Behavior Essentials: Clinical Approach to the Rabbit

The approach to a prey species like the rabbit often calls for a profound paradigm shift for clinicians used to dealing only with cats and dogs. Rabbits can stress very easily in a clinical setting and the challenge of managing a small mammal like the rabbit increases exponentially when they are presented for illness or injury . . .


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Pollock C. Behavior basics: Clinical approach to the rabbit. May 13, 2011. LafeberVet Web site. Available at https://lafeber.com/vet/behavior-basics-clinical-approach-to-the-rabbit/