LuvMyRabbits
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone..Hope you and your bunnies are having a great day =) I am here again today needing some answers..and hope someone can enlighten me on what I'm doing wrong..So I'm thinking that Spirit has a cold, she sneezed 7 times yesterday and twice this morning a few days ago she also had a little bit of a runny eye( Shadow also sneezed this morning ) I dont understand whats going on...I have only had my rabbits about 2 months....2 weeks ago when I took them for their checkup to make sure they were healthy enough to be fixed the vet found that Shadow had ear mites and Spirit had fur mites..to make a long story short between the office visit, skin scrapes & medication by the time I left it cost me $300.00 which was more than I expected but it needed to be taken care of so it was worth it to get them better...the vet also informed me that it would cost me $340.00 ( for both combined ) to get them fixed..Well I wasnt expecting the vet to find the whole mite issue when we went for the checkup so the money I used for that was part of the money I was saving to get them fixed ( I know this needs to be done asap espically now that we know Shadow isnt a girl but a boy!) Now she is sneezing and from what I'm reading on this site and others she needs a vet visit and antibiotics...and since her and Shadow are always with each other and he sneezed today as well, I'm thinking he will need the same course of treatment..I dont even want to think about how much that is going to cost:shock: So I need to know what I am doing wrong?? I wont let either rabbit be sick and not take them to the vet but honestly I cant afford this at all...I have 3 kids and a cat that I also have to care for and as I'm sure most of you know times are really hard right now...so this is really really hurting my wallet :cry2( if this vet visit costs anything like that last one which I'm sure it will it will be another $300 which means between the mites the cold and the spay/neuter I will be spending over $900.00 in less than 3 months )...I dont understand:?I change their bedding every other day..they have timothy hay and pellets along with fruits and veggies everyday..they are indoor rabbits so its not like they are outside in the cold and rain..I really need some answers...Please help!!!!ray:Are there any home remedies for rabbit colds?? ( I'm sorry if thats a stupid question )