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Rabbiting On back issues are available at £5.00 per copy plus postage

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Spring 2015

• Flystrike - how to protect your rabbit
• To cut or not to cut - dental disease treatment
• Gastrointestinal Stasis - an in-depth feature on this serious condition
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring Does he need a friend?; Do I need to worm my rabbit routinely?; Messy hay; Why is my rabbit using my settee as a toilet?)
• Pineapple juice - is there any truth behind the tale?
• Drug focus - Metaclopramide - continuing our drug focus series
• Back to nature - growing grass for your rabbit
• Help, my rabbit won't eat hay - why some rabbits may not eat hay
• Accidental litters - how to care for unexpected arrivals
• Training your rabbit
• Tales from the Helpline - Starting out
• Campaign Update
• 2014 Bunny of the Year Competition results
• Readers' letters
• Rabbit Round up - the latest rabbit news
• Worldwide Wabbits
• It's My Bunny
• Pawprints

Summer 2015

• Myxomatosis - protecting your rabbit
• Bereavement - coping with the loss of a bunny
• Communicating with your rabbit - what are your rabbits trying to tell you?
• Social needs - how to make your rabbits happy
• Summer safety - keeping your rabbits safe in summer
• Checking for abscesses - how to check your rabbits
• LooLoo's story - a welfare case
• Wood preservatives - what is safe?
• Sponsor a Rescue 2015 - our rescues for this year
• Sponsor a Rescue 2014 - last year's rescues say thank you
• Drug focus - Zantac (Ranitidine)
• Meadow and timothy hay - explaining the difference
• Rabbits at Heat Magazine
• Building rabbit accommodation - how to build accommodation for your rabbits
• Back to nature - what is toxic to your rabbits?
• Tales from the Helpline - giving your rabbits treats
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring How often do rabbits need grooming?; Prescribing medication - how does it work?; Exercise for a dieting bunny; Help me stop them chewing their house!)
• Rabbit round-up - latest news
• Changes to the RWA structure
• Campaign update
• Worldwide Wabbits
• It's My Bunny
• Pawprints

Autumn 2015

Parasites Special

• Coccidiosis - what problems can it cause?
• Ear mites - Psoroptes cuniculi
• External parasites - fleas, mites and ticks and treatment options
• Encephalitozoon cuniculi - explaining this complicated parasite
• Intestinal worms - do you need to worm your rabbit?
• Drug focus - Fenbendazole
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring What is the best setup for my houserabbits?; Why is he bald?; How do I stop them chewing?; All alone - but how can I help?)
• Choosing a boarder for your rabbit - what should you look for?
• Fireworks - how to help your rabbits cope
• Tales from the Helpline - emergency boarding, are you prepared?
• Back to Nature - natural syringe feeding
• Focus on vegetables and fruit, Part 1 - looking into safe vegetables
• CEVA Awards - Gwen Butler's award
• Rabbit round-up  - round up of the latest rabbit news
• Introducing the Dutch Foundation for Rabbit Concerns
• Campaign Update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit Welfare Group - a vision for the future of rabbit welfare
• Your letters
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• It's My Bunny
• Pawprints

Winter 2015

• Bonding groups- how to achieve harmony
• Heart disease - cardiac disease overview
• Trancing - what is trancing and is it stressful to rabbits?
• Weight loss - unexplained weight loss and how to achieve a slender bunny
• Taste buds - what can your rabbit taste
• Dental x-rays - what can x-rays show us?
• 2016 RWAF Conference
• Drug focus - Bupronorphine
• Ask The Experts - your questions answered (featuring Changing diets; Are some pellets better than others; Why don't they like their home?; How can I report my concerns?; Air travel)
• Tales from the Helpline - accidental litters
• RSPCA Overview - interview with Chief Inspector Charlton
• Back to Nature - banish boredom
• Your letters
• Rabbit Round Up - the latest rabbit news
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• 2015 RWAF Facebook auction
• The Dutch Foundation of Rabbit Concerns
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• It's My Bunny
• Pawprints

