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Rabbit Awareness

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BSAVA is pleased to provide this collection on rabbit health and welfare to support Rabbit Awareness Week. This collection covers topics such as common clinical conditions, dental disease, diet and housing.

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- How to...
  
  Approach the rabbit with dental disease
  
  Author Elisabetta Mancinelli
  
  Dental disease is a common syndrome in pet rabbits and high on the differential list in any rabbit presenting with reduced appetite, anorexia or pseudo-anorexia (not eating but showing interest in food).1Elisabetta Mancinelli, of Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff, provides a comprehensive approach to diagnosing and effectively managing dental disease in rabbits.
- Notes on…
  
  Rabbit dyspnoea
  
  Author Lucia Sanchini
  
  Lucia Sanchini, from Batt Laboratories, presents a clinical case of a rabbit with dyspnoea.
- 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
  
  Author Claire Speight
  
  As the third most popular pet species behind dogs and cats, rabbits will be a common visitor to your clinic. Claire Speight, 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
  
  Author Sophie Jenkins
  
  Sophie Jenkins, 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.
- Preventative medicine for rabbits
  BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2019
  
  Author Jo Hinde
- Pain and analgesia in rabbits: where are we now?
  BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2018
  
  Authors: Livia Benato, Jo Murrell and Nicola Rooney
- Feeding your rabbit a healthy diet
  
  Client information leaflet
- Housing your rabbit
  
  Client information leaflet
- Introducing a new pet rabbit
  
  Client information leaflet
- Looking after your older rabbit
  
  Client information leaflet
- Rotund rabbits
  
  A brief look at a common issue with pet rabbits
  
  Author BSAVA Congress
  
  Along with the growth in numbers of what is now the third most popular companion animal species, there has been a corresponding increase in their bodily dimensions, BSAVA members attending this year’s Congress will hear.
- Rabbits and hares
  BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties
  
  Author Jenna Richardson
  
  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.
- The rabbit-friendly practice
  BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine
  
  Author Molly Varga
  
  Veterinary surgeons must make animal health and welfare the first consideration when attending to animals. With the increase in the number of rabbits being presented for veterinary care, practices should aim to promote the reduction of stress in the surgery and its associated negative impact on the welfare of patients. This chapter covers staff training, the waiting and consultation rooms, equipping the hospital ward, preventive healthcare and euthanasia. An example rabbit discharge sheet is included, together with client handouts.
- Rabbits
  BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets
  
  Authors: Michelle Campbell-Ward and Anna Meredith
  
  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.