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Table 6 Percentage of rabbits reported to show each of 10 ill health symptoms at differing frequencies

From: The current state of welfare, housing and husbandry of the English pet rabbit population

 

N

Never

Occasionally

Often

Runny eyes

1236

85.4

11.7

2.9

Runny nose

1235

92.4

6.9

0.7

Lack of appetite/not eating

1230

80.7

19.0

0.3

Wet fur around mouth and/or chest (drooling)

1231

95.9

3.9

0.2

Dirty bottom or droppings in fur

1241

69.9

25.7

4.4

Intense scratching

1233

94.7

5.0

0.2

Matted or soiled fur

1232

86.5

11.5

1.9

Swollen parts of body or lumps

1232

96.5

3.0

0.5

Limping/problems moving

1233

96.0

3.1

0.9

Hay or fur in droppings

1225

91.7

7.4

0.9