EC Veterinary Science

In this article about a case report it is going to be discussed about a rare health problem in rabbit, bilateral otohematoma. Rhinelander rabbit, a rabbit species that has straight ears, unlike lop-eared rabbits that have droopy ears, was submitted to veterinary clinic after it has been treated in other clinic for couple of days with no signs of improvement. Rabbit was treated for otitis externa with topical and systemic drugs and for surgical treatment, toggle ear procedure was performed on both of his ears to treat otohematoma. To the authors knowledge this is the first reported case of bilateral otohematoma in rabbits.

Keywords: Rhinelander Rabbit; Otohematoma; Toggle Ear Procedure

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