How to prevent heatstroke in rabbits in summer?

Heatstroke is a general term for heatstroke and heatstroke. It is a syndrome of serious dysfunction of central nervous system, blood circulation system and respiratory system caused by overheating and solar radiation.

The cause of disease

This disease mostly occurs in hot summer, which is caused by long-term exposure to high temperature (above 33℃) and water shortage, or direct sunlight, ventilation or crowded conditions during transportation.

symptom

In the early stage of heatstroke, the sick rabbits have symptoms such as listlessness, loss of appetite or abandonment, unstable walking, accelerated breathing, elevated body temperature and burning sensation all over the body. Eyelid, oral cavity and nasal cavity mucous membrane flush, mouth watering. When the disease continued to develop, the sick rabbit ran blindly with excitement, then lay still on his side or twitched his limbs, collapsed and died in a coma.

Prevention and treatment

We should strengthen the daily feeding management and improve the ventilation conditions of rabbit houses. The windows should be wide, and the rabbit house should have skylights, ventilation pipes or exhaust fans to make the rabbit house air circulate. Especially in the hot period, the ground of the rabbit house can be sprinkled with cold water or placed with ice cubes, and bricks and wood soaked in cold water can be placed. If possible, an exhaust fan and a hair dryer can be installed. Try to reduce the temperature of rabbit house; Avoid direct sunlight, rabbit huts and sports fields should have shading equipment; Ensure an adequate supply of cool drinking water; Cages should be spacious to prevent overcrowding; During long-distance transportation, the trunk should be equipped with shading equipment to prevent overcrowding, and it is best to run in the morning and evening or at night, and ensure adequate drinking water.

If heatstroke is found, first aid measures should be taken immediately: first, move the rabbit to a ventilated and cool place, and then take emergency measures: wet compress the head with a cold towel; Ear vein bleeding to prevent brain and lung congestion; Drink light cold salt water; Take 3 ~ 5 drops of ten drops of water orally and 3 ~ 5 pills of Rendan orally; Injection of camphor water needle into ear vein.