https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/19595/iv-fluid-rates-in-rabbits I&#39;m trying to find a reliable dose rate for fluids in rabbits, both in the hospital (e.g. for inappetance) and whilst under GA. What is maintenance for a rabbit, and what do others use in hospital and under GA? Would you vary this for example in aen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/117514?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:23:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:cfa27250-bbd6-4d53-bedf-a36f265dbf45CatherineThomas<p>I use 100mls/kg/day as maintenance rate. I usually use hartmans. For dehydrated or shocked patients i&#39;ll use twice maintenance or more as I would in a cat or dog. For GA&#39;s I usually give 10-20mls for an average sized rabbit as boluses during the procedure and often another 20mls sc. If it is a longer procedure repeated boluses will be given or if i&#39;m expecting it to be a long procedure I might put them on a drip.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/117506?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:01:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a94bb5f1-366a-4cde-9215-4b673814f354Martin Atkinson<p>I would work on 75-100ml/kg/day but it is probably safe to give a 100ml/kg bolus I/V over an hour if it is very hypovolaemic. I would tend to use Hartmanns on the basis that most ill rabbits are likley to be acidotic but colloids may be better again if profoundly hypovolaemic.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/117505?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:47:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:daa1278e-4dec-40a3-a0e3-779d09657decKirsten Simpson<p>I was always taught that basic fluids for rabbits is 100ml/kg/day maintenance rates.&nbsp; Afraid I&#39;m not sure regarding losses/surgical rates.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>