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Nasogastric tube placement in the rabbit

Lab Animal volume 39, pages 14–15 (2010)Cite this article

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If a rabbit is ill or will be undergoing certain types of surgery, it may need to be fed using a nasogastric tube. Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition and fluids when other feeding methods are not feasible. This column describes how to place a nasogastric tube in a rabbit.

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Figure 2: Right lateral radiograph of a sedated rabbit.
Figure 3: The nasogastric tube should be secured to the medial aspect of the nostril, in this case with superglue, and then curved up between the eyes and ears.

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