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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Is it a concern for a rabbit to sneeze twice?

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    • GypsyVanner636
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        I’ll just give some context first. My rabbit is outdoors (we have indoor terrier-type dogs), but is currently in a cage in the garage because I keep him there overnight and didn’t want to put him outside today because of the sneeze/s. I cleaned his cage yesterday, he has oaten hay as his bedding and whilst this is from the same batch I have been using lately, it is getting near the bottom of the bag so perhaps there is more dust in it than usual? I do shake it out beforehand. He is eating, drinking and toileting normally. He is in the middle of shedding too if that makes a difference.

        Anyway, this morning (8am) I went out to see him and he greeted me by sniffing up and down (begging for food), and binkying which is normal. He was squeaking a tiny bit as he sniffed but I’m not sure if this was excitement or if his nose was bothering him (he is an entire male and often grunts/squeaks (not sure if squeak is the right word) at me because I’m “his girl”). About a minute later he sneezed twice, with his front paws near his face (I didn’t see any discharge and he didn’t lick his paws afterwards). He seemed fine afterwards and happily ate his breakfast. His eyes are clear and bright and his nose does not look or feel wet/crusty (again there is no discharge). He hasn’t sneezed since and I have been checking on him hourly (it’s now 12pm).

        Is this cause for concern? Is there any way to tell whether the sneeze was just irritation or something more serious?


      • vanessa
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          I wouldn’t worry about 2 sneezes. If it keeps happening – like daily, I’d start lookign into it some more. Sometimes we humans get things in our noses that make us sneeze to. As long as it isn’t persistent, and there is no discharge.


        • Wick & Fable
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            I understand your concern for your rabbit’s sneezing. It’s not something pleasant to witness because you m keep they’re somewhat uncomfortable.

            You can read my “Meet Wick!” post for more details, but short story is Wick has been on treatment for sneezing since the first week I’ve had him.

            Aside from Wick’s actual bacterial root for his sneezing, dust aggravates him a lot. I switched from Kaytee to Oxbow hay and immediately his sneezing improved; I found shaking out dust didn’t really help too much. I also began to dust more often around his hutch.

            My main indicator for the hay was he’d sneeze much more while eating, especially the small bottom bag hay. Keep in mind that it may not actually be hay dust, but potentially whatever pollen and particles are on the hay from where it’s grown.

            I’m not a vet, but two sneezes, I’d think is negligible. Even more so if it’s only happened once. If you start seeing nasal discharge (rabbit can’t wipe away all of it if it’s bad), then speak with your vet. Wick sneezed literally each minute and would have sneeze attacks of 10+sneezes in a row.

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          • sarahthegemini
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              Lol two sneezes are nothing to worry about. It might have been the hay dust.


            • GypsyVanner636
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                Thanks for replying.

                It’s now been just over 24hrs and I haven’t seen or heard him sneezing. His nose looks normal and there doesn’t seem to be any discharge.

                However, this afternoon I did notice that he had a speck of whitish gunk on his left eye (in the middle of the iris, not on the tear duct). I managed to wipe it out gently with my finger.
                Could this be related, or is it just a coincidence?


              • Wick & Fable
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                  I imagine it’s kind of like when humans get a stuffy nose, some leak through the eye socket. They always just end up at the tear duct from blinking.

                  Wick had a lot of that, so it’s probably just a product of a little sneeze. Again, it’s only once occurrence so I wouldn’t worry!

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                • babybun
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                    This kind of reminds me of a rumor that went around when I was in elementary school; people would say that if you sneezed twice in a row you would die! But that’s obviously not true.
                    Sneezing twice in a row isn’t anything to worry about, but the fact that you’ve been so good in checking up on him shows that you really care about him a lot, which is so awesome.
                    If he starts having sneezing fits where he sneezes numerous times in a row and they occur relatively often, I would take him to your vet. It could just be dust from the hay that you give him, or it could be an upper respiratory infection.


                  • DorothyTheMiniSatinBun
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                      I think it’s normal. Dorothy sneezes pretty regularly maybe a few times a week and will sometimes sneeze twice in a row. I always assume it’s just dust or something that gets in her nose.


                    • GypsyVanner636
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                        Thanks you for your advice everyone.

                        He seems okay now.
                        I haven’t seen any more gunk in his eyes or noticed any sneezing. I’ll keep a close eye on him over the next couple of days just to be sure.

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