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I have a male rabbit and his is about 5 monthes old. he jumped out of my hands and hit his nose, he started sneezing uncontrollably for about 30 secs and i was holding him he was jerking alot i was soo scared. it came on so fast as if it was a light switch, and then it went away. i jsut forgot about it and then it happened again so i dont know what is going on?

Submitted: 152 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Pet
Value: $9
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Pet's Sex: Male
Pet's Age: <1

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Hello,

I'm sorry to hear of this accident. The jerking can be a sign that there has been a neurological injury (head or spine). The best thing to do is take your rabbit to a vet. A vet can give your rabbit injections that may limit the damage and prevent inflammation.

Your rabbit may also be in danger of going into shock. You may want to wrap him in a blanket for the trip to the vet. Here is where you can find a rabbit vet:

http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

There is no first aid you can do on your own. If there's an injury, you'll need a vet to treat it. If you have more questions, just let me know by clicking on REPLY. I hope your rabbit will be fine.

Anna

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40 yrs.: herps, pocket pets, rabbits, poultry, dogs, horses. Biology degree. Volunteer vet assistant

152 days and 22 hours ago.

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i dont think it is that serious, be cause he seemed fine after that happened. but he had also they next day jujmped into the toilet and it had that blue water that had bleach and other cemicals i gave him a bath and he seems fine after he dryed off.

Posted by Anna 152 days and 21 hours ago.

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I hope it's not serious. It may have been something like a concussion that he recovered from. Since he's so jumpy, you may want to take extra precautions with him. A rabbit's back can be easily broken, and one of the most common ways that happens is through this type of accident.

There's no need to click on accept again. Thank you for accepting above.

I hope your rabbit will continue to do well, and that he doesn't have any more accidents.

Anna

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