This is tough. These rabbits are brand new to me - and I'm new to rabbits. They've been ill such a lot. I took out pet insurance as soon as I could, but it still hasn't kicked in and of course it won't cover the problems that appear in the first 14 days. The shop, thankfully, paid for some of their initial treatment, but I took them to see a rabbit specialist and now I'm having to pay. Just as the gut troubles (diarrhoea in both, then constipation in one of them) got better, one started to sneeze.
The first sneeze was after she got some Bio-Lapis powder all over her nose - she couldn't keep her nose out of the food bowl whilst I was putting it in. So I didn't worry too much as it looked like just a temporary reaction to an irritated dusty nose, and she had no other symptoms. Then a day or so later when she was sneezing a bit more frequently, I called the emergency vet and they said not to worry, but keep an eye on it.
They are still both alert and energetic and eating plenty, but Ada's sneezing has got more violent, she has started sounding a bit raspy sometimes, and yesterday I saw some snot on her nose for the first time. I have never yet seen Beatrix sneeze. So off to the vets where I will ask for culture & sensitivity tests to be done. They were both on Baytril last week for their gut problems. Sadly the specialist rabbit vet isn't on today and isn't back until Wednesday. I was hoping to be able to ask him whether it will be safe to give B her jabs soon although A is unwell.
It's such hard work at a time when I'm not very well myself, and as I've posted before, Ada loathes medicine syringes to the extent I'm worried she'll hurt herself (or indeed bite me if I try too hard) when I'm giving them to her.
The first sneeze was after she got some Bio-Lapis powder all over her nose - she couldn't keep her nose out of the food bowl whilst I was putting it in. So I didn't worry too much as it looked like just a temporary reaction to an irritated dusty nose, and she had no other symptoms. Then a day or so later when she was sneezing a bit more frequently, I called the emergency vet and they said not to worry, but keep an eye on it.
They are still both alert and energetic and eating plenty, but Ada's sneezing has got more violent, she has started sounding a bit raspy sometimes, and yesterday I saw some snot on her nose for the first time. I have never yet seen Beatrix sneeze. So off to the vets where I will ask for culture & sensitivity tests to be done. They were both on Baytril last week for their gut problems. Sadly the specialist rabbit vet isn't on today and isn't back until Wednesday. I was hoping to be able to ask him whether it will be safe to give B her jabs soon although A is unwell.
It's such hard work at a time when I'm not very well myself, and as I've posted before, Ada loathes medicine syringes to the extent I'm worried she'll hurt herself (or indeed bite me if I try too hard) when I'm giving them to her.