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- 06/22/2017 at 5:30 PM
  Slush
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  Hello again, This is a bit of an odd one….
  
  Slush is eating, pooping, drinking, peeing, running, jumping, hopping, binkying, flopping …all the lovely things of a happy bun’s life.
  
  My concern is this while he seems happy enough doing all of these things, he doesn’t hide or seem distressed in anyway, when he is laying down, it appears like he is breathing heavily…If I approach him, he gets up to greet me, he doesn’t feel bloated there is no indication what so ever that anything is wrong…but I know with buns there doesn’t have to be any sign. He has water, a bottle of ice if he’s too warm to lay by. No discharges anywhere. Paws are fine, eyes seem fine, ears seem fine, bottom seems fine…
  
  I have been reading about it maybe being like when dogs pant and it’s how they cool themselves down? Is there some truth to this or do I need to see a vet? Thank you in advance
- 06/22/2017 at 5:53 PM
  Luna
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  Breathing fast after running around and playing isn’t abnormal per se, as long as it doesn’t appear like he is gasping for breath. Buns regulate their temperature through their ears; if you see a bun panting that would be a vet emergency. His ears should feel warm normally, but if they feel hot, you could help him cool down by dabbing his ears lightly with a cold wrung-out cloth or offer a frozen water bottle that he can lay next to if he chooses.
- 06/22/2017 at 5:56 PM
  Slush
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  It seems to be every time he lays down but he runs around a lot so it’s hard to tell if it’s just after a play. thanks for the advise i’ll keep watch over him and if he is breathing like that without running around i’ll give the vets a ring just to be on the safe side
- 06/22/2017 at 6:47 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I know it can often seem that rabbits are breathing very fast. My big boy especially, when I first got him, I was concerned. He just lays down and seems to be breathing so fast. But just remember a rabbit breathes 30-60 breaths per minute which can seem very fast compared to a human at rest which is 12 -20 breaths per minute.
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