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Mind Map by Amy Morton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Amy Morton
almost 11 years ago
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Rabbit & Guinea Pig - Teeth,
Welfare and Nutrition
- Teeth (Maloclussion)
- causes
- genetics - can be
inherited from the parents
- injury - to the mouth
or skull can cause
the teeth to become
misaligned
- infection - bacterial
infection in the teeth roots
could lead to changes in
the direction of growth
- poor diet - diet too
low in fibre to ware
teeth down
- genetics - can be
inherited from the parents
- signs
- refusal to eat
- weight loss
- drooling - teeth cutting into
cheek can cause infection
- swelling around jaw
- facial abscesses
- weaping
- bad breath
- sneezing
- refusal to eat
- treatment
- do not breed from
rabbits with
maloclussion
- avoid rabbits
chewing bars
on cages
- do not breed from
rabbits with
maloclussion
- causes
- Welfare
- maloclussion can be distresing
for rabbits. they will be in a lot of
pain.
- in some cases the teeth can
grow backwards into the skull
and block the nasal ducts
- in some cases the teeth can
grow backwards into the skull
and block the nasal ducts
- providing the correct diet
for your rabbit is essential in
preventing maloclussion
- can cause
distress
- maloclussion can be distresing
for rabbits. they will be in a lot of
pain.
- Nutrition
- (Maloclussion) Feed a high fibre diet.
rabbits should be given hay to eat and
provided with ample gnawing materials.
- rabbits are coprophagic, which means they
eat their own feaces. this enables them to
benefit from the realesed nutrients after the
firbre as already been broken down once.
rabbits constantly graze to obtain maximun
nutrients from thier high fibre diet
- extruded vs. mixes
- extruded feed - mashed up in pellet
form, allowes for a balanced diet
- mixes - musli type food, vitamin
pellets and grass pellets separate,
allows rabbits and GP's to be
picky, which means they may not
be getting enough nutrients
- extruded feed - mashed up in pellet
form, allowes for a balanced diet
- Guinea pig - need
vitamin C in thier diet,
this can be proided in
complete GP food or by
adding ribeana in thier
water
- lack of vit C can cause
scurvy (skin condition)
- lack of vit C can cause
scurvy (skin condition)
- if rabbits and GP are housed
together caution should be
taken to ensure there are no
Coccidiostats in the rabbit food
as this is toxic to GP's (low leel
antibiotic for rabbits)
- (Maloclussion) Feed a high fibre diet.
rabbits should be given hay to eat and
provided with ample gnawing materials.
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