Around a fifth of pet rabbits in the UK have painful or debilitating ear disease, but it may be under-diagnosed and under-treated, with lop-eared and older rabbits most at risk, research suggests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rabbits communicate a lot through their ears. Photo: Getty Images Unlike other pets, rabbits are rather quiet. This can sometimes ...

Lop (floppy) eared rabbits are more likely than erect ('up') eared breeds to have potentially painful ear and dental problems that may ultimately affect their ability to hear and eat properly, finds a ...

Researchers may place a catheter in the ear vessel of a rabbit for a short period of time in order to collect repeated blood samples without extensive restraint of the animal. Maintaining such a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around a fifth of pet rabbits in the UK have painful or debilitating ear disease, but it may be under-diagnosed and under-treated, ...

Unlike other pets, rabbits are rather quiet. This can sometimes make it difficult for owners to interpret how their pet is feeling. It’s all the more important to correctly read a rabbit’s body ...

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