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To reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance, it is important to perform culture and susceptibility (C&amp;S) testing. However, empirical antibiotics based on known likely pathogens are often prescribed while C&amp;S is pending or without performing C&amp;S. This study aims to identify the common bacterial organisms isolated from infections involving the head of rabbits and investigate antimicrobial resistance patterns of these bacteria. Medical records for all rabbits with C&amp;S testing from ear abscesses, dental abscesses, upper respiratory infections, or nasolacrimal duct infections were examined from two private veterinary hospitals in Sydney, NSW, Australia, between 2018 and 2024. Ninety samples were evaluated, of these samples, 10 were negative, one cultured normal respiratory flora and eight cultured only mixed anaerobes. 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High resistance to penicillin was noted among the commonly isolated bacteria, excluding\n                    <jats:italic>Streptococcus spp<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Gram\u2010positive cocci and\n                    <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                    demonstrated favourable susceptibility towards TMS and chloramphenicol. 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