Wet clicking noise in one ear?

[hansaj01]

Hello! I've noticed recently that when I rub my mini lop Macy's ears (she loves this) one of them has been making a wet clicking noise. It sounds like it is coming from deep in the ear and it' s not constant but it does happen when her floppy ear moves once in awhile.
Macy is a pasturella bunny, she's currently on antibiotics as prescribed by the vet I take her to a vet who is one suggested by the House Rabbit Society. Her symptoms are very controlled at the time, and have been limited to sneezing and small amounts of discharge.
The wet sound is only coming from one ear. The only time she seems bothered by it is when I mess with her ear for multiple minutes to hear the noise and she doesn't seem to be in pain it's more of a "mom, stop messing with my ear" reaction and she'll shake her head for a moment after I played with it but never shakes her head otherwise.
I've called my vet and she said she hasn't heard of a bunny having a wet noise and no other symptoms. She said to keep an eye out for any changes in eating, potty, any sighs of pain/discomfort and any head tilt or lack of balance etc. She said at this time not to be too concerned, but I thought I would get the opinion of you all. Have you ever had anything similar? Thanks!

Also I don't think it would be mites since she is on revolution and I think that prevents/kills them?

 

[Dood]

Macy is a pasturella bunny, she's currently on antibiotics .......... my vet said she hasn't heard of a bunny having a wet noise and no other symptoms

:shock: She HAS other symptoms .....

sneezing and small amounts of discharge.

You can add "wet noises in ears" to the list

Just like people - rabbits have eustachian tubes (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3kZDDeuzq6o/U ... 00/ear.jpg) that drain fluid from the inner ear (tympanic cavity) to the throat. I suspect your rabbits pasturella bactaria have taken up residence in her inner ear and is causing the sucking noise you hear when massaging it. It is possible the infection can rupture the ear drum and puss will be visable leaking out the outer ear and a culture can be taken to see if the a different antibiotic needs to given to kill it.

I take her to a vet who is one suggested by the House Rabbit Society

:rotfl: I suspect the vet or her staff is the one that put her on the "reccommened list"

Any vet who doesn't even know basic animal physiology (ALL mammals have a similar inner ear structure and I learned this stuff in my 3rd year of University and not vet school) would not be my vet for very long.