Bloated and lethargic

[jessie15273]

Yesterday, one of my rabbits was sitting in the house almost the whole day, she never does that.
This morning I we t to check her and she looked like she had a lump on her side up by her chest. Of course that was the day that the little girl who used to own her came over to visit I told her the rabbit was sleepy and got her to play somewhere else.

I checked on her again when the girl left and she was just laying in her house I thought she was dead so I picked her up and she kicked a bit. After a short examination I could no longer find the lump and noticed her nose was snotty and she also looked bloated. I was going to go get my pellet gun, but she died while I was carrying her out back.

Any ideas? Her pen has been thoroughly bleached and won't be needed for months anyways. I threw out her food and water bowl as I had bought replacements anyways

 

[MaggieJ]

Possibly pasteurella (snuffles). The swelling sounds like an abscess but it is odd that you couldn't find it later on. Sometimes abscesses are symptomatic of pasteurella, as is the snotty nose. You are wise to take precautions against it spreading.