buster is going to the vets xxx

buster is off to the vets this afternoon... i had to beg for an appointment!

he is making a grunting noise when he hops around, and a slurping noise when he drinks... eating okay though. a bit of a wet nose but it is clear and runny, so no signs of real bad infection...

as some of you know he suffers with his teeth... i will keep this thread updated.

i am very tearful now, i panic when he needs to go in xxx

Aww hope buster is ok Josie, sending hugs and good positive vibes xxxxx

thanks leanne xxx

Hope everything goes ok Josie .x

back from the vets... looks like snuffles...
i took inca to the vets too, my vet said she is the calmest, freindliest hedgehog he has met xxx

awwwww poor buster, has a cold...

[quote="Josie"]back from the vets... looks like snuffles...
i took inca to the vets too, my vet said she is the calmest, freindliest hedgehog he has met xxx[/quote


What a lovely thing to say .. makes me feel good ..

awwww poor buster, hope he gets better soon...i had a rabbit with teeth that used to just keep growing..i had to take him back to the breeder every few weeks for a trim. x

Awww poor lickle Buster xx

i have injectable abx for him... hopefully they will do the trick... he's getting an old boy, but he seems to pull through everything life throws at him! xxx

I am sure he will be fine Josie . .. with you as his mommy x

he cant not be... ive told him straight, he can never leave me! xxx

:O) Not nice when they aren't well .x

josie, he is an ok, un-well aint he?? your not worried?? are you injecting into his body or inject into his mouth? poor buster.

Hope Buster gets better soon

How is he this morning Josie ..x

sorry, for some reason some of the new messages havent come up as new so ive missed a few...going to have to go back through and double check i havent missed any...

he is quiet today, it's time now to give him his 2nd injection so he won't be very happy with me either. a lot of sneezing last night but it'll take a few days for these abx to kick in xxx

Aww sorry to hear he still isn't feeling well Josie ....x

he is miserable today xxx

Is it like our common cold?? Awww has been cold or damp?? Poor bunny x

snuffles is a respiritory disease... the bacteria are present in most rabbits but it only multiplies and causes problems in some, due to stress...
it can come out during a moult or any environmental changes or any stress to the immune system.
buster is always indoors nice and warm so i think it is the moult, plus he is getting older. it is only since he has started the abx that he has become lethargic, and he has become very clingy to me so i knew something was up.
his noisy drinking is probably caused by his blocked nose but i caught his illness very quickly... rabbits hide illness very well as any sign of weakness and they leave themselves vunerable to predators and abandonment of their warren, but i know him so well i think i can detect even small changes in his behaviour straight away.
if it was left long enough the mucus becomes very thick and white/yellow, his is clear at the moment.
i put a few details of snuffles on another thread tayer but look it up further because it is a very common illness in rabbits and very contagious so if one of yours gets it you need to seperate them quickly xxx

they are all separate any ways!!...

different rooms, hands washed everytime you touch them, disinfect everything, remove things they might share like toys... especially because you are breeding because of the risk to the babies and the mother xxx

well i havnt gone to that extreme...lol

is this 1st time buster has had the sniffles??

snuffles tay.... lol

no he's had it before, once it comes it never goes away, just lies dormant and comes up again every now and then... you shouldnt breed a rabbit that has had snuffles xxx