Spring 2016

• Bloat - looking at this distressing condition
• Ailments across the seasons - how do seasonal changes affect your rabbits?
• Drug focus - Sulfatrim
• When to separate rabbits - when should you, when shouldn't you?
• Post-operative care - how to care for your rabbit after surgery
• Compassion fatigue - can caring too much make you ill?
• Ask The Experts - your questions answered (featuring Help with claw clipping; What am I signing and why?; Rescuing the rescue centre)
• Signs your rabbit needs to see a vet - when to call an emergency vet
• Fibre in pellets - how important is the fibre percentage in pellets?
• Tales from the Helpline - rabbit theft
• Building a rabbit haven - one reader's story
• Children and loss - helping children cope with losing a rabbit
• Bunny of the Year 2015 - the winners of our 2015 competition
• Back to Nature - natural flystrike prevention
• Your letters
• The Dutch Federation of Rabbit Concerns
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• It's My Bunny
• Rabbit Roundup
• World Wide Wabbits
• Pawprints

Summer 2016

• Osteoarthritis - not just old age
• Boys will be boys - why do boys fight?
• Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease 1 & 2 - the latest information
• Stuck in moult - why do some rabbits stop moulting?
• 20 years of the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund
• How to clip claws
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring Litter confusion; When is neglect serious enough for action?; Home checking worry; Can a conscious dental be done?;Why is he plucking his fur out?)
• Rabbit Awareness Week 2016- Bunny Buddies
• Legislation - The legislation that pet shops, petting zoos and mobile zoos have to follow
• Sponsor a Rescue 2016 - introducing our 2016 rescues
• Sponsor a Rescue 2015 - Last year's rescues say thank you
• Encouraging a sick rabbit to eat - some tips on how to get your rabbit eating again
• Rex rabbits
• Back to nature - gathering for winter
• Thinking ahead - making provision for your rabbit in your will
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Readers' letters
• Rabbit Roundup - the latest rabbit news
• It's my bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits
• The Dutch Foundation of Rabbit Concerns
• Pawprints

Autumn 2016

• Caring for a disabled rabbit - special care requirements
• Health questions - Richard Saunders answers your queries
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring Can I get my rabbit a guinea pig friend?; Help for happy handling; Walking with my rabbit; Neutering or vaccination, which first; Selling rules)
• Is my rabbit neutered - how can you tell?
• How to give eye and ear medications - medicating your rabbit safely
• Drug focus - commonly used anaesthetic drugs
• Head to tail - your rabbit's eyes and ears
• The 2016 RWAF Conference - a report on another successful conference
• Tales from the Helpline - losing a bunny
• Keeping houserabbits - caring for bunnies in your home
• Volunteering and fundraising - how you can help rabbits
• Common mistakes - ten mistakes when owning rabbits
• Boarding rabbits - could you become a bunny boarder?
• Digging - meeting your rabbit's needs
• Back to nature - foraging, the natural way of feeding
• It's My Bunny
• Your Letters
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit Round Up - the latest rabbit news
• Worldwide Wabbits
• Pawprints

Winter 2016

• Ear based abscesses - signs, treatments and checking your rabbit's ears
• Ear base abscesses case story - vet Emma Keeble discusses the worst ear base abscess she has ever seen
• Renal disease - Your rabbit's kidneys and what can go wrong
• Thymomas - Benign tumours associated with the thymus gland
• Ask the Experts - Your questions answered (featuring Osteoarthritis help; Toileting troubles; How do I help the rabbits without losing a friend; Winter warmth)
• How to clean your rabbit - washing your rabbit safely
• Head to Tail - your rabbit's mouth and teeth
• Drug Focus -  Richard Saunders looks at vaccines
• Tales from the Helpline -  caring for a bereaved bunny
• Bunnies of the Year 2016 Competition (now closed to entries)
• Keeping rabbits - what exactly is company?
• Dijon's castration - a neutered rabbit, or was he?
• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 - how the Act relates to rabbits
• Sudden temperature changes - the dangers of dramatic environmental temperature changes
• Back to Nature - the twelve hazards of Christmas
• Study results - measuring cortisol levels to assess enrichment
• Arthur Bear's story - living with a blind rabbit
• Helping Hazel -  working totether to rescue Hazel
• Campaing Update
• The 2017 Rabbit Welfare Conferences - book your place
• It's My Bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits
• Rabbit Roundup
• Pawprints

