Talk to your vet about the right diet for your rabbit. In general, your rabbit should be fed a limited amount of pellets (about 1/8 cup per pound of body weight), fresh greens, and unlimited amounts of Timothy hay (or alfalfa hay if the rabbit is less than seven months old).  Treats such as apples, carrots, bananas, etc, can be fed in small quantities (a couple of tablespoons per day). Always make sure your rabbit has water all the time. As a rule of thumb, any one food will be high in a particular nutrient. To avoid the rabbit eating excessive amount of any one nutrient, which could result in a health problem (for example excessive oxalate in carrots that can cause bladder stones), never feed the same fresh food two days running. By providing variety in their diet, you avoid this pitfall. Never, on any account, feed your rabbit human foods, such as sweet biscuits. The rabbit's metabolism is not designed to cope with sugar and it will induce diabetes in your rabbit. Make sure your rabbit has plenty of fiber to help prevent against wool block (hairballs), keep teeth healthy, and groom your lionhead daily for the same reason. The lionhead has a soft downy coat, and if it grooms and swallows excessive amounts of soft fur this can lead to bowel obstructions. To avoid this, and to get some great bonding time with your bunny, brush your lionhead daily.  During the time of year that your lionhead is shedding most (spring and autumn), groom it more often. Pay particular attention to the longer fur, or 'mane,' between the rabbit's ears. It is important to keep this hair in order. Comb it through to avoid knots and tangles, but you should be gentle around the delicate parts of the rabbit's face, especially its eyes. Check your Lionhead's rear end every day. Fly strike happens when urine or fecal soiling occurs on the rabbit's rear. This attracts flies, that then lay eggs in the soiled fur. Those eggs hatch out into maggots, which then burrow into the rabbit's flesh. To avoid this, check the fur for soiling every day, and immediately clean the rabbit's rear with damp cotton wool if it is soiled. Be vigilant for small white dots stuck to the fur (fly eggs) and remove them immediately. If you see maggots, contact your vet for an emergency appointment. Your rabbit should be checked by a rabbit-friendly veterinarian at least once a year. Vaccinations are an important part of protecting your rabbit's health, and do vary from state to state and indeed between countries, so speak to the veterinarian about what is appropriate for your area. Vaccines are currently available to protect your rabbit against HVD (hemorrhagic viral diarrhea) and myxomatosis. HVD is caused by a hardy virus, which you can walk in on your shoes, so even if you have a house rabbit, you should consider vaccination.  In the UK, vets routinely give a course of worming treatment against a parasite called Encephalitozoon cuniculi which causes neurological damage, kidney failure, and eyesight problems in middle to older aged rabbits. It is thought that around 75% of rabbits carry this parasite, although not all become ill from it. If you live in the UK and this is a concern for you then speak to your vet about treatment with a product containing fenbendazole.  Be aware that female rabbits are at high risk of developing uterine cancer. With this awareness, vets now recommend routine desexing of female rabbits at a young age, from around 5 months. Warning signs of a problem include a wet chin (dental issues), watery eyes, or a discharge from the eyes (infection or overgrown tooth roots), weight loss, being unusually withdrawn, or diarrhea. Also check that your rabbit is eating regularly. If a rabbit doesn't eat for 24 hours its gut tends to "go to sleep" and a vicious circle of decline starts.  If you are worried immediately contact your vet. Lionheads should weigh between 2.5 and 3.8 pounds (if they are purebred). If it weighs 4 pounds or over, it is either overweight or pregnant (or is a mixed breed of rabbit that one parent was not a dwarf). To tell if your rabbit is over or underweight, you can run your hand over its spine, gently pressing down. If you can't feel the spine at all, your rabbit is overweight. The spine should feel smooth, with rounded bumps. If the bumps feel almost jagged and very noticeable, the rabbit is underweight.
أطعم الأرنب. نظف الأرنب ذا رأس الأسد بالفرشاة يوميًا. وفر الرعاية الوقائية المناسبة للأرنب ذات رأس الأسد. كن حذرًا بشأن علامات المرض.