Sniffles

[PetsInAction101]

My bunny does not have the sniffles, but I know a bunny that does and all the vets around us don’t know anything no about bunnies and think it is just a cold or something is there a at home remedies for a bunny with sniffles?

[Paige]

Do you know that bunnys symptoms that would make you think that this bunny has thw sniffles?

[PetsInAction101]

My friends bunny does this snort sound sometimes and then sometime she has some snot but other times she is perfectly fine

[tobyluv]

That bunny could have a respiratory infection and would need an antibiotic if she does.  Baytril is one that is commonly prescribed.  There are no home remedies for infections. Sometimes people have to travel out of their area to find a good rabbit savvy vet. A rabbit is going to need vet care during its life and its a good idea to have a vet already lined up before one is needed.

Here is an article on how to find a good rabbit vet:

http://rabbit.org/faq-how-to-find-a-good-rabbit-vet/

[Shiver_Rose]

As someone who has spent a lot of money on vet bills for a rabbit that is seriously ill…

It is my opinion that it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Snuffles can be very serious and hard to get rid of. It can start off looking like a simple cold, then progress to other parts of the body which can then be fatal or very expensive to diagnose and treat. If you catch whatever it is early, you might save yourself a whole lot of money and heart break.

My recommendation is to go straight to an exotics vet…someone who specializes specifically in rabbits and other small animals. I took my rabbit to two other vets before doing this and ended up wasting money and valuable time in my rabbit’s recovery. Regular veterinarians might claim to have experience with rabbits, and they might but they just don’t know enough about the species to properly treat them imo. I second what the person above me said, in that you may have to travel to find this. I had to travel a distance to see my exotics vet. In the end, choosing this type of vet can prove more cost efficient because they have more knowledge in what to test for and try versus taking measures that might not be necessary.

From my experience, home remedies are a lovely idea and they can certainly help to supplement medical treatment…but they will never ever take the place of medical treatment. This is coming from personal experience with my own ailments in the past as well as family members who refused to go to doctors due to their spiritual beliefs.

Did your rabbit play with the other bunny that you know? In this case it might have caught something contagious.

I don’t mean to sound harsh. Just trying to help.  Good luck.

[PetsInAction101]

Thanks so much everyone!! The bunny is all better now!!

[Shiver_Rose]

Oh great!  Happy to hear that.  Sniffles can be a scary illness.  My bun is still recovering but I think we finally found the right antibiotic after the recent tests that were run.  

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