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Image Metastasised uterine tumour
This is a post-mortem image of the abdominal contents of an aggressive uterine tumour. The tumour was confirmed in the living rabbit by exploratory laparotomy. The uterus is in the lower part of the picture. The larger mass of metastasised (spread) tumour is in the upper half. There were other small tumours throughout the peritoneal cavity. The rabbit was euthanased during surgery which is why the body can be seen through the semi-transparent surgical drape.
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Image JPEG image RHD
This picture shows the abdominal contents of an adult lionhead neutered male rabbit that died the day after a general anaesthetic for dentistry. The liver is swollen and pale and there is haemorrhagic fluid in the abdomen. Histopathology showed characteristic signs of RHD, including hepatocellular necrosis. PCR testing confirmed the presence of RHDV2.
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Image Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease
This half-grown female wild rabbit was found dead. There were no signs of external injury. Post-mortem examination revealed a full gastrointestinal tract - the rabbit had been eating up until an hour or two before death. The liver was enlarged and mottled, the lungs contained several haemorrhages in addition to a pale, necrotic area in the left caudal lung lobe. Histopathology showed the characteristic hepatocellular necrosis of RHD. The pale area in the lung was an aspergilloma and there was also evidence of hepatic coccidiosis. The case was confirmed as RHDV2 with PCR testing.
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Image Blood-stained fluid at nares
Blood-stained fluid in the nares may be seen in rabbits that have died suddenly from RHD. A foamy blood-stained exudate in the trachea is a feature of the diseases and the exudate may extend to the nostrils
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Image JPEG image RHD: macroscopic findings
Macroscopic abnormalities are not always obvious in rabbits that have died from RHD. Histopathology reveals severe underlying pathology in the liver, often accompanied by other organs. RHD was confirmed in this rabbit.
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Image Troff document Embryo in viable foetal unit
This embryo was inside a swelling in the uterus that was removed during routine ovariohysterectomy. Other swellings contained resorbing foetuses.
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Image Troff document Yellow fat
This image shows a uterus and mesometrial fat that was removed during ovariohysterectomy. Some rabbits carry a gene that results in deficiency of an enzyme to break down carotenoid pigments. The fat is a yellow colour, especially if the diet is rich in carotenoids e.g. carrots. The condition is not obvious during clinical examination except that the incisor teeth may have a yellow tinge.
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Image Octet Stream Coccidia in intestinal mucosa
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Image Eimeria steidae
Hepatic coccidia obtained by a firmly-made impression with a microscope slide onto the cut surface of an affected liver. The slide was stained with RapidDiff2. The rabbit had died from RHDV2 which made an unavoidable preponderance of erythrocytes even with careful preparation (blotting) of the liver before applying the slide. Three slides were made and this, the third, was the only slide with coccidia. Success with this technique requires careful blotting of the cut surface and some pressure on the sides of the liver so that coccidia are squeezed out of the affected bile ducts.
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Image C header Predator attack
This image shows the internal organs of a rabbit that was found dead. There is free blood in the abdomen. Although a diagnosis of RHD might be made, closer examination shows that the gross appearance of the liver is normal, and the haemorrhage originated from a puncture wound across the chest wall. The rabbit died from predator attack.
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