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Nasal noise girl bunny

sdhollings

New Kit
Hi,

We have a girl bunny aged 1. She stays indoors with her brother. Both rabbits have been de-sexed. Recently she makes a nasal / throughty noise when eating, and when stretching around and pruning herself. Its not the usual disapproval grunt, but sounds similar, although it appears to be unplanned when she does it.

She appeared to be biting her fur last night too. She is a healthy weight, and is eating ok. I did notice a few strands of her hair in her poo, but not enough to make me worry.

Any ideas what this noise is?

Thanks
 
Sounds like the hormonal noise they make. As she's already spayed I'd imagine the noise and fur pulling is spring fever.
 
As she is spayed it is less likely to be a hormonal vocalisation. It may be the early signs of an upper respiratory tract problem. I would get your Vet to check her over as this would be the best way to establish what is going on

Good luck :)
 
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