Kitchen fumes and rabbit respiratory system

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- 04/14/2021 at 6:34 AM
  Sarah
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  Hello Everyone,
  
  I am wondering about kitchen fumes. Loki my 7m Lionhead has the whole area except bedrooms and bathroom. His room is just off the kitchen which is in the center of the house. If I am cooking and it gets smoky it kinda goes everywhere, although have two ceiling fans and windows it does not always help. Will these fumes harm his lungs? Also I have seen on some bun video’s people with scented candles, again would that not harm there respiratory systems?
- 04/14/2021 at 7:32 AM
  Bam
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  It’s not recommended that you use scented candles in the same room as rabbits. Whether scented candles actually could cause respiratory tract damage in rabbits or not, it’s one of those “better safe than sorry” things. That said, unscented candles can also produce unhealthy fumes and soot, so its not just about the scent.
  
  As far as kitchen fumes are concerned, as long as the rabbit doesn’t dwell in the kitchen during cooking, risk ought to be low. There is a danger to human lungs if you, more or less on a daily basis, cook food in oil in high temperatures (i e stir fry-type cooking), but that rather requires that the cook stands over the stir fry and inhales the tiny, tiny droplets of heated oil directly. (This is actually a major cause of lung cancer in non-smoking women in Asia). If you do a lot of stir fry cooking in your kitchen without sufficient ventilation, a greasy film will pretty soon build up on the kitchen surfaces. If you notice this in your kitchen, you should take precautions for the sake of your own health. You could for example switch to cook some things in an air fryer.
  
  The rabbit will most likely not go so near the actual stove while cooking is going on that he or she will be at risk.
- 04/14/2021 at 8:34 AM
  Sarah
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  Wow!!! Lots of great info to absorb there. Thank you. As far as Stir Fry not really I more sauté in an instant pot. I live for instant pots. There is usually only the Two of us here, plus Loki, so Toaster Oven or the Instant Pot with the Air Fryer. He Is in his room hiding whenever we cook he does not like sizzling or the fan of the oven or the beeps on the instant pot so no worries there and if ever there is smoke we open the windows. Being in Canada (Ontario) bit to cold to be opening the windows all the way. Our ceiling fans are on almost 24/7. I do not use teflon or candles or air fresheners from spray bottles so good on that end. New bunny owner can ya tell? LOL
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