Monday, May 30, 2011

Rabbits; an Exotic Animal that Could Benefit from Health Insurance that Insures Pet Medical Needs

By Sandy Fe


Rabbits have always been on top of the pet owners' list of favorite pets since most enjoy the companionship provided by pet rabbits in the house. In addition to being playful, and fun to watch, people are attracted to the sociability of rabbits. The appeal of rabbits to pet owners include the feline size and feel of cats, but surpasses the likeness of cats in that they display friendliness at all times unlike cats. Pet owners should understand that the sociability of rabbits really require that an owner get to allot time to be spent to play with the rabbits. Rabbits tend to be depressed if they do not get enough attention. Rabbits like cats do not require high maintenance since they can be trained easily. However, since rabbits chew on almost everything, make sure you give your pet rabbits lots of chewy harmless toys to spare your furniture. Although both kids and rabbits are cute, they do not necessarily make a good combination. Children's usual habits of grabbing and running makes rabbits feel annoyed and may start biting, and these bites do hurt. Always be prepared in cleaning the litter box on a regular basis if you plan to keep the rabbit inside the house.

Like other pet animals, rabbits need regular schedule for checkups and vaccinations and visits to the veterinarian. It is recommended that rabbits be sprayed and neutered. Pet rabbits are also known to be 'advocates' for anti-medication. If you have this problem, use syringe or eye dropper to give liquid medication for your pet rabbit. syringes are more preferable since medication can easily be measured. Proper steps should be done when performing syringe medication. With one hand, hold the rabbit's head and neck while sliding the syringe into the rabbit's mouth. Make sure that the tip does not get stuck. Do not forget to depress the plunger.

If your vet prescribes a medication for your rabbit that is in a pill or tablet form you are going to have to crush up the pill. Once you have crushed the pill into a powder mix it with a little bit of flavored Sustacal or Ensure until you have a watery paste. Use a syringe to administer the paste like a liquid medication.

Rabbits get easily infected with Myxomatosis by just being bitten once by a mosquito. Most rabbits die within a few short hours of this severe viral disease and the only to to fight this is to have your pet rabbit vaccinated with an anti-Myxomatosis. The proper time for vaccinating rabbits is when they are six weeks old and not younger. Wait until a pregnant rabbit has born her babies. It takes fifteen days for the vaccine to make rabbits be free from Myxomatosis. What your rabbit needs is booster shots.

Health problems commonly associated with rabbits are uncontrolled bleeding when injured, blood in the urine, broken bones, breathing problems, falling body temperature, and severe diarrhea. If you would like to purchase an insurance plan to help cover the cost of veterinary expenses for your pet rabbit you will probably have to look for an exotic animal policy offer by a pet health insurance company.




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