What was it....not really snot....

[ladysown]

So I had a gal come over today who has rabbits from a herd that I know full well.

She was going to bring a doe for breeding, which if they pass my health inspection (and I ONLY do this from herds I know who haven't brought in outside rabbits), I would breed for a kit back. It's a step up for new to the breed, breeders.

This doe had NOT SNOT... it's was like filmy liquid dripping from her nose.

She's had a doe for over a month, has never seen anything icky wise from these rabbits.

I chalked it up to the weather but... oh my.. I wasn't going to breed her. I wouldn't have anyways as she was horribly fat and that just doesn't work well.

I ended up selling her an adult buck and just letting her figure that out at her own place. I didn't let the rabbit can anywhere near mine.

So as this doe had us both stumped I'm asking...what could this have been?

It didn't look like pasteurella snot. It didn't really have the texture of snot. and it was just one long drip... could it have been heat stress like I thought it was???

 

[jessie15273]

I would say heat stress, epecially since you said she was overweight

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I'm not sure what it was... but I have had rabbits in heat distress, and have never seen nasal discharge. They always have saliva on their chins and neck.

 

[ladysown]

i had rabbits in heat distress as well...that died from it in my arms. They had saliva down their chin/neck but also snorting from their noses....

It was always on them or in eminent danger so I never paid that much attention to it...but this was just right there..... and I just basically dropped her back into her carrier and said OHH.. not breeding that. Get her cooled off.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

Could be heat stress, could be something up her nose, who knows? But, I think you did the right thing....