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My family runs a small animal rescue in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A couple of months ago, the Edmonton City Pound contacted us regarding a rabbit that was at her euthanasia date, and the city shelter was full. We took her in. She had been a stray prior to arriving at the pound. We named her Sabra. (say-bra)
A week after her arrival she went to a foster home.
They contacted us on the ninth, saying that they had to take Sabra to the emergency clinic that evening. Her eye was bulging out to the point that she couldn't close it, and looked infected. They said that they didn't notice anything amiss the day prior, so it came on quite quickly.The vet, who wasn't a rabbit vet but the only one available after hours, thought that she probably had an abscess behind her eye. They were given some Baytril, pain medication, and lubricant for her eye.
We made an appointment for her with a good rabbit vet and they took her the day after the emergency appointment. Dr.Steele agreed that it was an abscess behind the eye, but prescribed antibiotic eye drops to see if they would make a difference. She also estimated that Sabra is about 3-4 years of age.
She went for a re-check on the 12th, and unfortunately the abscess had spread a bit around the eye. She said that in order to remove it, Sabra will have to have her eye removed as well....and that it's likely a pasturella abscess. We're speaking to the vet tomorrow to book the surgery for as soon as possible.
This is what her eye looks like, as of two days ago, when we were at her foster home:
The plan was that the foster family would take her to her appointment and we would pick her up, because there is someone here 24/7 to provide her aftercare. After doing a lot of reading, most of what I'm seeing says that the abscess is contagious. We have two other rabbits in rescue but can quarantine her in another area of the house. Is it contagious via the air, as well as being able to be transferred by our hands? Is it contagious to other species, such as guinea pigs?
Does anybody who has experienced this problem before have any hints or tips for us?
A week after her arrival she went to a foster home.
They contacted us on the ninth, saying that they had to take Sabra to the emergency clinic that evening. Her eye was bulging out to the point that she couldn't close it, and looked infected. They said that they didn't notice anything amiss the day prior, so it came on quite quickly.The vet, who wasn't a rabbit vet but the only one available after hours, thought that she probably had an abscess behind her eye. They were given some Baytril, pain medication, and lubricant for her eye.
We made an appointment for her with a good rabbit vet and they took her the day after the emergency appointment. Dr.Steele agreed that it was an abscess behind the eye, but prescribed antibiotic eye drops to see if they would make a difference. She also estimated that Sabra is about 3-4 years of age.
She went for a re-check on the 12th, and unfortunately the abscess had spread a bit around the eye. She said that in order to remove it, Sabra will have to have her eye removed as well....and that it's likely a pasturella abscess. We're speaking to the vet tomorrow to book the surgery for as soon as possible.
This is what her eye looks like, as of two days ago, when we were at her foster home:
The plan was that the foster family would take her to her appointment and we would pick her up, because there is someone here 24/7 to provide her aftercare. After doing a lot of reading, most of what I'm seeing says that the abscess is contagious. We have two other rabbits in rescue but can quarantine her in another area of the house. Is it contagious via the air, as well as being able to be transferred by our hands? Is it contagious to other species, such as guinea pigs?
Does anybody who has experienced this problem before have any hints or tips for us?