Medirabbit

Skin diseases

Generalities:

Differential diagnosis for rabbit skin diseases

Viral diseases	Papilloma or warts
	Fibroma
	Myxomatosis
	*Herpes spp virus in rabbits*
	Herpes simplex encephalitis in rabbits, by P. Grest et al.

Bacterial diseases:	Skin abscess in rabbits
	Abscess management in rabbit, an illustrated guide, by C. Macey
	*Pseudomonas aeruginosa or green fur syndrome*
	Schmorl’s disease or skin necrosis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum
	Tularemia in rabbits

Fungal diseases:

Fungal dermatosis

Arachnid skin parasites:	Ear mite: Psoroptes cuniculi
	Fur mites: Cheyletiella parasitovorax and Listrophorus gibbus
	Less Common Fur Mites: Trombicula autumnalis and Dermanyssus gallinae
	Burrowing mites: Sarcoptes scabiei and Notoedres cati
	Ticks in rabbits

Insect skin parasites:	Fleas and rabbits
	Myiasis (fly-strike) and rabbits
	*Myiasis by botfly (Cuterebra* sp.) in rabbits**

Behavioral disease:

Self-mutilating behavior in rabbits

“Mechanical” diseases:	Ulcerative pododermatitis in rabbits
	Ear-tags and leg-rings

Immune diseases:

Infection of the sebaceous glands

Treatment:	Bandaging a rabbit hind-foot
	Abscess management in rabbit, an illustrated guide, by C. Macey

A big thanks to Kim Chilson for the lovely illustration.

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