Can rabbits catch our colds?

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- 12/08/2012 at 12:12 AM
  Huckleberry
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  Both the humans in the house have what we assume to be colds. Neither of us have gone to a doctor to confirm it, I am just getting over mine and he is just coming down with his, but it seems consistent with cold symptoms.
  
  Can we pass this to Huckleberry? So far, she has not shown any signs of feeling off. If so, what do I do? How do I protect her?
- 12/08/2012 at 12:27 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  No, the common cold in humans is not contagious to bunnies. For more info: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sneezing.html NOTE: though this article confirms your bunny will not catch a cold from you, it does provide good info about IF your bunny does get a runny nose etc, what it may be (nothing to do with human colds though), so at this point it may not be relevant and really nothing for you to worry about. Just good info for future reference.
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