What are the clinical symptoms of rabbit hemorrhagic disease? An analysis of the typical signs in affected rabbits
Clinical symptoms of rabbit hemorrhagic disease
Clinical symptoms: body temperature rises to 38.8°C to 41°C, poor spirits, no eating, accelerated breathing, some affected rabbits have diarrhea with blood and mucus in the feces, sudden death, convulsions throughout the body and screaming before death, some affected rabbits have blood-tinged foam or fresh blood flowing from the nostrils, and pregnant does have bloody fluid discharge from the vulva or miscarriage.
Necropsy changes: the mucosa of the entire trachea is diffusely dark red, the surface of both lungs has scattered red hemorrhagic patches or petechiae, and blood-tinged foam flows out when cut open; the liver is enlarged in volume, with blunt rounded edges, earthy yellow, and a fragile, easily broken texture; the kidneys are enlarged, with a small number of red petechiae.
Necropsy changes: the mucosa of the entire trachea is diffusely dark red, the surface of both lungs has scattered red hemorrhagic patches or petechiae, and blood-tinged foam flows out when cut open; the liver is enlarged in volume, with blunt rounded edges, earthy yellow, and a fragile, easily broken texture; the kidneys are enlarged, with a small number of red petechiae.