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  • Gateway Companion Animal Clinic
  • 4439 47 Avenue,
  • Rocky Mountain House,
  • Alberta,
  • T4T 1A7
  • Phone: (403) 845-2121

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Small Mammals + Reproductive Care

  • Rabbit syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete organism called Treponema cuniculi. Infected rabbits will develop sores that are confined to the mucocutaneous junctions, such as the external genitals, anus, lips, nostrils, and eyelids. Treatment involves two to three weekly penicillin injections. Humans cannot contract this disease from rabbits.