244 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
Sometimes it is due to both weakness in 
breeding stock and improper feeding. One can- 
not feed unbalanced rations composed of green 
food and other cheap stuff without expecting 
trouble in raismg your litters. There must 
be a balanced ration, as stated in the Chapters 
on Feeding, and the stock must have plenty 
to eat or they will fail to deliver the goods. 
Convulsions often seize young stock and 
cause death. This is due almost entirely to 
lack of constitutional vigor or feeding. 
ABscEssES AND Boris. The cause gener- 
ally arises from bites, scratches or bruises. 
They may also come in young stock as a 
result of the parents having been bred while 
in that condition. The hair must be removed 
from the skin around the abscess and an 
incision made in the skin clear across the 
lumps. If you are careful, the pus bag can 
generally be removed entire. In the case of 
boils it will be necessary to squeeze out the 
pus as the boil ripens. It is best to wash the 
boil or abscess in a solution of weak peroxide 
