Debra Bourne

Wildpro, East Midland Zoological Society, UK

All dogs over 8 weeks od age must be microchipped by law, but a microchip is only useful if the owner's details are up to date.

Microchipping — value of a practice policy

Simple devices allow indoor cats to ‘hunt’ for their food

Enrichment for Indoor Cats

The whole rabbit: physical, immunological and psychological health

From their teeth to the end of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), the digestive system of rabbits is designed to enable them to get as much nutrition as possible out of high-fibre vegetation of low...

Figure 3. An excessively large, fat-filled dewlap in an obese rabbit makes it harder for the rabbit to carry out normal activities such as eating caecotrophs and grooming, and may get wet and soiled (e.g. from dangling into the water bowl), which can leading to skin problems.
Nutrition

Hay for a healthy rabbit: the importance of appropriate feed

While selective breeding has changed external features, such as the domestic rabbit's coat colour, fur length, ear shape and size, its underlying physiology is, or should be, similar to that of the...