A client brings in her beloved rabbit, Bourbun, who has rece…

A client brings in her beloved rabbit, Bourbun, who has recently presented with purulent nasal discharge and a head tilt, which she mentions has been worsening over the last month. The owner has been reading extensively on ‘the google’ and is concerned about E. cuniculi; however, after drawing blood and submitting it to a diagnostic laboratory, Bourbun has a negative antibody titer to E. cuniculi. You begin to suspect a different etiology entirely. Which of the following would be the most effective next step in terms of treatment?

While you’re away on a well-deserved vacation, another veter…

While you’re away on a well-deserved vacation, another veterinarian in your mixed-animal practice (who rarely ever sees rabbits) takes one of your rabbit cases. At the time, the owner describes their 3-year-old male castrated rabbit as mildly lethargic, inappetent and having decreased fecal output. Like most other cases he sees, he prescribes a three-week course of oral amoxicillin and a few days’ worth of pain meds (in this case, meloxicam). The owner returns the following week distressed because now the rabbit is having blowout diarrhea and is refusing to eat, but no other clinical signs are noted. What is MOST likely the cause of the clinical signs, and what is the best treatment given the circumstances?

A researcher received a shipment of MALE mice from The Jacks…

A researcher received a shipment of MALE mice from The Jackson Laboratory. These mice were originally distributed into groups as littermates. However, the researcher thinks that it would be better to randomly assort the male mice into groups that are non-littermates. You tell him that this will very likely cause: