rabbit snorting..blocked nose?

Question
this afternoon my rabbit started making a snorting sound while breathing...sounds like finding it really hard to breathe...normally happy and active, now sitting in one spot stretching neck outwards tryin to get air...its 1.15am here and i cant take her to vet as its pay on the day here and i dont get paid for 4 more days..please help me help her at home, she is my daughters beloved pet...

Answer
UPDATE

Hi, if he needs antibiotics there are a whole bunch that are NOT good for rabbits, that can really hurt or kill him.  Please print out this letter as I have a list of dangerous and safe drugs for rabbits included.

Name of antibiotic:  Effect



Ampicillin: 40 to 100% fatal enteritis, dependent on dosage

Amoxicillin:  Diarrhea after oral administration.

Cephalexin:  Diarrhea after oral administration. Injection of cephalosporin has proven safe.

Clindamycin:  50 to 100% fatal enteritis, dependent on dosage

Erythromycin:  Diarrhea

Lincomycin:  33 to 100% fatal enteritis, dependent on dosage

Minocycline:  Reduction of growth rate

Penicillin:  Acute and/or chronic enteritis (diarrhea) after oral administration. Injection of cephalosporin has proven safe.

Spectinomycin:  Diarrhea

Spiramycin:  Nervousness

Tilmicosin:  Fatal adverse reaction has been observed. The reaction seems rabbit dependent and it is advised to do a test dose of 5 mg/kg before doubling dosage.

Tylosin:  Diarrhea

Vancomycin:  Acute toxicity with 100% mortality


Safer Antibiotics: Enrofloaxcin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, trimethoprim sulfa.  Your vet will need to determine proper dosages.  Send me a private question and I can give you the web pages he needs to review.


END UPDATE

Hi,

I can't tell you what it is, but if she's having trouble breathing, it is a vet event.  Non-medical, unseen, gut reaction is that it's some kind of sinus/lung infection affecting her breathing.  Vets will generally work something out with folks (ie payment plans) for pets that need immediate care.  I would go to a good rabbit vet though, if you can find one known for rabbit care.  

Rabbits will snort to try to clear their noses.  If you have a little hand-operated rubber 'sucker' that is used to clear out babies' noses and mouths, you could try to suck out any mucus out of her nose.  But the bottom line is that even if ou do, it will not clear up what the rabbit is suffering from.  You will still need to see a vet to have her diagnosed and given proper treatment for whatever she is suffering from.

Lee