Spring 2017

• Megacolon - problems in the digestive system
• Sudden Death - potential causes
• Ear Base Abscess survey - results of the RWAF survey
• Head to Tail - your rabbit's nose
• Recognising pain - causes and the signs of pain
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring Dietary Dilemma; Stamping problem; Why did part of her ear fall off?l How can I make her exercise?; How do I stop my friend getting a rabbit for her child?)
• How to select insurance - selecting insurance for your rabbit
• Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease 2 - the latest information
• Outdoor safety - keeping your rabbits safe outside
• Travelling with rabbits - how to make travelling as stress free as possible
• A rescue story - the tale of a large scale rescue operation
• 2016 Bunnies of the Year competition results - see who our winners are
• Readers' letters - you have your say
• The 2017 RWAF Conference - book your place!
• Tales from the Helpline - selecting a rabbit savvy vet
• Back to nature - spring into action
• Grooming your rabbit - caring for your rabbit's coat
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit Roundup - the latest rabbit news
• It's My Bunny - is it your rabbit?
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Pawprints - your photos
• Can we help? - contacting the RWAF

Summer 2017

• CT scans - how advanced imaging can help your vet
• Head tilt - causes and treatments
• Tear duct flushing - how and why vets flush the tear ducts
• Physiotherapy - helping your rabbit keep nimble
• Ask The Experts - your questions answered (featuring How can I stop her chewing my skirting boards?; Why are my rabbit's eyes running?; How can I stop them breeding and selling rabbits?
• Neutering rabbits - why, when and how are rabbits neutered
• Head to tail - the digestive system
• Rabbit Welfare Week - get involved in 2017 RAW
• The 2017 RWAF Conference
• Bunny cam - monitoring your rabbit when you're not around
• Why rabbits fight - the reasons behind fallouts and what to do
• How to keep your rabbits cool - keeping the heat off in summer
• Sponsor a Rescue 2017 - the 4 rescues that will benefit
• Sponsor a Rescue 2016 - last year's rescues say thank you
• Tales from the Helpline - what is in a breed?
• I've just noticed that - spotting problems
• Back to nature - good gardening habits
• Readers' letters - you have your say
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit Roundup - round up of the latest rabbit news
• It's My Bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Pawprints - your photos

Autumn 2017

Focus on infectious diseases

• Head to tail - focus on skin and fur
• Myxomatosis and RVHD - fatal viral infections
• Vaccinations explained - when and why your rabbits should be vaccinated
• Pasteurellosis - bacterial infection that causes numerous symptoms
• Biosecurity - preventing the spread of disease
• Syphilis - Treponema cuniculi bacterial infection
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring Confused about pellets; Are they bored?; Volunteering at a rescue; Litter training troubles)
• RVHD2 owner's story - one reader shares her story
• The 2017 RWAF Conference
• Handling - is handling your rabbits a pleasurable or a stressful experience for them?
• Vaccination side effects - potential side effects from vaccinations
• Myxomatosis diary - Delilah's fight against myxomatosis
• Enclosure sizes and behavioural effects - results of a recent study
• Tales from the Helpline - preparing for winter
• How to entertain your rabbits - providing mental and physical stimulation
• Back to nature - Autumn  seeds
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Readers' letters
• Rabbit Roundup
• It's my bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits
• Pawprints

Winter 2017

• Marty's story - Middle ear disease casebook
• Caring for amputee rabbits - Looking after a 3 legged rabbit
• Poisons - Dangers that lurk
• Body Condition Scoring - How to check if your rabbits are the correct weight
• Ask the Experts - Your questions answered (featuring Willow and Meloxicam, are they a safe nix?; Nursery dilemma; How do I bond a trio?; Arthritic bunny help)
• Head to Tail - Focus on the nervous and skeletal systems
• Tales from the Helpline - Variety in a wider diet
• Hay - Different types you can offer your rabbits
• Muesli diets - Explaining what problems muesli can cause
• How to select flooring - Options for enclosures and litter
• Longhaired rabbits - Caring for Angoras and other long haired rabbits
• Bunny proofing - How to protect your home and keep your rabbits safe
• Back to Nature - Top plants to grow for your rabbits
• Bunnies of the Year 2017 - how to enter
• Worlwide Wabbits - Rabbits on the Internet
• Campaign Update - Keeping you informed
• It's My Bunny
• Readers' Letters - You have your say
• Rabbit Roundup - Roundup of the latest rabbit news
• Pawprints - Your photos

