help please

hi, first of my names alex, im 15 (16 tomorrow ) boy, from edinburgh

i have been staying at my grans over the last couple of days as i have had my exams and ive camehome and went straight out to see teh rabbit, my mum has been feeding and watering her everyday, i picked her up and shes breathing really weird, sounds almots like a blocked nose, she breaths in kinda ok and when she breaths out shes opening her mouth and sounds almost bubbly, its very strange and ive never heard any of my previous rabbits having this, she is about 5ish i cant quite rememeber, she is not a dwarf rabbit, but she is very very small, and has quite large ears, i was gona run down to the vets but its closed now, is there anything i can do?

please help im really worried. i dont want to lose her

thanks
Alex

Hi Alex,

You really need to get her to a vets asap as a rabbit that breathes through it's mouth is in real distress and it is very serious (rabbits naturally always breath through their noses). She may have a lower respiratory condition such as pneumonia, the bubbling sound you describe can be linked to fluid build up in the lungs.

Good Luck

Hi Alex, I really think you need to get your rabbit to a vet straight away, I think she will need medication, can you get her to an emergency vet?

is there anything i can do until the morning? the vets closed at 5, it opens at 9, ill be up at 7 and take her in when it opens at 9

Vets have a legal obligation to provide an out of hours emergency service, so if you call them they can tell you what their practice arrangements for this are.

ive just checked her again, she seems abit better, sh ehas been in the hhut all day so mayby over heated? the closet vets is a half hour drive and my dad is out and my mum cant leave my sister in house on her own, iimnot old enough to look after her, should i leave her out untillater or just put her back in her hut and take her to vets as soon as possible in the morning?

Hi Alex, I hope there's better news this morning, and that you can get her seen to.
Good luck and let us know how you're both doing

ive taken it down to vets and its been kept in, they think she has ammonia, and may have to be put her to sleep, she has been given drunks nd they r gona phone soon to let us no wats happening

AlexC wrote:ive taken it down to vets and its been kept in, they think she has ammonia, and may have to be put her to sleep, she has been given drunks nd they r gona phone soon to let us no wats happening

Hi Alex, thanks for getting back, is that Pneumonia? Bunnies have recovered from this before, there are drugs that can help, but it can depend on how advanced the pneumonia is. I hope she pulls through, and you get good news from the vet. Healing vibes for your girl.

I really hope you girl makes it through and well done for getting her to the vet, there are lots of medications that can help her, hope you get some good news

Alex really pleased you got her to the Vet and hope she responds well to the drugs....not the ideal situation on your Birthday though and with revising for exams!

Sending healing vibes and nosey rubs x

i sure hope she gets better, but to be honest im doubtful, sad leaving her at vets, that may have been the last time i ever see her

hope she gets better, fingers crossed

Sending healing (((vibes))) to your bunny and Happy Birthday to you

thanks, we go down to vets in 20 mins to se whats happening, im really worried, i sure hope it all goes well,

ill let us now as soon as i can get on the comp, the news, i sooooooo hope its good news

at least she is in teh best possible hands

It's your birthday? Oh, well I hope then that she makes you day, Happy birthday

Any news on her Alex

hey

yes it was myt birthday

unfortunatly she was put to sleep i found out wen i was at the bowling mith my friends, i had prepared myself for it though, but i miss her, very upset now, looked out my window thsi morning and saw her empty cage

Oh I'm sorry to hear that, she must have been quite ill. We have a section for tributes to our 'Bridge buns', if you'd like to write anything about her, you can
here.

I'm really sorry Alex

thanks, miss her so much, i will do that later tonight, i cant belive when i left her yesterday morning at the vets was the last time i ever saw her

i now its a bit soon but im going to ask my mum if we can rescue a rabbit from either rspca or from someone who no longer wants them,

Really sorry to hear this mate its not nice to lose anything/one that is close to you (HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR THE OTHER DAY ) and hopefully you will fine a new friend to give all your love to

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I'm so sorry she didn't make it Alex but well done for taking her to the vets and giving her that chance.

I hope one day soon you can give a loving home to another needy bunny, and if you do you will come and tell us all about it.

I amso sorry Alex,

thanks every1:)

i will post later on tonight about rescueing 1, need to speak to mum first lol, thanks for the support,