Hey guys. I was volunteering at a summer camp this past week, and my husband was taking care of the buns. I was sitting on the couch, while Pippi was running free, and I hear her "snoring" sound. Pippi is a Holland Lop, so she has the mooshy pug face, and when she is in deep rest, she has this little snore, which she has always had (she has lived with us since Oct. 2014).
This time, even though she was resting (it's her typical nap time), her snoring got louder and louder. I went to look at her, and she is breathing heavily, and taking shallow breaths. She seems as alert as she usually does, it's just her breathing is kind of...hard. like she's been running a bunny marathon or something.
She does have a bit of discharge from her eyes, but no more than the usual "I woke up in the morning with a crust at the corners of my eyes."
Unfortunately, it's a Saturday, and the weekend hours for my vet are finished until Monday. I live in rural WV, USA, and the emergency vets around here don't take rabbits, so I have to wait until Monday.
I did do some research, and it does seem like she might have a bit of a respiratory infection. I have some Baytril and Metacam from when Butterscotch was sick a few months ago (he had bladder stones, and is nowhere near Pippi). My main question is, should I give Pippi a small dose of the baytril each day until Monday, or hope for the best until I can call the vet on Monday? I'm so worried about her... my husband said she didn't start acting strangely until yesterday evening...
Also... that being said, she has no contact with our other two rabbits. She lives in our living room, and they live in the basement. What can I do to keep this from spreading to them?
This time, even though she was resting (it's her typical nap time), her snoring got louder and louder. I went to look at her, and she is breathing heavily, and taking shallow breaths. She seems as alert as she usually does, it's just her breathing is kind of...hard. like she's been running a bunny marathon or something.
She does have a bit of discharge from her eyes, but no more than the usual "I woke up in the morning with a crust at the corners of my eyes."
Unfortunately, it's a Saturday, and the weekend hours for my vet are finished until Monday. I live in rural WV, USA, and the emergency vets around here don't take rabbits, so I have to wait until Monday.
I did do some research, and it does seem like she might have a bit of a respiratory infection. I have some Baytril and Metacam from when Butterscotch was sick a few months ago (he had bladder stones, and is nowhere near Pippi). My main question is, should I give Pippi a small dose of the baytril each day until Monday, or hope for the best until I can call the vet on Monday? I'm so worried about her... my husband said she didn't start acting strangely until yesterday evening...
Also... that being said, she has no contact with our other two rabbits. She lives in our living room, and they live in the basement. What can I do to keep this from spreading to them?