Are allergies possible in rabbits

[smay]

I have a mini satin that had like a small amount of white mucus coming from his nose and he was sneezing. I treated with 3 injections of penacillan for 3 consecutive days.

The nose is not running anymore and he is eating, drinking, pooping, all normal. He actualy never stopped eating.

The problem is, he still sneezes but I don't she any discharge or wetness to the nose at all. Is is possible he still has "a cold" or is he ok? Could he still be a carrier and infect other rabbits?

 

[hillrise]

It's always a good idea to treat any rabbit that shows any symptoms like they are contagious, no matter how innocuous the symptom seems to be.

How often is he sneezing? I have rabbits that have little sneezing fits every once in a while, but it's probably due to them accidentally sniffing up some dust off the feed or their hay (or a fly on their nose), or even just having drunk from the bottle wrong.

My guess would probably be that the antibiotics helped clear up most of the infection, but I would give him up to two weeks for full recovery.

 

[smay]

He's been doing this quite a while. When i first got him he never sneezed, then when I noticed he had discharge from his nose i treated him right away. Its been about a month since treatment and he is still sneezing. Its not as much as before but he does still have little sneezing fits.

 

[hillrise]

Hmmm...is it while he's eating, drinking or digging? Sneezing then (even in fits) is pretty normal.

If there's no discharge and he's not having trouble breathing, I couldn't say he really has anything else.