kashiandmol
Young Bun
Hi all
So my eldest (kashi, 5 years old, netherland dwarf) has, over the last couple of days, become quite noisy in his breathing. He isn't struggling to breathe, there's no discharge from his eyes or nose and isn't off his food, water, treats and is still running around like he always does. I've got him booked in at the vets next week (unfortunately can't get him in any sooner than Thursday due to no money, noone to lend me any, work (they are not understanding at all) and the vet that he always sees not being available (he's very relaxed with his usual vet and don't want to stress him any more than necessary)). Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what this may be. He lives with 2 other rabbit (2 females, 1 lionhead (4 years), 1 lionhead lop (almost 1 year)) and neither of these are having any problems (Molly always grunts though, she's a moody rabbit lol). I did also notice that he has lost some fur under his chin and the skin is a little dry, however it is not red or scabby and doesn't seem to be bothering him. I have been tempted to separate him from the girls and add towels and even more hay and straw than usual to our indoor cage but I never like to separate them, plus the girls are always around him keeping him warm so I'm thinking it may do more harm than good. All 3 of the buns are indoor rabbits and always have been. I know this will probably sound bad, but I'm not overly worried about him because he's not struggling to breathe and isn't off his food or water. I'm just looking for a bit of advice until he goes to the vet.
Up until about 6 months ago he had lived with rabbit syphillis for 2 years (this was due to misdiagnosis by numerous vets, not by me not trying to get him help) and thankfully this cleared up after 4 penicillin injections (there were no complications while he was having these) and I'm now wondering if maybe it has something to do with this but he doesn't have the symptoms of a reoccurence.
So yeah, any help would be greatly appreciated but please keep in mind that I can not take him to the vets until Thursday due to the reasons mentioned above.
Thanks in advance =)
Chrissy and Kakashi
So my eldest (kashi, 5 years old, netherland dwarf) has, over the last couple of days, become quite noisy in his breathing. He isn't struggling to breathe, there's no discharge from his eyes or nose and isn't off his food, water, treats and is still running around like he always does. I've got him booked in at the vets next week (unfortunately can't get him in any sooner than Thursday due to no money, noone to lend me any, work (they are not understanding at all) and the vet that he always sees not being available (he's very relaxed with his usual vet and don't want to stress him any more than necessary)). Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what this may be. He lives with 2 other rabbit (2 females, 1 lionhead (4 years), 1 lionhead lop (almost 1 year)) and neither of these are having any problems (Molly always grunts though, she's a moody rabbit lol). I did also notice that he has lost some fur under his chin and the skin is a little dry, however it is not red or scabby and doesn't seem to be bothering him. I have been tempted to separate him from the girls and add towels and even more hay and straw than usual to our indoor cage but I never like to separate them, plus the girls are always around him keeping him warm so I'm thinking it may do more harm than good. All 3 of the buns are indoor rabbits and always have been. I know this will probably sound bad, but I'm not overly worried about him because he's not struggling to breathe and isn't off his food or water. I'm just looking for a bit of advice until he goes to the vet.
Up until about 6 months ago he had lived with rabbit syphillis for 2 years (this was due to misdiagnosis by numerous vets, not by me not trying to get him help) and thankfully this cleared up after 4 penicillin injections (there were no complications while he was having these) and I'm now wondering if maybe it has something to do with this but he doesn't have the symptoms of a reoccurence.
So yeah, any help would be greatly appreciated but please keep in mind that I can not take him to the vets until Thursday due to the reasons mentioned above.
Thanks in advance =)
Chrissy and Kakashi