Chapter XV. 



WHEN RABBITS ARE OUT OF 

 CONDITION 



THERE would be few ailments among 

 rabbits if the animals were always kept 

 in clean, sanitary quarters, free from 

 dampness and not over crowded, and if they 

 were not fed too heavily. In other words, 

 nearly all of the troubles which develop 

 among rabbits are due to improper care, or 

 perhaps I should say, to lack of care. The 

 two most common ailments are snuffles and 

 slobbers. 



Slobbers. — Slobbers most commonly devel- 

 ops among young animals, especially those 

 which are in crowded hutches and which are 

 overfed with green stuff. Undoubtedly it is 

 the cause of greater mortality among young 

 rabbits than anything else. Slobbers is par- 

 ticularly likely to appear between the ages of 

 four and six months or just as the youngsters 



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