Hi all, my female Holland lop who is 1.5 years old is secreting some sort of milky substance, but from where I don’t know. I have seen it a few times over the course of a few weeks. I assumed it was drops of her calcium in her pee as she is not spayed and sometimes pees tiny drops on surfaces. However just now she was sitting right next to me and she shook her paws to clean her face and I noticed a white dot fly on to the table. It’s definitely not calcium or her pee as her bottom was not near the spot. I checked her nose and eyes there’s no discharge and they are not wet either. Could it be from her mouth? Or is it milk lol? From her nipples? It’s like a watery milky spot quite tiny like smaller than a pea. Her appetite is fine and she is acting fine and like I said I have noticed this a few weeks ago too so if it was something that serious she’d likely show other signs?am I right?
Any idea what this is?
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It's impossible to say without having an idea or suspicion where it's coming from, as that will determine if it's something to be concerned about or not.
White discharge from the nose, eyes or mouth indicates a likely bacterial infection. Even if you aren't seeing discharge from the nose, your rabbit could be wiping it away before you're able to see it. Check the inside area of the front legs/paws for a matted dirty crusty look to the fur. This will happen from the white sticky discharge from the nose, being wiped and accumulating there on the fur.
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-snuffles/
https://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Eye_diseases/Differential/Runny_eyes.htm
https://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Respiratory/Bacterial/URI.htm
From the nipples could possibly be milk, as they can lactate while having a false pregnancy. But from an unspayed doe, there's also the concern about abnormal reproductive issues, particularly as a doe gets older. And then there's white discharge from the uterus indicating a likely uterine infection.
https://www.stortvet.com/uterine-problems/
If the white substance is from the urine and it's thickened or dries thick and pasty or sticky, this indicates likely bladder sludge. If it's a watery consistency with some white cloudiness, or when it dries it's chalky, this is usually just normal calcium being excreted and not usually an indication of bladder sludge issues.
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Urine
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Bladder_sludge_and_stones
But if you have any concerns about a potential health issue, it's best to consult with a knowledgeable rabbit vet.
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Veterinary_emergencies
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Choosing_a_rabbit_veterinarian
White discharge from the nose, eyes or mouth indicates a likely bacterial infection. Even if you aren't seeing discharge from the nose, your rabbit could be wiping it away before you're able to see it. Check the inside area of the front legs/paws for a matted dirty crusty look to the fur. This will happen from the white sticky discharge from the nose, being wiped and accumulating there on the fur.
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-snuffles/
https://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Eye_diseases/Differential/Runny_eyes.htm
https://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Respiratory/Bacterial/URI.htm
From the nipples could possibly be milk, as they can lactate while having a false pregnancy. But from an unspayed doe, there's also the concern about abnormal reproductive issues, particularly as a doe gets older. And then there's white discharge from the uterus indicating a likely uterine infection.
https://www.stortvet.com/uterine-problems/
If the white substance is from the urine and it's thickened or dries thick and pasty or sticky, this indicates likely bladder sludge. If it's a watery consistency with some white cloudiness, or when it dries it's chalky, this is usually just normal calcium being excreted and not usually an indication of bladder sludge issues.
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Urine
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Bladder_sludge_and_stones
But if you have any concerns about a potential health issue, it's best to consult with a knowledgeable rabbit vet.
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Veterinary_emergencies
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Choosing_a_rabbit_veterinarian
Thanks for your reply, if it’s from the nose wouldn’t she be sneezing as well? I’ve not seen or heard her sneeze at all. I’ll try to take a photo of the substance next time it happens and send it to my vet and share it here
