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Intermittant coughing and sneezing help U/D Baytril fixed it!

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Mama Doe
Buttons has over the last 3 days started having bouts of about 30 seconds of sneezing, turning into coughing, followed by him making a noise something like a duck quack and shaking his head. It looks very like he is trying to clear something from his throat. This happens 2-3 times a day.
He is presently moulting, and I wondered if it could be fur stuck in his throat - respiratory tract.
Other than this he is his usual happy self, but the coughing seems to be rather severe.
Is this a trip to the vet condition, or does it often happen with moulting buns?
 
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Has he got a discharge from his nose? If so, and it is milky white, I would get him to the vets asap.

If not, it could be fur. Try giving him some kitty moulting stuff, available from pet shops to prevent fur balls. Have you noticed if his poo's are stuck together with bits of fur?
 
I would take him to the Vets as he will need a thorough examination including his lungs being listened to with a stethescope

Janex :)
 
I noticed my bun MJ sneeze a few times this morning and was wondering the same - he sounds the same as yours, no discharge, no other signs of being ill, just sneezing. I'll keep an eye on this thread for advice, thanks for posting it :)
 
kayjay said:
I noticed my bun MJ sneeze a few times this morning and was wondering the same - he sounds the same as yours, no discharge, no other signs of being ill, just sneezing. I'll keep an eye on this thread for advice, thanks for posting it :)
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Some Buns are prone to seasonal rhinitis ( hay fever!! )
Its always important to get a sneezy Bun Vet checked but it is not always infection that is the problem.

My two 'allergy Buns' have responded very well to Benadryl Syrup ( an antihistimine for children). You could mention this to your Vet. I also use it for 'Snuffles' Buns, along with the prescribed abx. The Benadryl helps soothe the inflammed nasal membranes in both infective and allergenic causes

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/benadryl.html

http://www.allergyadvice.co.uk/bgdisplay.jhtml?itemname=benadryl_for_kids

Janex :)
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Some Buns are prone to seasonal rhinitis ( hay fever!! )
Its always important to get a sneezy Bun Vet checked but it is not always infection that is the problem.

My two 'allergy Buns' have responded very well to Benadryl Syrup ( an antihistimine for children). You could mention this to your Vet. I also use it for 'Snuffles' Buns, along with the prescribed abx. The Benadryl helps soothe the inflammed nasal membranes in both infective and allergenic causes

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/benadryl.html

http://www.allergyadvice.co.uk/bgdisplay.jhtml?itemname=benadryl_for_kids

Janex :)
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HAY FEVER?:shock: do you have to remove thier hay and only give them grass during this? i am surprised... gosh never had a bun with allergies(touch wood )
 
Thanks Jane, I'll keep an eye on him for a couple of days and if he carries on sneezing I'll get him checked out.

I think although we call it 'hayfever' it can be caused by all sorts of pollen etc can't it?
 
Buttons not any better, so have been to vets.
Apparantly - coughing in a rabbit (not sneezing) is very rare. My bunny savvy vet rarely comes across it.
Lungs sound clear. Teeth OK, (couple sharp edges, but nothing of note). Tummy fine.

She put it down to an upper respiratory tract infection, gave inj of anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic, and we have come home with course of Baytril.

I asked if rabbits get furballs, like cats do, and she said it is possible, but she has never had a rabbit present with a cough because of it, as it would cause a digestive problem, not a breathing one.

Will see how we get on. Buttons now sulking in garden, getting over the shock of a vet visit. Will find him a nice treat to cheer him up.
 
Update 11.5.08 All better...

After a 1 week course of Baytril, I am happy to say Buttons is completely better, and getting into more mischief than ever.
He hasn't coughed at all since last wednesday, so I hope it has gone.

Just need to make sure whatever it was doesn't come back now the treatment has ended, but he seems fine.

I guess we will never know the cause of this, but so glad he is better.
 
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