Pet Medical Insurance for your Rabbit

Posted by The Popular News Today on Saturday, June 4, 2011

By Judy Phan


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.

You have to crush the pill if your veterinarian prescribes a pill or tablet form of your pet rabbit's medication. Mix a little amount of flavored Sustacal or Ensure once you have crushed the pill into a powder mix. This will make possible an easy administration of the paste.

One scary disease that can afflict your pet rabbit is Myxomatosis which can be contracted with one bite of a mosquito. This severe viral disease can cause immediate death to your pet rabbit. So that this will not happen, make sure that you get your pet rabbit vaccination for Myxomatosis. After six weeks of being born, rabbits should be vaccinated. It is not advisable that pregnant rabbits be vaccinated since rabbits are still at risk fourteen days after the vaccination. What your pet rabbit needs is booster shots.

Uncontrolled bleeding during injury, presence of blood in the urine, broken bones, breathing problems, falling body temperature, and severe diarrhea are common health problems that rabbits have. You might probably have to look for an exotic animal policy offer by a pet health insurance company to ensure that the cost for veterinary expenses for your pet rabbit will be insured.




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