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Rabbit in buttercups
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Buttercups are on many lists of poisonous plants because they can contain an irritant that can cause dermatitis in humans that handle buttercups and salivation, oral ulceration and gastrointestinal irritation in animals that eat them. Rabbits can eat small, young leaves that are growing in pastureland without ill effects. The mature leaves, tall plants and flowers are unpalatable, so they do not eat them. There are no reports of buttercup toxicity in rabbits.
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House fly feeding on blood
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This wild rabbit was found dead with froth and blood coming out of the nostrils. It was a warm day and flies were attracted to the carcase. This image shows a house fly (Musca domestica) feeding on the blood. The tubular mouthpart can be seen sucking the blood.
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RHD
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Myxomatosis
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Sylvilagus brasilensis
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This photograph of the Common Tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) was taken in Ecuador.
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Myxomatosis in a case that recovered
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This image shows a rabbit with myxomatosis. He was lucky to make a full recovery. About three weeks after the photo was taken, the lesions slowly started to dry out and drop off leaving scars on the eyelids and nose.
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Baby wild rabbit
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Young wild rabbits are infected with myxomatosis from fleas from the mother that live in the nest. This rabbit had just emerged so it was about 4 weeks old. It was caught by a dog. Although there were no injuries from the dog, the swollen eyelids indicate that it was in the initial stages of myxomatosis.
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Mild epiphora
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This rabbit has mild epiphora.There was no conjunctivitis and no pus could be expressed from the lacrimal sac by applying pressure to the medial canthus of the eye. Tears were overflowing down the face because the tear duct was blocked by the apex of the large upper incisor that was elongated.
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Rabbit with potential problems
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This rabbit has congenital incisor malocclusion. The upper and lower incisors will never meet or be functional. He also has a big fluffy coat that would be a problem for him to groom, even if his incisors were normal. Rabbits use their incisors like pincers to grasp dead hair and remove it from the fur. The rabbit also has spotted markings, which is linked with 'megacolon' syndrome although only a small proportion of them develop it. This rabbit is going to take a lot of care. and commitment to keep the area under his tail free from urine and uneaten caecotrophs. He will need regular grooming and trimming.
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