Reply To: Aging and sensitivities

[GlennTheLionhead]

He’s be his normal self the last 24 hr aside from a very light snore while he was fast asleep that I noticed once today – I wonder if he could also be developing a bit of a snore, anyone noticed this in their buns before?

We have actually had a new type of hay for a couple months, they get some nice long stem green Timothy from a hay supplier and we also now supplement with a cheaper brand of Timothy hay just because they seem to go crazy for it – we got it once as a tie over when we ran out but they love it so much we decided to give them both kinds, it is a bit more dusty, I’ll look into siving it and see if it helps.

He has a check up with his rabbit savvy vet this week so I will mention it them, though the vet is usually reluctant to preform exams that require sedation without more obvious symptoms, for example we are encouraged to moniter weight fluctuations rather blood tests/CT for keeping an eye on Nellie’s kidneys now she’s on daily metacam. Which I suppose is understandable due to age and the stressy nature of bunnies – I’ll mention the possibility of heart or URI, see what they suggest and report back! It sure is never easy figuring out if something is minor or major with bunnies given they way they mask symptoms.

Thanks for the replies and insights both!