Snuffles? Help Please

[Bunman]

I was holding Flops last night& noticed a very small spot of moisture on my shirt under hernose (her nose/mouth area were dry however). She also sneezedonce while in her run.

As a precaution i covered her cage last night (i have forced air heat - drafty).
Her nose is dry today - should i just keep her on watch? Not let her out?

 

[Lissa]

You should keep a very close watch on her.What color is the discharge? Any other symptoms?

 

[Bunman]

Just a little clear fluid. She sneezed once last night (possibly even from dust), no other symptoms.

 

[Lissa]

It could have been dust but keep an eye onher. If you notice her doing this a lot, you should take herto the vet for a culture. In the meantime, keep her away fromany other bunnies just in case it's viral.

 

[Bunman]

She still seems OK...separate them in separaterooms? That would be hard, one would be relatively isolated.Also they share the same run rug, i have no other rugs. I could makeFlops stay in her cage but she will be ticked off bigtime &make a huge ruckus late at night...

 

[Lissa]

Can you put a barrier up between them so that if she sneezes it won't get to the other rabbit?

 

[Bunman]

Sure, i will. She only sneezed once , while in the run last night, which could have been from dust.

 

[JimD]

Hi Bunman!

Yes...do try to keep them as separate as possible.

And don't forget to wash your hands throughly after handling Flops before handling the other bunnies, too!!

On a side note: our bun Binkie has a tendency to drool if she's sittingon our laps and really enjoying a good ear rub. Of course we figuredshe had a runny nose and panicked right off. Guess what?!?.....Binkiedidn't have a runny nose and her teeth are fine....she just drools attimes of pure bliss. Silly bunnie!

~Jim

 

[bunnydude]

I sure hope that she is okay!

 

[Bunman]

Jim, i think what you are describing is whathappened, since there have been no other "symptoms" besides that onesneeze last night.

 

[JimD]

Bunman wrote:

Jim, i think what you are describing is what happened, sincethere have been no other "symptoms" besides that one sneeze last night.

We have a couple of buns that will sneeze if their hay or pellets are too dusty.

I sift the pellets and try to shake out the hay dust as much as possible. Still get the occasional sneeze though.

~JimD

 

[m.e.]

I love my lop,Peanut, just to death, but she's not the brightest crayon in the boxFor awhile there, she was scaring us because she'd have awet nose and sneezing spells. I just about panicked at the thought of'snuffles'.

After watching her closely for several days, I discovered the source of the problem:

When Peanut drinks from the water bottle,she bumps it with her nose. Of course, the water makes her nose wetand sometimescauses her to sneeze (the sneezing isalways after she's had a drink :rollseyes

So it turned out that it wasn't thesnuffles, just faulty drinking habits. :foreheadsmack:Sillyrabbit...

~Emily and the Fuzzbutts~

 

[Bunman]

Thanks Emily (& all). This may alsoillustrate what is said, that buns may have trouble getting water outof a sipper & may drink more from a bowl. I tried a few sippersyears ago & they would not function at all, so since then it'sbeen stoneware crocks.