Natalie1988
New Kit
Hi Guys and girls
I am back on the forum after getting two new bunnies (two standard Rex rabbits, one is black the other is an otter rex). My two little guys have had their shots and last Monday we waved goodbye to their boy bits. This turned out to be a bit problematic!
They went in for a check up and their wounds had re-opened so both had to be sedated for the wounds to be cleaned and closed, we were also told that Twilight (black one) had a big infection in the wound. We were given Baytril for both to take and to go back in a few days. We were given two bucket collars to prevent them getting at their wounds and this was fine for a few hours. Twilight started scooping up shavings and dust from the straw/ hay bedding and started sneezing. For a day (Sunday) he had a tiny amount of clear watery discharge around his nose but this stopped after a while.
Yesterday another check up and Twilight's wounds have healed and there is no sign of that infection, no sneezing while out of cage but when he went back in he started sneezing again. I removed his collar and I gave him some hay which he buried his head in and started eating and since then the sneezing has been regular. He has a chain of about 5 -7 sneezes, then settles down and we are ok for 20 or so minutes. After a while he is fine and then he starts again.
I have checked his nose, cheeks and paws for any signs of discharge, which there is none. He is breathing, eating, pooing and drinking fine and is his normal self apart from his sneezes.
I am still trying to get the antibiotics into both bunnies (not all is going in as they hate it).
My other little otter Rex Dylan is fine, apart from his wound being puffy, he has not been scooping dust/shavings so is not sneezing but he is eating drinking fine.
I am worried sick that this could be the start of snuffles or something else (I am a born worrier) so it could be me panicking over nothing but I thought I would see what ideas anyone would bring forward.
PS We have an appointment booked at the vet’s tomorrow morning at 9am for another check up
Thank you and take care
Kind Regards
Natalie xxx
I am back on the forum after getting two new bunnies (two standard Rex rabbits, one is black the other is an otter rex). My two little guys have had their shots and last Monday we waved goodbye to their boy bits. This turned out to be a bit problematic!
They went in for a check up and their wounds had re-opened so both had to be sedated for the wounds to be cleaned and closed, we were also told that Twilight (black one) had a big infection in the wound. We were given Baytril for both to take and to go back in a few days. We were given two bucket collars to prevent them getting at their wounds and this was fine for a few hours. Twilight started scooping up shavings and dust from the straw/ hay bedding and started sneezing. For a day (Sunday) he had a tiny amount of clear watery discharge around his nose but this stopped after a while.
Yesterday another check up and Twilight's wounds have healed and there is no sign of that infection, no sneezing while out of cage but when he went back in he started sneezing again. I removed his collar and I gave him some hay which he buried his head in and started eating and since then the sneezing has been regular. He has a chain of about 5 -7 sneezes, then settles down and we are ok for 20 or so minutes. After a while he is fine and then he starts again.
I have checked his nose, cheeks and paws for any signs of discharge, which there is none. He is breathing, eating, pooing and drinking fine and is his normal self apart from his sneezes.
I am still trying to get the antibiotics into both bunnies (not all is going in as they hate it).
My other little otter Rex Dylan is fine, apart from his wound being puffy, he has not been scooping dust/shavings so is not sneezing but he is eating drinking fine.
I am worried sick that this could be the start of snuffles or something else (I am a born worrier) so it could be me panicking over nothing but I thought I would see what ideas anyone would bring forward.
PS We have an appointment booked at the vet’s tomorrow morning at 9am for another check up
Thank you and take care
Kind Regards
Natalie xxx