too him to the vets tonight as he has been sneezing and you can hear him breathing= which isn't good, He was sat on the vets table and you could hear him breathe, I picked him up to have his nails clipped and the breathing noise stopped instantly-we did this a few times ( sat him on the table his breathing was loud, picked him up his breathing went quiet) so vet has said to take him to have chest xray tomorrow morning- I am not looking forward to it really as i am bothered about the anesthetic as he is about 7yrs old now ( an old man). Going to have him inside tomorrow with a heat pad.
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not been on her for ages- my rabbit needs a chest xray :-(
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Mrs. Bunnykins
Wise Old Thumper
I hope your bunny is okay. They do worry us so.
Best of luck at the vets. x
Best of luck at the vets. x
Alice's mum
Warren Scout
My rabbit (approx 8 years) old had x-rays in October...the vet only sedated her as he said anaesthesia when there is a pre-existing breathing problem is not advisable. If I'm not too late to post this perhaps you should ask for her just to be sedated? Fingers crossed for you xx
Coineanach
Wise Old Thumper
Poor soul 
Does the vet have any idea what is wrong? I agree with Alice's mum about the x-ray, some very good rabbits can manage fully conscious, some need sedated, but the truly nervous ones do need to be knocked out. The reason my previous bun didn't have an x-ray to diagnose her condition (which included sneezing and breathing probs) was because he didn't want to put her under in the state she was in and she was far too stressy to do it conscious. We started treatment for the condition we thought she had and thankfully she responded to it, which confirmed the diagnosis. Ultimately none of us know your situation though so if you are confident in your vet I'd trust their advice.
Does the vet have any idea what is wrong? I agree with Alice's mum about the x-ray, some very good rabbits can manage fully conscious, some need sedated, but the truly nervous ones do need to be knocked out. The reason my previous bun didn't have an x-ray to diagnose her condition (which included sneezing and breathing probs) was because he didn't want to put her under in the state she was in and she was far too stressy to do it conscious. We started treatment for the condition we thought she had and thankfully she responded to it, which confirmed the diagnosis. Ultimately none of us know your situation though so if you are confident in your vet I'd trust their advice.bunniesgalore
Alpha Buck
I've had several buns have chest xrays and none sedated. Generally they're not well anyway do propped up with towels. Vets really do avoid anaesthetics for things like xrays on buns where possible. I hope all goes well.
Alvins mummy
Mama Doe
I hope you get on well at the vet. Lots of vibes. x
