Renal Disease in Rabbits

Pocket Pet · Oryctolagus cuniculus · typical adult weight 1.00–5.00 kg

2 cited drugs treat Renal Disease in rabbits: Aluminum Hydroxide, Amlodipine Besylate.

Acute or chronic kidney dysfunction. Drug selection is constrained by the need to avoid nephrotoxics (aminoglycosides, NSAIDs in many cases) and to dose-adjust renally cleared drugs. ACEi and dietary management feature heavily in chronic protocols.

The overview above describes Renal Disease across species; the citations below are the ExoticRx dose rules scoped to rabbits — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.

Aluminum Hydroxide(Amphojel, AlternaGEL)

Supplement

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
PO	30–60 mg/kg	q8h with meals	Long-term	Hyperphosphatemia (renal disease)	Extrapolated	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Amlodipine Besylate(Norvasc, Amodip)

Cardiovascular

Route	Dose	Frequency	Duration	Indication	Evidence	Source
PO	0.1–0.5 mg/kg	q24h	Long-term	Hypertension (with renal disease)	Extrapolated	Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed

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Other conditions in Rabbits

Coccidiosis GI Stasis (Ileus)Sedation General Anesthesia Bacterial Infections Respiratory Infections Pain Management GI Ulceration

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