Not the dreaded P... so what could it be?

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OwnedByTheBuns

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I have a 5 month old doe who sneezes ALT. Everyday she sneezes. She's done that since 1 month after I got her. So she has been sneezing for about 3 months. But I have NEVER seen any white snot or heard raspy breathing. Never. Sometimes she gets these big puffs or tiny little sneezes. They don't have hay in their cage at the moment but she still does it. No cat could have bitten her and my rabbits can't have Pasteurella.
 
No cat could have bitten her and my rabbits can't have Pasteurella
not sure what you mean by this but you can have a vet to a nose swab to see what it might be.

There are other sinus diseases than pasturella, allergies are a possibility or something stuck in her nose that is irritating her, normally it will be expelled, absorbed or turns into infection as the foreign object gets coated in snot.
 
Well, I have heard that cats can transmit Snuffles by biting the rabbit.

Maybe allergies. I just went out and fed and she sneezed again. I actually am not too worried about it, it just confuses me.

Her nose is hardly even wet most of the time, just a perfect little bun nose. So I would think the sneezing would have stopped by now or she would have at least a wet nose if something was in there.
 
OwnedByTheBuns":1vh1c65u said:
Well, I have heard that cats can transmit Snuffles by biting the rabbit.

Maybe allergies. I just went out and fed and she sneezed again. I actually am not too worried about it, it just confuses me.

Her nose is hardly even wet most of the time, just a perfect little bun nose. So I would think the sneezing would have stopped by now or she would have at least a wet nose if something was in there.

Pasteurellosis in rabbits is transmitted by direct contact or droplet (ie. sneezing) It is a respiratory issue. Pasteurella *can* be transmitted by a cat bite, but that is usually a skin infection that people get from a cat bite. Rabbits are really good at cleaning themselves up, so you might not actually see the snot. How are her front paws, any matting or crustiness? It also be fines from the feed...sort of like dust. Does she sneeze while eating or after eating?
 
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