Anyone have a bunny that wheezes?

[Gina]

My lop used to have “allergies” and we looked into it long ago.  it was not a respiratory infection and the vet recommended some medicine to give her.  our new vet did not know if it was making a difference, so we stopped using it.  she said that she had never heard using that medicine on bunnies, only dogs.

Lately we have heard her wheezing a lot, especially when she is laying down and relaxing.  We can’t really afford the vet at this point and there is no eye or nose discharge.  If we really had to, we would take her.

But, i was just wondering if it is a lop thing, since there face is squished, kind of like how a pug has nose problems because the way that there face is.

anyone have a similar situation? 

[bunnytowne]

Hmm thats interesting.  Is bunny overweight?  Does she do this only when lying down? 

I do know some bunnies are more vocal than others but usually when you are petting them not just lying relaxing.   Well that medicine what is it called?  Ohh your bunny vet wasn’t sure about that medicine ok. 

It would be better for the bunny vet to take a look.   

Is she doing this after running and playing then lying down breathing hard?  Is she acting normal otherwise?   Is she sneezing? 

If a bunny is sick it is better to catch it early for once whatever a bunny may have settles in it can be much harder to get rid of it.  Maybe the vet can take a payment plan?  post dated checks?  Since she has seen your bunny b4 she may work with you

[RabbitPam]

Did the vet who said she had allergies say what she may be allergic to?
You might try calling a different vet than the one that stopped the medication to see if any other bunny expert is familiar with that treatment. If a more experienced vet has heard of it and knows it’s OK, and it helped, you could treat her again. Otherwise, it sounds like you will need to have her seen.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I really wouldn’t settle for ‘she just has allergies’ –

I think it’s VERY important that she is seen by an experienced rabbit vet.

the reason a pug has breathing problems is the shape of the nostrils more so then squished head. Rabbits don’t have this and shouldn’t be breathing like that.

The fact that it’s become more noticable (either more frequent or louder) indicates that she is having worse breathing problems.

You said you would take her if she needed-she does.

[jerseygirl]

What was the med you used formerly? I wonder about abcessess originating from the mouth and whether this can put pressure on nasal cavity or even have created a hole so it produces this sound when breathing?

[Sarita]

Well even without discharge a rabbit can be sick. Because she had “allergies” then too doesn’t mean she isn’t sick now. I think I would see an experienced rabbit vet too.

Did the other vet do a culture at that time? How did the vet determine it was “allergies”?

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