Hello everyone!
Long time reader, first time member/poster!
My husband and I lost our sweet baby boy (11yrs old) from a stroke last spring, he was a dwarf lion head.
We finally felt it was time for a new rabbit. Our last little man, blarney, was adopted from the shelter so we decided to go through a breader and get a baby this time.
She has been home for about a week now, making her 6 weeks old. She is a holland lop and is functioning extremely well! She drinks from a bowl and bottle (we keep her bowl with fresh water and bottle above incase she tips) she’s eating her pellets and hay, she’s jumping and exploring the house (training to be free range) she is getting along AMAZINGLY with our other pets.
One thing I noticed though when we first brought her home, she was doing these little sneezes, my moms a vets assistant and insisted Piper may simply have allergies to her new surroundings..so I let it go..well it’s been a week and yesterday I am noticing her sneezing is much more frequent and her nose is very wet.
Today I placed her in my husbands arms while I cleaned her litter box and noticed her nose looked dirty and wet, almost like it was boogers!! Also her ears and head are very hot…I did so much reading and everything seems to contradict itself.
My fear is she may have a bacterial infection, like this snuffles thing I’ve read about. But!!! I don’t know how to tell Forsure because in my 15 years of owning rabbits I’ve never delt with runny nose and sneezing.
I am calling the vet first thing in the morning (it’s been a long weekend all vets are closed in my small town)
I’m hoping this doesn’t kill her!! I couldn’t bare it, Iam a stay at home wife due to health issues, and my husband and I cannot have children it seems. as mentioned before our rabbit blarney passed rainbow bridge sept.2nd 2015 and jan 18 2006 my precious boy (dog) Stompy, passed after a very hard battle with canine lymphoma! I don’t think I can deal with hearing Piper may have to leave us, it’s only been a week and we are so in love with her!
Has anyone had a similar situation with a 6week old?? I know I seem to be over reacting (my husband and mother believe I am) but the more I read the scarier this all seems!!
I’m very worried 6weeks on is too young to be on antibiotics, she’s so small she fits in my hands! But if I leave it she could take a turn for the worst and go down hill (so I’ve read)
I’d like to mention her cage doesn’t have wood or anything that may cause things to get into her nose in it. And the room she runs free in I have fully made sure nothing is on the floor that will hurt her.
Anyways!! Thank you for reading!!xx