Human colds & Bunnies

[Chris Gamble]

In article <19971030183...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, sw...@aol.com
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>Can rabbits catch colds or other sickness from humans with head colds?

Nope-not to worry. Bunnies do not catch "airborne" sickness like colds or flu,
either from you or your other pets-if your cat has the sniffles, say.
At the SPCA where I volunteer, we house the cats and bunnies together in the
same room, and have no problems.

So don't worry!

Lonnie & Miss Bunny =:+P

[BCWooly]

Do not worry about passing your colds to your rabbit, there are relatively few
troubles that can be passed between humans and rabbits (such as ring worm).

[Scott Nickell]

I don't know if bunnies can catch things from humans, but I did manage
to get the pseudomonus bacteria I was treating Julius for with salve,
oral meds and eventually shots ($24 bunny became a $600 bunny with all
the vet trips, the culture, and the treatments) in my eye. I ended up
with salve of my own from the opthalmologist. I had been very careful
using antibacterial soap, etc., but sometimes wrestling that little
bun down to put the NOSEDROPS in was a little wild and I must have
wiped at my sweaty brow at some point getting the bacteria in my eye.

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