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- 08/12/2013 at 8:12 PM
  Cookie is #1
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  It turns out that the vet said Cookie has just been sneezing and having a runny nose because his hay is too dusty! This makes sense since his hay is fresh from a farm and looks very dusty. I have been trying to find dust extracted hay to buy for Cookie. I was woundering if any of you could would know of a good place to buy it from. Also I like it to be Orchard grass hay, as my dad is allergic to timothy. If that is not available, then oat grass hay or bluegrass hay would be fine.
- 08/12/2013 at 9:15 PM
  Beka27
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  All hay is going to have some dust. Where do you store your hay? Maybe try sifting handfuls of hay in a kitchen colander. The dust and flaky bits will fall through, so the longer stands can be given to your bunny.
  
  What did your vet do to determine that the hay is causing the sneezing? I can see dusty hay being an issue if it’s just sneezing, but if he’s having discharge also, that might be an infection.
- 08/13/2013 at 11:56 AM
  Cookie is #1
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  He was actually on antibiotics because the other vet thought he had an infection and nothing happened. His sneezing was the same and so as the runny nose. Also, she said that white discharge is usually an infection and clear or other colors are usually something else. Cookie only gets the clear and yellowish colors. Also, from the beginning I could tell that it was the hay because his sneezing fits would happen when he was in his litter box eating hay and his runny nose would start again. I thought they sell hay that they put under a machine and separates all the dust and small particles of hay from the large. All the ones that I have found are timothy.
- 08/13/2013 at 12:19 PM
  Sarita
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  Have you tried BB’s mini bales? There isn’t a claim that it is dust free but I find it to be dust free just due to the quality and packaging.
  
  I also find that when I purchase larger amounts of hay that the dust settles in the bottom of the bag/box naturally and I don’t get down to the dust small bits to the last of the box which I throw out anyway as it’s not really any good at the bottom of the box.
- 08/13/2013 at 1:15 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  I buy farm fresh hay and store it in a large purple container with a lid. All the dust ends up on the bottom as Sarita says, which I just toss after the rest of the hay is gone since the buns don’t eat it.
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