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Sneezing?

22 11:09:55

Question
I have a female rabbit who is about 10 months old.  Since I've had heard i noticed that she sneezes a lot.  I was reading some of the questions on here and i had no idea that it could possibly be so serious. I was wondering if you could give me more information about and the potential harm it could cause her?

Answer
Sneezing could be  a few things.
1. She could have an allergy to something.
2. She could have something in her pen like bedding or something irritating her nose, causing her to sneeze.
3. The worst thing could be snuffles. This will have discharge of yellowish to white in color. The front paws will eventually get matted with the stuff. This is a contagious disease and is spread from rabbit to rabbit. It is incurrable, and can be treated with antibiotics. Rabbits who have it will have periods of sneezing and discharge, and then periods where they appear healthy.
http://www.islandgems.net/pasteurella.html  This website talks a little about it as to what it is and what it can lead to.
Samantha