Increased rectal temperature is associated with poor prognosis and infectious diagnoses in clinically ill pet rabbits

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the relationship between increased rectal temperature and prognosis in clinically ill pet rabbits.
• Measured rectal temperatures in clinically ill pet rabbits
• Assessed the association of temperature with prognosis
• Prioritized infectious diseases based on pyrexia presence
• Increased rectal temperature correlates with poor prognosis
• Rabbits with pyrexia showed a higher likelihood of infectious diagnoses
• Effective triage and treatment planning improved with temperature assessments