Booger stuck in his nose

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- 10/15/2023 at 5:52 PM
  maxmo
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  Hi, so I posted this one Reddit but also want some advice or if anyone else ever experienced this with their rabbit.
  
  My rabbit has a booger stuck in his nose. At first, I thought it was a booger that needed to be taken out, so I went with a q tip to gently take it out, but nothing really happened. So then I thought it was a dry booger, as it sort of looked rough, so I put a little bit ciprofloxacin in his nose.
  
  As time went by, I noticed that the booger started to go more inside of his nose and now I can barely see it. He’s sleeping right now so I have no idea how the booger is going more deep inside his nostrils. I will definitely leave it alone now, and monitor it until I can get an appointment with my vet. Did anyone else ever have this happen to their rabbit?
- 10/15/2023 at 5:53 PM
  LBJ10
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  Something could have come loose. I imagine he will eventually work it out. The drops should help.
  - 10/15/2023 at 7:05 PM
    maxmo
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    I’m pretty sure he inhaled it, he still had a little bit left. Do you think this is an emergency?
- 10/15/2023 at 8:33 PM
  LBJ10
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  If it’s a booger, then no. It doesn’t sound like it’s obstructing his breathing.
- 10/16/2023 at 7:53 PM
  DanaNM
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  I can’t tell from the image, but could it possibly be a foxtail? Are there any seed heads on your hay?
  
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  - 10/28/2023 at 11:19 AM
    maxmo
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    Yes, but in person it did not look like a foxtail. He’s had vocal (loud) breathing and sneezing in the past year, but recently it’s been getting louder and more sneezing, so I wonder if something is obstructed. My vet believes it’s the snuffles, but is hesitant to prescribe antiobiotics b/c he’s tried it like twice and it’s hard (on my part) to be consistent since my bun gets fussy about medication.
- 10/28/2023 at 7:16 PM
  LBJ10
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  You could always have the vet try to flush it out.
- 11/18/2023 at 10:41 AM
  Mom21
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  The end of piece of hay can look like a booger, I know from experience. Eventually the vet pulled it out and it was a think piece of hay.
  - 11/19/2023 at 1:47 AM
    maxmo
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    thanks for the info, my vet said he thinks it’s nothing to worry about… but he still has breathing issues. i might ask the vet to flush his nose.
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