Hello,
I know that I have brought this up before, but I am very concerned about my big bunny, Storm. She is about a year and 3 months. I took her to a Spay & Neuter clinic today for a spay that I had been putting off due to her breathing and occasional sneezing, and the doctor said he did not feel comfortable doing surgery on her due to the way that she breathes, and advised seeing my regular vet. He said it was not because she was stressed from the car ride and heat, as all bunnies they see are; it was due to how pronounced her inhaling is. I had her since she was 8 weeks old, she is perhaps my favorite rabbit, and she has always sneezed at times, breathed heavily and made somewhat nasally, stuffy noises. I took her to my regular exotic vet TWICE for this, and they said nothing was wrong with her, except that one time, she was "exhausted" due to having a litter of 10 during her first birth. We put her on antibiotics as a precaution, but it mostly resolved on its own and she has never had nasal discharge. She is a very happy, playful, strong, hungry, curious rabbit who loves to dig at things for hours. However, I really want to get her spayed for her health, and to re-bond her with her childhood best friend, Oreo. A vet tech also suggested it might be a nasal deformity as a wild guess.
I always hoped that it was due to her size, because she is 7 lbs, and I had another big bunny who also breathed heavily. I am trying to see if someone cancels an appointment tomorrow, so I can get a 3rd opinion. Has anyone had a bunny spayed who breathed like this? I love my Big Bunny...
I know that I have brought this up before, but I am very concerned about my big bunny, Storm. She is about a year and 3 months. I took her to a Spay & Neuter clinic today for a spay that I had been putting off due to her breathing and occasional sneezing, and the doctor said he did not feel comfortable doing surgery on her due to the way that she breathes, and advised seeing my regular vet. He said it was not because she was stressed from the car ride and heat, as all bunnies they see are; it was due to how pronounced her inhaling is. I had her since she was 8 weeks old, she is perhaps my favorite rabbit, and she has always sneezed at times, breathed heavily and made somewhat nasally, stuffy noises. I took her to my regular exotic vet TWICE for this, and they said nothing was wrong with her, except that one time, she was "exhausted" due to having a litter of 10 during her first birth. We put her on antibiotics as a precaution, but it mostly resolved on its own and she has never had nasal discharge. She is a very happy, playful, strong, hungry, curious rabbit who loves to dig at things for hours. However, I really want to get her spayed for her health, and to re-bond her with her childhood best friend, Oreo. A vet tech also suggested it might be a nasal deformity as a wild guess.
I always hoped that it was due to her size, because she is 7 lbs, and I had another big bunny who also breathed heavily. I am trying to see if someone cancels an appointment tomorrow, so I can get a 3rd opinion. Has anyone had a bunny spayed who breathed like this? I love my Big Bunny...