RabbitGirl321
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I have what I think could be a possible snuffles case in some of my rabbits... I noticed 3 days ago one of my rabbits ("Blue") had a bit of a runny nose and sneezed once or twice, so to be safe I moved her away from all my other rabbits, disinfected her cage and washed my hands real good with soap before handling/feeding/watering any other rabbits. But later that night, one of my baby hotots in the litter I've been trying to get since last fall, also had a runny nose and I didn't see him sneeze that day but there was a few times where he'd tilt his head slightly back. Next day, saw his mom sneeze a couple times and have a bit of nasal discharge, but haven't heard her sneeze or seen where she's had a runny nose since. NOTE: The hotots are not in the same area as Blue, and haven't ever been around her. They are in our house as that's where I bring the polish and hotots when they are bred and nursing. End note. Also had another doe, the one who was in the cage below Blue, who I noticed had a small amount of nasal discharge on Thursday, so I did the same with her as Blue just in case, separated her from the others and disinfected her cage. Just a little bit later she looked perfectly fine, and I thought maybe I was just over re-acting and stupidly, I put her back in her old cage because I had no where else to put her. Couples hours go by, I look at her, and she has nasal discharge on her legs and face, so I quickly repeated what I'd already done once with her, seeing I wasn't just crazy before when I thought she had some discharge. Oddly though, she was perfectly fine every time yesterday when I looked at her, no nasal discharge or anything what so ever, and today she had a very small amount where you could just barely tell her fur below her nose was wet for a little bit, but has mainly been perfectly normal, and I've not seen her sneeze a single time throughout all this. Blue however, looked horrid today. She didn't look as bad yesterday as she has been looking but today she's got stuff all over her face and front legs, getting me to REALLY think I could be dealing with snuffles now. The hotot mom however is perfectly fine still, and the baby is the same as he has been the whole time aside from I do think I've caught him sneezing a couple times, his sisters are both fine as well.
Any ideas, is this is a case of snuffles or not? If so, what should I do? Espeically with Blue? Is there any way of even knowing for sure it's snuffles without a vet testing them? Because I don't have a vet that deals with rabbits around here. I always thought they had a thick white discharge with snuffles, and sneezed A LOT, but nobody is sneezing much (as said, the one doe hasn't sneezed at all) and too me the discharge seems more yellow in color? At least on the baby hotot and Blue. I have no idea what's going on, any help is appreciated!
Below is a picture of "Blue". The one who looks the worst, and was the one who started all this. None of the others look half as bad as she does.
Any ideas, is this is a case of snuffles or not? If so, what should I do? Espeically with Blue? Is there any way of even knowing for sure it's snuffles without a vet testing them? Because I don't have a vet that deals with rabbits around here. I always thought they had a thick white discharge with snuffles, and sneezed A LOT, but nobody is sneezing much (as said, the one doe hasn't sneezed at all) and too me the discharge seems more yellow in color? At least on the baby hotot and Blue. I have no idea what's going on, any help is appreciated!
Below is a picture of "Blue". The one who looks the worst, and was the one who started all this. None of the others look half as bad as she does.