How To Administer Sub-Cut Injections To A Rabbit
Dr Kelly Giles demonstrates an easy to follow technique on how you can administer a sub-cut injection to your rabbit.
Rabbits tolerate injections under the skin very well, often much better than they handle oral medications. The best place to give the injection is under the loose skin on the back of your bunny’s neck, in the region between their shoulder blades.
Using one hand, you can lift the skin and form a tent shape. Insert the needle into the ‘door’ of the tent, in the hollow between where you’ve lifted the skin so that the needle is pointing towards the bunny’s head. This is known as a subcutaneous injection and Dr Kelly has shared a step-by-step instructional video to help rabbit owners need to administer an injection at home.
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The Unusual Pet Vets is a group of exotic animal veterinarians based in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane. We are exotic-only clinics and see a range of animals including reptiles, birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, rats, mice and frogs.
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