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My rabbits keeps snorting

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Question
My rabbit fletcher has been fine until a minute ago i went to take him back into his cage from his run i picked him up and he started snorting ( i don't think he was snorting in an angry  way) anyway i put him on the top of his cage and started stroking him and telling him to calm down i looked at his nose and i saw see through runny stuff around his nose when he was breathing little bubbles ( not really bubbles) of snot keeps coming out. i don't know if he has a cold but please can you try and give me an answer cause i don't want him to die... thanks!!

Answer
Dear Katy,

It sounds as if your rabbit has an upper respiratory infection, and he's sneezing up a storm.  He needs to be seen by a good rabbit vet ASAP for diagnosis and appropriate treatment:

www.rabbit.org/vets

You can read more about this problem here:

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

so you'll know what to ask.  And please also see:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/culture.html

Hope that helps.

Dana