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My rabbits never had scabs they had what looked like fire ant bites. Either way they have been treated as if they had syphilis. Maybe it is just running it's course. Their tail has been wet. I have a breeder friend who has thought all along that this was urine scald and not the syphilis. She...

Well this is interesting. Even though my Dutch improved the blisters did not improve until we took put her back into a raised cage and off the ground tractor. This was not rabbit syphilis. We are pretty sure it is urine scald. The only rabbit that was not effected in that tractor was my flemish...

Thank you. Then what I was understanding was correct. The word syphilis was throwing me off. Equating a bacterial infection to an STD is odd!

Assuming that this is the correct diagnosis will the syphilis be gone once treatment is complete? This is something I am not clear on. We do not have a rabbit savvy vet here. I am treating with penicillin injections. Any info is appreciated. The Dutch that was so advanced is much better. The...

Please help me I am not completely new to rabbits but I am new to the backyard rabbitry. The ground cage was a temporary solution while I was working on building some new cages, but it was also an experiment to see how community keeping worked.... It was working well until someone got sick! Now...

What is this and how do I treat it? I have a group of doe' that have been in a communal ground cage that get moved of a daily basis. Sometimes twice a day to different locations with grass. This 2 year old Dutch was bred June 24 I was moving the cage this evening when I noticed that she was...