussed so that options are clear in complex cases

    • Rabbits and exotics: friendly approaches
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024

      Rabbit friendly considerations

      • Understand the concept of behavioural first aid
      • Appreciate the most commonly presented behavioural issues and what questions to ask

      Exotics friendly practice tips

      • Appreciate the difference between training and behaviour: who and how to refer
      • Understand the basic rational for use of behavioural mediciations
      • Understand the relationship between medication and behaviour modification
      • Understanding the importance of client comms - including the barriers to medication use

    • Regions Now: Rabbit Dental Disease

      Live event date - 6th October 2021
      Supporting materials for this event are brought to you by BSAVA Cymru Wales region. In this instalment of the Regions Now lectures, Elisabetta Mancinelli will cover common presenting signs of dental disease in pet rabbits with a brief overview of relevant dental anatomy, diagnostic approach and therapeutic options.

    • Rabbit health and welfare

      Rabbit awareness

      Claire-Speight.gif  As the third most popular pet species behind dogs and cats, rabbits will be a common visitor to your clinic. , speaking at the BVNA online Congress in October 2020, reminds us of the specialist management of rabbits.

    • Rabbit health and welfare

      Supporting your rabbit owners

      Jenkins-Sophie.gif , from Origin Vets, is an Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine and describes how we can help owners monitor their rabbit’s health, which is particularly important during the coronavirus pandemic.

    • Regions Now: Rabbit Anaesthesia
      BSAVA Webinar Library

      This course will cover the key concepts of rabbit anaesthesia from admit to discharge and all points in between. Every aspect is accessible to GP vets, and the emphasis will be placed on drugs and equipment found in most practices. Attendees can expect two short, recorded webinars covering anaesthetic drug options and anaesthetic monitoring as well as an interactive Zoom session where trouble-shooting during the anaesthetic period will be the focus. The aim of this short course is to support GP vets to use their transferrable knowledge and skills in a less familiar species, to encourage more GP vets to safely anaesthetise rabbits routinely so that when the challenging cases arrive, they have built on this knowledge and gained experience to tackle them successfully. Regions Now sessions are free to BSAVA members and available for non-members to book - visit the Regions page of the BSAVA website for details of future Regions Now events. Recordings will be available for 3 years via the BSAVA Webinar Library.

    • Rabbits and hares
      BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties

      Rabbits are one of the most common wild mammals found free-living in the British countryside and are widespread throughout mainland and island Britain. Hares are markedly less common; the brown hare is found well distributed throughout the UK, except northern Scotland. Common reasons for presentation include apparently abandoned neonates, trauma (predator attacks and road traffic accidents) and diseases such as myxomatosis. This chapter covers: ecology and biology; anatomy and physiology; capture, handling and transportation; clinical assessment; first aid and hospitalization; anaesthesia and analgesia; specific conditions; therapeutics; rearing of kits and leverets; rehabilitation and release; and legal considerations.

    • Rabbits
      BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets

      This chapter provides the need-to-know information on rabbits:

      • Biology
      • Husbandry
      • Handling and restraint
      • Diagnostic approach
      • Common conditions
      • Supportive care
      • Anaesthesia and analgesia
      • Common surgical procedures
      • Euthanasia
      • Drug formulary.

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