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Something that really helped with Snuffles

cara

Alpha Buck
As an aside to my earlier thread - one thing which I found a godsend with my snuffly rabbit, was an 'infants nasal aspirator' - it worked a treat on that aspect of Blossom's problems, despite ultimately loosing her.

Anyone else tried it?
 
No but my vet suggested running a sink full of very hot water and adding olbas oil then holding the bunny above it to help clear their tubes - I guess like those steam cup things my dad used to use with menthol crystals when he had bad sinusitus.

Don't know about Zeus but it certainly helped clear my tubes :wink: as i stood there with my hair going frizzy looking daft :oops: !

Caz
 
The nasal aspirator is actually a device rather than medication.

Obviously rabbits cannot blow their noses! So, this device enables you to remove the stuff from the nose via a tube (placed at the entrance to the nose), then you suck gentlely - the mucus is drawn out and trapped into an anti-bactierial chamber. It is fantastic and is particularly useful at the stage the nose becomes visably very runny.
 
Is this the same as a sterile lukens trap used for obtaining a sputum specimen for microscopy and culture?
 
These devices (for want of a better word) are available in Tesco, amongst other places prob.

I spotted it when a mother bought one through my checkout. She told me how fantastic they are. It struck me later, that if it can clear a babies nose, then it will prob. work on my rabbit!

They are readily available on the baby aisles. (not sure if they resemble your device?).
 
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