Bunny sneezing (no discharge)

[moonbunny]

Hey everyone,

After my Nibbles had her spay surgery, we decided to move her inside permanently (before she was living both outside and inside). She now lives in a large pen in our living room, and her litter box habits have improved a lot (she still pees in one corner outside the box, though). 

Since being moved into our living room, she’s been sneezing. Sometimes it’ll be one sneeze, and sometimes she’ll have a little sneezing fit with several sneezes in succession. This doesn’t happen every day, and she sometimes goes days without sneezing at all.

I know that sneezing can be a sign of a respiratory infection, but it isn’t accompanied by any discharge around her eyes or nose and there are no other symptoms at all. I mentioned it to my vet when she went in a few weeks ago, and I suspect that it’s the air in the house. We have carpet, and now she’s in a less ventilated area than before (we open the sliding door and windows but it’s of course much fresher outside).

Do any of your buns sneeze inside? Or have any of your buns had a respiratory infection without discharge?

Thanks,

Laura

[Muchelle]

It can happen to get some sneezes! I’ve found various reasons that make my bun randomly sneeze a few times in a row, I’ll list them:
– Room/enclosure isn’t clean enough and there’s hay dust or just regular dust especially where he likes to lounge or sleep;
– He’s molting and his own fur flies everywhere and makes everyone sneeze;
– His drinking bottles’ nozzles aren’t clean enough and something bothers him enough to make him sneeze;

So, I’d suggest to hoover the carpets frequently (I sure wipe the floors everyday to keep up with hay and hair), avoid using chemical products to clean the rooms she’s allowed to go in and keep the area ventilated. Little girl has a lot of fur on herself, so if the temperature drops a bit she won’t be bothered.
As for cleaning her stuff and her bottles, you can use a mix of warm water, white vinegar and baking soda, it works super good! I use that mix to clean the whole place

[moonbunny]

Posted By Muchelle on 1/03/2018 5:58 AM

It can happen to get some sneezes! I’ve found various reasons that make my bun randomly sneeze a few times in a row, I’ll list them:
– Room/enclosure isn’t clean enough and there’s hay dust or just regular dust especially where he likes to lounge or sleep;
– He’s molting and his own fur flies everywhere and makes everyone sneeze;
– His drinking bottles’ nozzles aren’t clean enough and something bothers him enough to make him sneeze;

So, I’d suggest to hoover the carpets frequently (I sure wipe the floors everyday to keep up with hay and hair), avoid using chemical products to clean the rooms she’s allowed to go in and keep the area ventilated. Little girl has a lot of fur on herself, so if the temperature drops a bit she won’t be bothered.
As for cleaning her stuff and her bottles, you can use a mix of warm water, white vinegar and baking soda, it works super good! I use that mix to clean the whole place

Thank you for all the tips! I will keep an eye on Nibbles and try to clean the carpet more often. We use water bowls (it’s more natural and comfortable for bunnies to drink from a water bowl), and I usually clean her things either with warm water and a little bit of dish soap or just with warm water. If the sneezing persists or gets worse, I’ll check with my vet again.

[Boymom4]

We had this same problem with our male, Nabbit. Took him to the vet and she said it was most likely allergies and to get rid of any scented cleaners, candles, air fresheners and avoid running the ionizer on our air purifier (she explained why on that but I forget the exact reason). She also said not to wear perfumes or cologne around him (we didn’t to begin with). Since making sure that our house is fragrance free he has been just fine.

[Scarlet]

My rabbit, Geronimo eats so fast and snuffs things up a lot then has sneezing fits. Is it at all dust there? My first rabbit had a sneezing reaction to many scents such as candles, dust, smoke(cigarette or just me accidentally burning food), even tufts of our short-haired dog’s fur could make for sneezing. Some bunnies just inhale deeply and get pieces of grass in their nose or other things. Sneezing is the body trying to expel something unwanted in the airway so any of the above could cause a repeated series of sneezes until it’s dislodged.

[Sillylily]

My bunny has seen two vets for sneezing (still sneezes) and his ear was itching, but no more. He was being treated with Marbofloxacin and prior to that, penicillin injections…and even panacur. He started having seizures and nystigmus from the marbofloxacin and I stopped and he no longer has seizures, it was so scary. Poor guy…he still sometimes sneezes. When he does, it’s continuous, then he stops.  He has clear discharge on his nose which I clean off…the vets seem baffled. I have changed hays even..cleaned his area thoroughly…he has no other symptoms at all…has anyone experienced this?

[Wick & Fable]

I’m sorry to hear that you and your bun are going through this Sillylily. This is an old topic, so I recommend creating your own new topic in our forum. In it, it would be helpful to know what tests/assessments your vet has run. Feel free to DM me if you’re having trouble figuring out how to create a new topic.

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The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

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