Spring 2018

Dental Disease Special

• Dental Casebook - focus on a recent dental disease case
• Calcium and Vitamin D - how the two link with dental disease
• Dental extractions - removing and filing teeth
• Anaesthesia - airway management options
• Jaw abscesses - why they occur and treatment options
• Head to tail - the urinary system
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (featuring New carpet concerns; Ringworm worry; Hop, skip and jump; Slimy problem)
• Bunnies of the Year 2017 results
• Syringe feeding - How, when and why to syringe feed
• Hay - encouraging rabbits to eat more hay
• Diet and dental disease - survey results
• How to spot the signs of dental disease - signs your rabbit may show
• Tales from the Helpline - moving house
• 2018 RWAF Conference - book your place
• Post-operative care - caring for your rabbit following dental surgery
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Back to nature - plant focus - cleavers
• Readers' Letters - have your say
• Rabbit roundup - the latest rabbit news
• Worldwide wabbits - rabbits on the internet
• It's my bunnies - are these your rabbits
• Pawprints - your photos

Summer 2018

• Brachycephalic rabbits - the problems short-faced rabbits may encounter
• Health checking - making sure your rabbit is healthy
• Accidental litters - how to care for unexpected litters
• Handling - Advice on how to make handling less stressful for rabbits
• Head to Tail - reproductive systems
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (in this issue New baby worry, Should I vaccinate again? Evading capture)
• Casebook - kidney removal case
• Disinfectants - cleaning your rabbit's environment
• Sponsor a Rescue 2018 - our four rescues for 2018
• Sponsor a Rescue 2017 - last year's rescues say thank you
• How to care for aging rabbits - looking after elderly rabbits
• Diet reviews - making dietary changes to improve health
• Tales from the Helpline - everyday enrichment ideas
• Back to Nature - make a rabbit friendly garden
• Visiting the vets - coping with vet visits
• Pre- and Post-operative care - caring for your rabbit before and after surgery
• Rabbit Round-up - roundup of the latest rabbit news
• It's My Bunny - is it your rabbit?
• Campaign Update - keeping you informed
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Readers' letters - have your say
• Pawprints - your photos

Autumn 2018

• Antibiotics - fighting bacterial infections
• Common terms - veterinary terms your vet may use
• Anaesthetic safety - what owners can do to help make anaesthesia safer
• Head to tail - the feet
• Cataracts - the causes including E. cuniculi and surgical options
• Ask the experts - your questions answered (in this issue, How to bond, Vaccination worry, Holiday care, How do I deter cats from my garden, Can  keep the rabbit I found)
• Rabbit health practices in the UK - study results
• The 2018 RWAF Conference - another successful conference
• Exits in enclosures - how many should you have?
• How to slim your rabbit - ways to encourage weight loss
• Your RWAF membership money - how your membership money gets spent
• RWAF Focus - introducing Rachel Todd
• Wild and domestic rabbits - the origins of domestication and caring for wild rabbits in a domestic setting
• Saying goodbye - euthanasia explained
• Tales from the helpline - bonded bunny bust-ups
• Back to nature - growing microgreens
• Feeding myths - common rabbit feeding myths
• Rabbit roundup - roundup of the latest rabbit news
• It's my bunny - is it your rabbit?
• Readers' letters - you have your say
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Pawprints - your photos

Winter 2018

• Foraging - encouraging natural activities
• Handling at the vets - how owners and vets can reduce stress
• Urine and faeces - vital clues these can give about your rabbit's health
• Gastrointestinal stasis and blockages - digestive system concerns
• External parasites - mites, fleas, lice, ticks and tapeworm cysts
• Ask the experts - your questions answered (in this issue -  Christmas tree safety worry; Fighting brothers; How do I make my garden rabbit-safe?; Why are rabbits sold in pet shops?)
• RVHD2 vaccine - the Eravac vaccine
• How to keep rabbits warm in winter - housing, encouraging activity and heat sources
• Training your rabbits - Part 1 - Training theory
• Home checking - what rescues look for when rehoming rabbits
• Rabbit essentials - what vaccines your rabbits must have
• Feeding - digestion and the correct diet
• Book review - Guen Bradbury's behaviour book
• RWAF Focus - introducing Emma Boyd
• Rabbit relinquishment - online study results
• Back to nature - the 'A' of herbs
• Support Adoption - how rescues can apply for funding
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit Round Up - round up of the latest bunny news
• It's My Bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Pawprints - your photos
• Bunnies of the Year 2018 - entry details

