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Hi all! I was wondering how likely it is that salmonella or another bacteria that causes food poisoning could be transmitted to a rabbit. I currently am on vacation and have food poisoning and I am going home tomorrow. Is it okay for me to care for my rabbit normally? I am worried about...

Hey everyone. I posted a few weeks ago with a question about my rabbit’s exposure to dangerous antibiotics. My cat has a bad ear infection and has been taking liquid Clavamox and Clindamycin twice a day for the past 2 weeks. I was very worried about my rabbit’s exposure to the antibiotics since...

Hey everyone! My rabbit was eating his pellets tonight and had a sneezing fit. He sneezed about 5-6 times while eating his pellets and then jumped out of his cage. I checked on him and he seemed fine. He ran over to the corner that he usually lays in and flopped over. He didn’t appear to be...

Hi everyone! I know that rabbits cannot have certain antibiotics because they can cause fatal enterotoxemia. My cat is currently sick and has to take Clindamycin and Clavamox twice daily. Will my rabbit be at risk if I am handling these antibiotics to give them to my cat? I’m just worried that...

Hey everyone! I have a quick question about choking and aspiration pneumonia. Most of the things that I have read seem to suggest that pneumonia is pretty uncommon in adult rabbits and it is usually secondary to an upper respiratory infection they goes untreated or a choking event. My bunny has...

Hi everyone. I have an indoor rabbit and today I came home to see some chunks of his fur on the ground as if he had been scratching. They have a very fine sandy/dusty material in them. There have been a few flies in the house, so I am really worried that he could have fly strike. He is eating...

Hey everyone! Since it is Memorial Day weekend in the US (where I am located), there are lots of fireworks in my town tonight. My bun is about 3 years old, so he has gone though a few Fourth of July’s and a few New Year’s Eve’s. He is a pretty skittish bunny, so he does not like the fireworks...

Hi everyone! I have a 2.5 year old male Lionhead named Mickey. Mickey is a completely indoor bunny and he is 100% free roam in my bunny-proofed bedroom. I’ve noticed over the past few days that he’s had some thin, watery discharge from his nose. Usually I would not be worried about this and...

Hi everyone! I just realized that I’ve been using a jar of Jif peanut butter that was a part of the batch that was recalled in the US for potential salmonella contamination. I have been having some gastrointestinal upset- but no vomiting or fever and I feel fine. If I did end up having...

Hi everyone! I have a 2.5 year old lionhead that is currently going through a very heavy shed. Typically his poops have some hair in them when he goes through a shed like this. I noticed yesterday that he had some small and abnormally shaped poop, but they returned to normal overnight and I woke...

Hi everyone! I know that rabbits are susceptible to Herpes Simplex Virus and I am wondering how common it is for them to catch this from something like a cold sore. If somebody in my family has a cold sore and I live with them, does this pose a risk to my rabbit? For example, if I am around my...

Does anybody know if rabbits can catch mononucleosis from people? I recently read an article that seemed to suggest that it was possible, but I’m not sure if that would be only under laboratory conditions or if a rabbit owner could pass mononucleosis to their rabbit if they had it and then cared...

Hey everyone! I know that rabbits cannot take most antibiotics as it can lead to enterotoxemia. My question is: I am currently taking a 10 day course of antibiotics (one of the ones which is dangerous for rabbits). Is it okay for me to be interacting with and caring for my rabbit while I am...

Hi everyone. I got home from work today and noticed that my rabbit had passed a few poops that were strung together by a thin string. My rabbit is a lionhead, so it is quite common for him to pass stool that is strung together by fur/hair. However, this was definitely not fur or hair. It almost...

How likely is it for EC to be passed from rabbit to rabbit indirectly such as on shoes, clothing, and hands? There is a rabbit at the rescue that I volunteer for who recently tested positive for EC and is undergoing treatment. Is it safe for me to touch the rabbit, clean his cage, etc. and then...

Hey everyone. I have become very anxious about the health of my 2.5 year old Lionhead, Mickey, since his most recent episode of GI stasis and some other GI issues that have since resolved. I saw a few online rabbit forums discussing aspiration pneumonia in rabbits and now I am terrified. It...

Hi everyone! I have a 2 year old neutered male lionhead named Mickey. Mickey had an episode of stasis in August and he ended up being hospitalized at a university teaching hospital for 3 night. Since then, I am very paranoid about his poop and I am always freaking myself out about it. Recently...

Hi everyone. This is kind of a random question, but how common is it for rabbits to contract food-borne illnesses such as Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli? I know that there could be a small possibility from a rabbit eating affected produce, but how common would be be for a human owner to...

Hi everyone. 2 days ago I noticed that my 2 year old male lionhead’s poops were a bit strange. Some were small and hard while others were normal, but others were large and oval-shaped. Some of them were also tear-drop shaped, but I only noticed if I really looked hard. He was acting normal and...

Hi everyone! I recently saw that there was a large recall of packaged lettuces due to possible infection with Listeria. My family did not have any of those specific brands in our home, but it got me thinking about listeria in rabbits. If I were to have lettuce or other vegetables in my home with...