{"topic_id":"exotic_tox_rabbit_antibiotics","category":"exotic-pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_tox_rabbit_antibiotics\ncategory: exotic-pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Antibiotic (enteric dysbiosis / enterotoxemia) toxicity in rabbits — oral antibiotic contraindications\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand veterinary toxicology reference, saved to source_file; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. Deepened 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/rabbit.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 387\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 10\n  passed: 10\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-toxicology/exotic_tox_rabbit_antibiotics/01_exotic_tox_rabbit_antibiotics.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual / first-hand veterinary reference\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual / first-hand veterinary reference\"\n  title: \"Antibiotic (enteric dysbiosis / enterotoxemia) toxicity in rabbits — oral antibiotic contraindications\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Antibiotic (enteric dysbiosis / enterotoxemia) toxicity in rabbits — oral antibiotic contraindications\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits are classified as lagomorphs, not rodents.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbit calcium metabolism yields higher normal blood calcium (up to 16 mg/dL) and a wider range than in other animals, which can prompt a false diagnosis of hypercalcemia.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Very few products are licensed for rabbits, leading to extra-label use of therapies approved for other species.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Use particular caution with antibiotics that suppress normal gut microflora and cause enteric dysbiosis and/or enterotoxemia.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* This 'antibiotic toxicity' means oral clindamycin, lincomycin, erythromycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and cephalosporins are contraindicated in rabbits.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The flea treatment fipronil is contraindicated in rabbits because of severe toxic reactions in some individuals.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Palpating the doe's abdomen for grape-sized uterine embryos is a much better way to detect pregnancy.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Other starches such as fructo-oligosaccharides or galacto-oligosaccharides do not have the same effect.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Feed hoppers are best made of sheet metal with holes or a screen in the bottom to remove fines (small broken feed particles).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Poor sanitation leads to disease and death, so cleaning and sanitizing must be constant.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and is not openly licensed. 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