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Rabbit breathing weird

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Question
I have a 4 month old male Holland lop rabbit. When I pick him up and hold him his breathing sounds weird. It's like wheezy and almost sounds like snorting. He lives outside during the day and in my garage at nigt. I don't know if he is sick because my other Holland lop female rabbit does not make these noises. She lives outside 24/7.

Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

Answer
Dear Kylie,

Please get both bunnies to the vet for a complete check up.  It's not normal for him to be making noises like this, and he might have a respiratory infection.  Please read:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sickbun.html

and

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sneezing.html

You can find a rabbit-experienced veterinarian here:

http://www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope this helps.

Dana