Health assessments

Regular health checks offer you reassurance that your rabbit is healthy and allows us to detect earl y signs of illness. Dental disease is especially important in rabbits.

Vaccinations

We recommend vaccination against Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic disease (VHD). Both diseases are invariably fatal. A good level of protection is maintained by an annual injection.

Neutering

Rabbits are social animals and are better kept in a pair or a group. The neutering of a female (doe) and a male (buck) can help limit aggressive tendencies and enables them to live together peacefully.

Digestion

Rabbits produce two types of faeces. Your rabbit will first produce a soft and sticky faeces which they will re-ingest to gain essential nutrients; your rabbit will then produce a harder pellet. The soft faeces should not be mistaken for diarrhoea, but the rabbit should be checked to make sure he can clean this faeces away from his back end as an overweight rabbit or one with dental problems may not be able to clean itself.

Behaviour

Rabbits need a lot of exercise, natural daylight and company. Careful handling is required because of their tendency to become stressed and struggle when being handled – back and leg injuries can occur during bouts of kicking.