Rabbit vaccinations

There are several dangerous viruses that can affect pet rabbits, including myxomatosis and both strains of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD1 & RHD2). Thankfully, you can protect your bunny from these life-threatening illnesses with an annual vaccination. By having your rabbit vaccinated every year, you ensure they’re receiving the best possible protection.

The vaccination process is quick and simple. Prior to the vaccine, your bunny will also undergo a full health check. This is an important opportunity for the vet to identify any potential health issues, address any concerns you may have, and provide guidance on the best care for your rabbit.

Regular annual vaccinations are crucial for both you and your rabbit’s well-being. For more information about vaccinating your rabbit, reach out to our practice.

Do Rabbits Need Vaccinations?

Although vaccinating pet rabbits isn’t legally required, it’s highly recommended to protect them from serious, sometimes fatal, diseases. Keeping up with the annual vaccination is essential for your rabbit’s health and safety.

Rabbit vaccinations

There are several dangerous viruses that can affect pet rabbits, including myxomatosis and both strains of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD1 & RHD2). Thankfully, you can protect your bunny from these life-threatening illnesses with an annual vaccination. By having your rabbit vaccinated every year, you ensure they’re receiving the best possible protection.

The vaccination process is quick and simple. Prior to the vaccine, your bunny will also undergo a full health check. This is an important opportunity for the vet to identify any potential health issues, address any concerns you may have, and provide guidance on the best care for your rabbit.

Regular annual vaccinations are crucial for both you and your rabbit’s well-being. For more information about vaccinating your rabbit, reach out to our practice.

Do Rabbits Need Vaccinations?

Although vaccinating pet rabbits isn’t legally required, it’s highly recommended to protect them from serious, sometimes fatal, diseases. Keeping up with the annual vaccination is essential for your rabbit’s health and safety.

Rabbit and small mammals dental

Rabbits and small mammals have unique dental anatomy, where their teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime, at a staggering rate of 1cm per month, not visibly because they are all worn away by chewing. When the dental alignment changes however, due to factors like a lack of fibre in the diet, infections, injuries or genetics, the teeth no longer meet and the teeth become visibly overgrown, resulting in a condition we call malocclusion of the teeth.

Dental disease, can be missed and need to be diagnosed early to ensure the best success in management. Therefore, at Frenchs Forest Veterinary Hospital, we assess dental conditions in a consult with a special instrument to look at not only the incisors but the molars. We often follow this up with a general anaesthetic dental exam, including a visual assessment, and endoscopic assessment by a camera, and 6 view head x-rays to examine the dental root and jaw health.

We also have specialised anaesthetic protocols that have been proven to be extremely safe for rabbits and small mammals. We also have specialised anaesthetic monitoring equipment to assess multiple parameters whilst your pet is under anaesthesia to ensure it is as safe as possible. Following such procedures we have dedicated rabbit and small mammal hospital wards including incubators and appropriate diets to ensure that your pet is back up and eating as early as possible.

These are all the extra care we give to rabbits and small mammals to ensure these tests are performed adequately, results are interpreted properly, and treatment plans are made appropriately.

Rabbit and small mammals dental

Rabbits and small mammals have unique dental anatomy, where their teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime, at a staggering rate of 1cm per month, not visibly because they are all worn away by chewing. When the dental alignment changes however, due to factors like a lack of fibre in the diet, infections, injuries or genetics, the teeth no longer meet and the teeth become visibly overgrown, resulting in a condition we call malocclusion of the teeth.

Dental disease, can be missed and need to be diagnosed early to ensure the best success in management. Therefore, at Frenchs Forest Veterinary Hospital, we assess dental conditions in a consult with a special instrument to look at not only the incisors but the molars. We often follow this up with a general anaesthetic dental exam, including a visual assessment, and endoscopic assessment by a camera, and 6 view head x-rays to examine the dental root and jaw health.

We also have specialised anaesthetic protocols that have been proven to be extremely safe for rabbits and small mammals. We also have specialised anaesthetic monitoring equipment to assess multiple parameters whilst your pet is under anaesthesia to ensure it is as safe as possible. Following such procedures we have dedicated rabbit and small mammal hospital wards including incubators and appropriate diets to ensure that your pet is back up and eating as early as possible.

These are all the extra care we give to rabbits and small mammals to ensure these tests are performed adequately, results are interpreted properly, and treatment plans are made appropriately.

Rabbits and small mammals desexing

Rabbit and guinea pigs should be desexed preventatively to help prevent medical and behavioural problems, especially in female rabbits to prevent uterine cancer. However, it is well known that these small pets are at more risks of anaesthetic issues compared to cats and dogs. In order to perform desexing procedures safely, the vets and nurse at PDSL have a special interest in rabbits/small mammal medicine and surgery, and have all undergone extra studies in such species, to not only help us with their procedures, but also the handling, feeding and care to make the experience as pain free and stress free for your little pet.

We have specialised anaesthetic protocols that have been proven to be extremely safe for rabbits and small mammals. We also have specialised anaesthetic monitoring equipment to assess multiple parameters whilst your pet is under anaesthesia to ensure it is as safe as possible. Lastly, we have dedicated rabbit and small mammal hospital wards including incubators and appropriate diets to ensure your pet is back up and eating as early as possible.

Post operatively animals would go home at a nurse discharge appointment where a nurse would explain the aftercare including demonstrations where necessary for all medication and feeding needs your pet may have and to answer any questions.

We also include a complimentary post op check 2-3 days after the operation is done to ensure things are going well.

Rabbits and small mammals desexing

Rabbit and guinea pigs should be desexed preventatively to help prevent medical and behavioural problems, especially in female rabbits to prevent uterine cancer. However, it is well known that these small pets are at more risks of anaesthetic issues compared to cats and dogs. In order to perform desexing procedures safely, the vets and nurse at PDSL have a special interest in rabbits/small mammal medicine and surgery, and have all undergone extra studies in such species, to not only help us with their procedures, but also the handling, feeding and care to make the experience as pain free and stress free for your little pet.

We have specialised anaesthetic protocols that have been proven to be extremely safe for rabbits and small mammals. We also have specialised anaesthetic monitoring equipment to assess multiple parameters whilst your pet is under anaesthesia to ensure it is as safe as possible. Lastly, we have dedicated rabbit and small mammal hospital wards including incubators and appropriate diets to ensure your pet is back up and eating as early as possible.

Post operatively animals would go home at a nurse discharge appointment where a nurse would explain the aftercare including demonstrations where necessary for all medication and feeding needs your pet may have and to answer any questions.

We also include a complimentary post op check 2-3 days after the operation is done to ensure things are going well.