My rabbit is sneezing, coughing, and breathing hard. Is it serious?

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I have an 8 year old netherland dwarf rabbit - she has recently started making a weird sneezing / coughing sounds. I’m worried about her and don’t know what to do. She has never had health issues before and has always been very healthy. She appears to be breathing harder than normal too. Her appetite seems to be ok, although she usually finishes all of her food in a day, she recently started leaving food in her bowl. Any thoughts before i take her to a vet for a check up ?

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

It sounds like she has a respiratory infection so I suggest you take her to your vet for an exam. I don't think it's an emergency like you have to take her now but I would try to get her in tomorrow. If this is a respiratory infection she is going to need antibiotics and you can only get those from your vet. The other option is asthma/allergy but again, you would need to get medications to treat this from your vet. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My rabbit is sneezing, coughing, and breathing hard. Is it serious?

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