ABSTRACT: Rabbits are complex animals with many requirements for them to thrive in the domestic environment. As prey animals, rabbits instinctively mask the signs of illness to avoid appearing vulnerable to predators. When they show signs of being unwell,   it is likely that their   condition is serious, and they should be presented to the veterinary surgeon promptly which was this case of a rabbit with an intestinal obstruction.

Author

Emma Foreman DipHE CVN DipAVN (small animal) ISFM DipFN RVN

Emma Foreman has been working in veterinary practice for over twenty years qualifying in 2002. She has worked at first opinion, charity, referral and emergency hospitals and gained the RCVS Advanced Diploma in 2015 and ISFM Feline Medicine Diploma in 2018. Her special interests are in anaesthesia, ECC and theatre practice. She currently works at a small animal first opinion and referral hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and is the BVNA Regional Representative for Staffordshire and Derbyshire..

Email: emmaforeman@outlook.com

Keywords: obstruction; rabbit; surgery; medicine; nursing; ECC

To cite this article:  Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 36 (06) • June 2021 pp182-186

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