Food should be reduced and exercise increased. Paralysis occurs in the hindquarters and is usually caused by injury such as dropping the rabbit or disturbance by other animals. There is generally no cure for this condition and the animal should be destroyed. Red Water is reddish urine caused by cold temperatures, feeding too many greens or carrots. Provide plenty of water.
Snuffles is a thick white discharge from the nose accompanied with a lot of sneezing.
It is caused by stress or bad ventilation in the rabbitry and is highly contagious and incurable. Affected rabbits should be destroyed as they will infect other stock. Although it is necessary for the rabbits owner to recognise these conditions if in doubt a veterinarian should always be consulted. Common rabbit diseases. Rabbits suffer from a variety of common ailments that can be easily recognised by the rabbit owner.