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Rabbit coughing, sneezing, and wheezing for months. What's the cause?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 3 lbs

Hello I'm mrs furzeen irani and I have a rabbit suffering from cough and sneezing for the past 7 months .I tried many medications non helped. His lungs are definitely affected ,it makes a sound when he's actively hopping around . Plz advice.

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Answered By Susan England-Foster

Veterinarian

Published on November 5th, 2017

I am sorry hangy is not feeling well since this has been going on for a while I would recommend taking him to a veterinarian for more testing like chest x-rays and a good oral exam. Rabbits can get pasturella infections that often never go away or have common flare ups. Also dental disease often can cause upper respiratory signs. Rabbits can be very sensitive to medications so it’s important to get an accurate diagnosis to help the issues. Hope hangy is feeling better soon

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