2007-06-08 21:52:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
f your rabbit is sneezing and/or shows signs of nasal and/or ocular discharge, especially if such discharge is whitish and thickened, she needs to be seen by a veterinarian and have a sample of nasal discharge taken and sent to a laboratory for culture and sensitivity testing. Once your vet receives the results of the C & S test, s/he will be better able to prescribe the particular antibiotic (or combination of antibiotics) that should be safest and most effective for your rabbit's infection.
Antibiotic therapy may need to be continued for several weeks, and it should always be continued for several days after symptoms have disappeared to ensure that as much of the bacterial population as possible has been killed. Follow your veterinarian's instructions carefully, and be sure to complete the full course of antibiotics, even if the symptoms go away before the medicine is gone. The reason for this? Even the most effective antibiotics might not kill some of the more resistant bacteria right away. Removing the drug too soon will leave only these particularly hardy individuals to be the progenitors of the new population of bacteria in your rabbit's sinuses, and these will be genetically better able to resist the antibiotics you have been using (i.e., the population has evolved resistance to the antibiotics). Don't stop the antibiotics early, and don't put off treatment! A seemingly simple condition such as sneezing could develop into a potentially life-threatening problem, such as pneumonia or a systemic infection.
2007-06-08 23:53:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there! I love buns :).. aren't they great? My best advice for your little sneezer would be to take her to the vet just to be sure she is OK. One time I opened a new bag of hay and my bun started sneezing every time she ate some. Must have been a dusty crop. But sometimes bunnies can get something called "snuffles" which is like a cold (Upper Respiratory Infection) and it would be better to have the vet check her out because she will need medication to get the cold out of her system.
Hope this helps!
2007-06-09 00:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it must be in basic terms dirt or different small allergens or that's a severe an infection referred to as snuffles. If there is not any ocular or nasal discharge he must be ok. If it gets worse or lasts a number of days pass see your vet.
2016-12-12 15:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could just be a reaction to Spring pollens? Or perhaps her hay is getting old and there are mould spores in it; where do you keep the bag of hay?
2007-06-08 21:54:30 · answer #4 · answered by Serene 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take her to the vet just to be on the safe side.
2007-06-09 00:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by Babii_Bunnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take her to the vets she may have a cold and need medication
2007-06-08 23:13:14 · answer #6 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she might have snuffles. call your vet
2007-06-09 10:01:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