INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 2

Diagnosis and Management of Wry Neck in a Rabbit

  • Author:
  • A. Ramakrishnan1, K. Senthilkumar2, M. Palanivelrajan3,*
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 163 to 164

1Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Wildlife Science, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai - 600007 (Tamil Nadu)

2Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife Science, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai - 600007 (Tamil Nadu)

3Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife Science, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai - 600007 (Tamil Nadu)

*Corresponding author, E-mail: palanivelrajan.m@tanuvas.ac.in

Online Published on 16 September, 2024.

Abstract

A rabbit was presented with history of loss of balance, eye rolling and head being sideway. Clinical examination revealed dullness and depression with swelling in middle ear canal. The animal was suspected of inner ear infection. The affected rabbit was treated after separating it from healthy ones in an isolated cage. Rabbit was treated with intramuscular injection of Enrofloxacin along with Meloxicam. The long term topical antibiotic treatment was followed for about four weeks, along with conservative therapy. There was a marked improvement in head tilt of the rabbit after four weeks of treatment.

Keywords

Enrofloxacin, Meloxicam, Rabbit, Torticollis, Wry neck