Helping you to identify the warning signs of a sick rabbit

Eye issues are not something that a rabbit owner can diagnose and treat at home and they can progress rapidly.

Floppy rabbit syndrome is one of the more dramatic and alarming conditions that a rabbit owner can experience. Fortunately, the prognosis for most cases is good with proper supportive care.

Flystrike (also known as Myiasis) is when flies lay their eggs on a rabbit's skin (usually around the bottom). The eggs quickly hatch and the maggots chew their way into the rabbit's skin. This can happen within hours and can very quickly become fatal.

All about Grooming - the approach to take, the tools to use and how to deal with matted and long coated rabbits

This guide explains what Heat Exhaustion and heatstroke are and how you identify them.

WW Hockassins are designed to be easy as possible to put on to the rabbit’s foot, to stay on, provide extra padding, are comfortable for the rabbit to wear and are reasonably robust when it comes to determined chewers.

What constitutes an emergency for your rabbit - find out here...

The options for insuring your rabbit for health related issues are very limited in New Zealand with only one insurer - Pet-n-Sur, who offer one policy which covers rabbits. Find out more about them in this article

Rabbits can’t sweat or pant when they get too hot. You'll find lots of ways to keep them cool here.

Information on how to go about feeding a low-calcium diet if this is necessary.

A comprehensive discussion about the many causes of skin issues in rabbits

What does it mean to have a moulting rabbit? This article discusses moulting and fur loss in rabbits.

Osteosarcoma is a primary bone cancer that is malignant and particularly aggressive in its disease progression.

What pain looks like in rabbits and what to do about it.

All about pee and peeing - what’s normal and what’s not!

Pneumonia in rabbits results when a pathogen - viral, bacterial, fungal or parasitic, invades the lungs. Pneumonia can even be deadly to your rabbit.

Ingestion of toxic substances has the potential for affecting many of a rabbit's body systems.

Information on rabbit digestion and the resulting poops they produce!

Cecal impaction is different from gastrointestinal (GI) blockage, though some of the signs are similar. Both are life-threatening conditions.