Differential
diagnosis for difficult of noisy breathing
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Video showing an older female rabbit that presents a stertorous (noisy) breathing. Causes are yet unclear.
Since the rabbit appears relaxed (rabbits often sleep with open eyes), the nostrils are closed, it may relate to physical obstruction of air
through the throat or nose (stertor). Is the soft palate weak and floppy, or elongated, as has been observed in some older animals ?
Videos:
courtesy of Tal Saarony
Bacterial diseases |
Pasteurellosis |
Staphylococcus sp. infection |
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Bordetella sp. |
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Pseudomonas sp. |
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Chlamydiosis |
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Mycoplasma sp. |
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Presence of
abscesses in the lungs |
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Bacterial pneumonia |
Fungal diseases |
Mycobacterium sp. |
Aspergillus sp. |
Parasitic
causes |
Filariasis Reed SD, Shaw S, Evans DE. Spinal
lymphoma and pulmonary filariasis in a pet domestic
rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus
domesticus). J Vet Diagn Invest. 2009
Mar;21(2):253-6. |
Metabolic diseases |
Hypothyroidism |
Metabolic alkalosis (Alkalosis of
the lungs may be caused by too much air coming into the lungs
(hyperventilation). |
Mechanical problems |
Aspiration of
a foreign body, like a piece of hay
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Lung injury or trauma |
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Extensive
pulmonary hemorrhages |
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Tumors or vascular abnormalities
involving the brain stem |
Stertotous breathing / Snoring
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Snoring caused by the vibration of respiratory structures, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping, relaxing. |
Narrowing at the back of the throat, while the amount of air passing through this smaller opening does not change. The tissues surrounding the opening start to vibrate, which in turn can cause the sounds of snoring. In all cases, the noise results from particles in the air that form sound waves
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Elongation of thickened soft palate. |
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Weakening of the soft palate. With aging, the soft palate may become weak and floppy, which can lead to increased snoring during sleep. Increased snoring has been observed in older animals when resting, e.g. dogs or cats. |
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Deformation of the nasal cavity, e.g. complications associated with the roots of teeth.
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Sleep apnea, as has been observed in other animals, e.g. dogs and cats |
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Medication
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Environment
causes |
Environmental stress, e.g. barking
dogs, street works |
Emotional stress, e.g. projection
of disease |
Central nervous system diseases |
Neuromuscular disease |
Disorders of the peripheral
nervous system |
Neoplastic diseases |
Abdominal
mass (e.g. thymoma) |
Lung metastasis |
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Presence of a
tumor in the trachea |
Cardiac diseases |
Presence
of a pulmonary edema
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Chronic cardiovascular diseases
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Congestive heart failure
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Autoimmune or chemically
induced |
Allergy |
Ammonia vapors |
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Anaphylaxis |
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Toxins
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Overdosage of a sedative or anesthetic drug
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