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Albert North Veterinary Clinic - Rabbits
The most common nutritional disease seen in rabbits is obesity. Captive rabbits often get far too heavy for their own good. This leads to a number of problems including vitamin deficiency. Rabbits produce vitamin B in their colon and get their daily requirements of this vitamin from eating their own poop directly from their rectum. The vitamin-laden poops are different from the regular droppings normally found in the cage. If a rabbit gets too fat to reach its own back end, it may become vitamin deficient. Overweight rabbits are also prone to joint disease and a variety of other problems. The ideal weight for a rabbit is very breed dependent, but in general a good body condition should have ribs that are easily felt under the skin, but not seen.
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