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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A CT Scan Results…*Nasal Issues Update*

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    • emkvet
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         I got Hazel’s CT results back from her vet today. She showed the CT images to me, and said there is a bony mass inside of Hazel’s right nasal passage. Although this is definitely weird, there aren’t any signs of bony change or deterioration elsewhere, or any inflammation present. My vet doesn’t think that it is cancerous or any kind of tumor, since it’s definitely bone. She said that this is probably what’s making her nose run, so her issue could be chronic.

        However we have to wait to get the culture back, because the bony mass could be trapping bacteria around it or behind it. Once we get the culture back we can figure out what antibiotics to put Hazel on to resolve any infections she has. Surgery isn’t really indicated in this case, since the mass isn’t blocking her nasal passage or causing any inflammatory issues that are affecting her health severely.

        So I’ve just got a weird little bun! I’m glad I got the CT done though, because now that I know she has a bony growth inside her nose I can keep an eye on it if anything changes with her breathing, etc. in the future. I’m so glad we have this mostly figured out, and now we can focus on keeping her comfortable, with hopefully less snot and sneezing!

        And hopefully less vet trips, because Her Highness was less than pleased at being anesthetized, ran through a CT, and then having a catheter shoved up her nose to flush out gobs of snot. And oh my, did she let me know it! She wouldn’t let me touch her or come near her for the whole day and evening…I finally got some pets in around midnight. All seems forgiven today though, she’s lounging on the couch with me as usual 


      • RabbitPam
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          That’s so interesting, though I’m sorry it’s been causing her distress. In a way it is good news since it’s not a tumor and antibios. will keep her from getting any worse.

          I had the idea that perhaps you could take close up pix of her face at different angles now and store them in a file. That way if in a year, for example, you think it may be larger or changed shape in some way, you can have your own reference images. The vet has the CT scans, but instead of putting her through that again you might be able to take similar pix and compare. It’s cheaper. And we tend to forget how things look different over time when it’s gradual day to day.
          I have high hopes for her now.


        • Sarita
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            Thanks for the update. I do wonder if this is more of a problem in our rabbits than we know. I don’t think many of us do CAT scans on our rabbits so it just may be that is more of a problem than we know.

            Do you think nebulizing would help clear her airways? I’ve nebulized some of my rabbits in the past to help medicate them but maybe it would be good to help soften the mucous and clear the airways.


          • BinkyBunny
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              This is very interesting. Did your vet comment at all about how common this is? (at least in her experience). Its good that they may be able to figure out the best antibiotic once the culture comes back.

              Definitely keep us updated.


            • emkvet
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                Hey everyone, thanks for the comments. I know it’s not every day that you can have your rabbit get a CT, but I’m fortunate to be a vet student, have access to a CT, and also have a large discount (my CT was less than $250!!!). This is pretty uncommon as far as I can tell, because my vet said it was pretty strange, especially that it was just a bony mass with no other issues occurring and no malignancy.

                Sarita: I’m not sure about nebulizing, although I’m not sure that Hazel would go for it, especially since she isn’t sick…which means she has plenty of energy to fight me on the drops I’m trying to put in her nose! Not sure how she’d like a nebulizing mask on her face lol. Hopefully we get some results on antibiotics and that will help with all the mucus.

                I’ll keep you all updated!


              • Sarita
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                  You can nebulize her by putting her in a box – I used one of those big plastic containers and cut a hole in the side to put the nebulizer nozzle and put my rabbit in the box – it sounds cruel, but it was a big box and I put a towel at the bottom for the bunny to dig at…I know the mask would be hard to put on bunny. I’ll have to see if I can still find the link to the nebulizer box.


                • Sarita
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                    And I hear you about the nose drops – I’ve only done this once with a friend’s rabbit that I bunnysat because he needed medicating – it sure helped him but it was not pleasant to do.

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