Spring 2019

• Vegetables - does feeding veg cause gas problems?
• Digging - the importance of allowing your rabbits to dig
• Resource guarding - food related aggression
• How to get a faecal and urine sample - tips and ways to obtain samples
• Stasis timeline - the consequences of gastrointestinal stasis
• Ask the experts - your questions answered (in this issue: Giant bunny queries; Ear worry; Population explosion)
• Clicker training - Part 2 - training your rabbits
• Predators - protecting your rabbits from danger
• Rabbits 100 years ago - how rabbits were cared for a century ago
• Rescue point of view - the costs involved for neutering and healthcare for rescue centres
• The rabbit lawn - when grass isn't just grass
• RWAF Focus - introducing Ros Lamb
• Back to nature - The 'B' of herbs
• Bunnies of the Year 2018 results - competition winners
• It's my bunny - is it your rabbit?
• Worldwide wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Rabbit round up - round up of the latest rabbit news
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Readers' letters - you have your say
• Pawprints - your photos

Summer 2019

• Companionship - the importance of social behaviour
• Physiotherapy - how physio may benefit rabbits
• How to nebulise - step by step guidelines
• Poisonous plants - do rabbits naturally avoid them?
• Ask the Experts - your questions answered (in this issue - Why is she drinking urine?; How do I encourage them to play?; Mounting behaviour problem)
• A rabbit meadow - how to grow your own
• Rescue point of view - the reasons why rabbits are given up to rescues
• Sponsor a rescue 2019 - introducing the four rescues for this year's scheme
• 2019 RWAF CPD - Rabbit CPD for 2019
• Rabbit Rescue - a large-scale rescue which the RWAF organised
• Rabbit breeder study - Nottingham Veterinary School and The University of Winchester study results
• Rabbit Awareness Week - the 2019 campaign
• Rabbit welfare survey - the results of a recent pet rabbit welfare survey
• Back to Nature - the 'C' of herbs
• Rabbit essentials - feeding rabbits correctly
• RWAF Focus - introducing Alan Wilson
• Readers' letters - have your say
• It's My Bunny
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Campaign update - keeping you informed
• Rabbit roundup - roundup of the latest rabbit news
• Pawprints - your photos

Autumn 2019

Fear Free Special Issue

• The body language of fear - how rabbits communicate feeling fearful
• Fireworks - helping your rabbit cope with this stressful time
• Single rabbit fear - fears that single rabbits are exposed to
• Ask The Experts - your questions answered (in this issue - New rabbit advice; When is the right time?; Online selling concern)
• The causes of fear - what scares rabbits?
• Rabbit essentials - neutering rabbits
• Vetlife - compassion for the veterinary profession
• Handling recap - handling to reduce fear and stress
• Mobile zoos and petting farms - stresses involved, legislation and what you can do
• Rescue POV - the pressures and worries rescues face
• Enrichment to reduce fear - the environment your rabbits need to reduce fear
• 1st June Essentials CPD - RWAF Conference report
• Handling young rabbits - socialisation times for young rabbits to increase handling acceptance
• Rabbit rescue - RWAF funded rescue
• RWAF Focus - Instroducing Richard Saunders
• Back to Nature - the 'D', 'E' and 'F' of herbs
• Readers' letters - you have your say
• Rabbit Roundup - roundup of the latest rabbit news
• Campaign update - keeping your informed
• It's my bunny - is it your rabbit?
• Worldwide Wabbits - rabbits on the Internet
• Pawprints - your photos

Winter 2019

• Choking dangers - the difference between choking and choke and what to do when it happens to your rabbit
• Vaccinations - correct vaccination schedules and are there risks with over vaccinationg?
• Ethics - using harnesses on rabbits
• How to - health check your rabbits
• Rabbit Essentials - selecting a rabbit savvy vet
• Ask The Experts - your questions answered (In this issue -Unloved rabbit; Winter playtime; She prefers clean shaven!; What information can I trust on the Internet?
• Cancers - common cancers that can affect rabbits
• Lop eared rabbits - study results of the incidence of dental and ear problems affecting lop eared rabbits
• Lawn care - what's safe and dangerous to use on your rabbit's grazing
• Post mortem examinations - why they can be useful and what they entail
• Bonding rabbits - how to introduce a new companion
• RWAF Focus - introducing Claire Speight
• RWAF sanctuary rabbits - new series! - the rabbits in the care of the RWAF
• Rescue POV - dealing with accidental litters born in rescue
• Hopping - how and why rabbits hop
• Back to Nature - the 'G' and 'H' of common herbs
• Readers' letters - have your say
• Rabbit roundup - roundup of the latest rabbit news
• Campaign Update - keeping you informed
• The RWAF 2020 Conference - latest details
• Pawprints - your photos
• Cover Star Competition (now closed) - enter your rabbits to make them an RO cover star