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Forum DIET & CARE I am really worried!!!!!!

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    • Cookie is #1
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         So as I imformed you all before in another thread, Cookie has been sneezing and has discharge around the nose. I thought it was a cold so I decided to wait a few days for it to pass. But now I feel that Cookie is allergic to his hay. Whenever I see Cookie sneeze it is in his litterbox. Whenever I refill his litter box with fresh hay I see him  sneeze a few times. I purposfully left his litter box yesterday with the old hay and didn’t refill it to see how he does. He seemed to be completely back to normal as he didn’t sneeze at all the whole day and his nose was completeley clear of any discharge. Today I pulled a handful of hay out of the hay bag and held it in the air for a little, then tucked it back in its bag. A miniute later he did a little sneeze. Later I added A teeny bit ot new hay to his litterbox, since I know that hay is important to a rabbit’s diet. Later I found him in it eating, but sneezing several times. He also now has discharge around the nose. So I researched online and read that rabbits can be allergic to dusty hay. That made sense to our situation because we get our hay from bunnybunch (an amazing rabbit shelter), who I am pretty sure get their hay fresh from a farmer and doesn’t go through any process. I noticed that the hay is pretty dusty, and at the moment I am nearing the end of the hay bag where all the little peices are and is the dustiest. Also it said that you could buy dust extracted hay. So I am wondering if the hay is a problem for Cookie, or he has some kind of respitory infection or a bacterial infection. Please answer as soon as possobale! I am really worried about Cookie!


      • Sarita
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          Rabbits do not get colds.

          It is normal for the “bottom of the pile” to be where the dust and small bit settle. I’ve never heard of dust extracted hay either.

          If you are indeed worry about an upper respiratory infection you should take him to the vet and have the vet check him out.


        • Cookie is #1
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            Thanks for replying. We actually scheduled an appointment for him to be checked up tomorrow. It’s not the same vet that we usually go to because she is out of town, and will be back after a week. But don’t worry, this vet is also rabbit savvy.


          • Cookie is #1
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              So we were able to take Cookie to the vet yesterday instead of today. It turned out that he got a respiratory infection. He’ll be on antibiotics for a week. To clarify, he is being syringed fed it once every twelve hours for 7 days. He was already given it at the vet and early this morning. So I have just one question. If it is true he has a respiratory infection, then how come he seems to be sneezing when in his litter box, near it, or when new hay is put in there. Is it because since he is already sick dusty things make him sneeze more?


            • kamdynandsunshinesmom
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                My bunny was just on antibiotics for allergies and a possible infection because he was snorting. The snorting has cleared up completely and is now on benadryl. My rabbit sometimes sneezes it could be maybe the hay is dusty. maybe look at the hay and see if its dusty.


              • Cookie is #1
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                  The hay I get is actually pretty dusty. But he has always been fine with it. I am thinking that because he is sick, dusty things make him sneeze more. One more thing. Will the antibiotics really make him stop sneezing and clear his nose from any discharge by one week?


                • mia
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                    It depends what the root cause is. Did your vet do any testing (e.g. culture)? If no testing was actually done, then it’s just a guess what the issue is so it may or may not solve the issue.


                  • Cookie is #1
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                      Could you explain what a culture is?


                    • Dobby
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                        A culture is when a vet (or doctor) takes a sample of mucus or something similar and puts it into a substance that helps any bacteria or fungus or maybe virus that might be in the mucus grow. If something grows, then the doctor knows something is wrong. I think they then figure out what it is by looking at the growing culture under a microscope. Then they can figure out the best way to treat it.

                        If you’ve ever had strep throat, you’ve probably had a throat culture. The doctor sticks a swab down your throat to get a sample of the mucus there. Then they call you the next day, after the culture has had a chance to grow, to tell you if you have strep. Strep is a bacteria so they will give you an antibiotic to get rid of it.

                        Hope this makes sense! Not my area of expertise but I had a lot of strep throats, colds, etc. when I was little.

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