Mischief is coughing

[twistedtiggerz69]

Mischief just made a loud harsh noise like he was coughing that woke me up. It sounded like a cough anyway. Sounded too harsh to be sneezing. I have heard him sneeze before and it did not sound so loud or harsh.

I tried to look in his mouth but he wouldn't let me and I didn't want to stress him out. I checked his nostrils and a tiny piece of hay was stuck in one of his nostrils.

He had 4-5 coughs but after I took the piece of hay out his nostril he has not coughed or sneezed since. Should I take him to the vets to get him checked out this morning or monitor him to see how it goes please?

He hates the usual vets but PDSA is just a 10 minute walk. We might be able to get him seen there today.

 

[bunny momma]

Wait until morning and reassess him to decide if a trip to the vet is needed.
Sending vibes.

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

Well it is morning now as we just had my granddaughter dropped off. I will ring PDSA and explain his background and what has happened. Hopefully they will check him over today. Thank you Bunny Momma x

 

[Pets mum]

Hope Mishief is OK, and no more coughing, sending lots of vibes for him x

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

Thank you. Yes it did scare me a bit but he seems ok atm. We are going to take him to PDSA as an emergency check up. He is due his free 6 monthly check up now at our rabbit savvy vets but we haven't booked him in yet so will do that as well x

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

So I was too in pain to take him to PDSA today even though they did ring us back so we will take him tomorrow. Saying that his breathing sounds normal. No noises or fast breathing so hopefully the vet will say he is fine

 

[Pets mum]

Sorry to hear that you have pain, but good news that Mischief seems to be doing well, so fingers crossed he gets a clean bill of health from the vet.

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

Yes we are hoping so. He hasn't coughed since but we are going to take him down the road to PDSA for now as then he will be in carrier a lot less and then we will take him for a check up with Lillabelle next time she goes.

We don't want to leave it as he had a severe lung infection when he was 2 years old. Thank you for your post x

 

[bunny momma]

I understand your concern and desire to have him checked by vet given his history of a lung infection. I hope all went well at PDSA for Mischief and hope you feel better today too.

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

We will take him in the morning hopefully. Yes I wanted to take him before and my OH feels awkward on his own going to the vets. It is better to be safe and get him checked out. Hope you are all well x

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

A quick update...we took Mischief to PDSA on Thursday and the vet checked his mouth, nose and breathing and she said other than fast breathing (which he always does when going to the vets) he looked fine and she could find nothing to be concerned about which was a relief.

She mentioned that he had fur around his eyes that is growing back and I explained that he has had a milky discharge out of his eyes since we got him at 12 weeks old. I told her I put eye drops in his eyes most days for dry and irritated eyes unless he spots the eye drops in my hand before I can hold him securely and runs off and hides. Bless him

The skin around his eyes can get sore from the discharge in his eyes as well as causing his fur to fall out. I said I bathe his eyes in chamomile tea which seems to soothe his skin and the cleaning stops the build up of discharge in his fur and the fur is now growing back albeit rather slowly. I did use a little Vaseline on his sore skin for a while but it got worse so I think Lillabelle is over cleaning it?

I will take Mischief next week to our usual vets for his 6 monthly check and ask them if there is anything else that could help him such as eye drops for an infection for instance? I do think it is just one of those things though as he has had it from a young age. It is a relief that he is fine as we have enough stress with Lillabelle atm

 

[Pets mum]

Glad to hear that Mischief had a good vet visit, like I said in your Lillabelle post, your bunnies are very fortunate to be in your care. Give him a well done nose rub from me x

 

[bunny momma]

It is good to hear you do not have to worry about his respiratory system after his brief sneezing a few days ago.
Sending vibes for his six month check.

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

Glad to hear that Mischief had a good vet visit, like I said in your Lillabelle post, your bunnies are very fortunate to be in your care. Give him a well done nose rub from me x

Thank you Pets mum. He loved his nose rub. It is one of his favourite things

 

[twistedtiggerz69]

It is good to hear you do not have to worry about his respiratory system after his brief sneezing a few days ago.
Sending vibes for his six month check.

Thank you bunny momma for his new vibes from you. We will hopefully be taking him this week