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I can't clean Sorrel's abscess any more

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clutterydrawer

Wise Old Thumper
I'm meant to flush Sorrel's abscess with hibiscrub once a day and have done so since october with a bit of mild struggling but nothing too serious.

Now, its a complete nightmare. Last night I wrapped a towel three times round her, knelt down with my knees on the edges of the towel and her between them, and she STILL got away as soon as I even touched it. (It's underneath her jaw. )

I'm worried she's going to get really poorly if I can't clean it; do any of you have any suggestions?
 
I would get your Vet to reassess the abscess. Sorrel may now be in pain which is why she wont let you flush it out. Is she on any pain relief/antibiotics ?

Janex
 
shes on baytril but shes been on it for three months :shock: so i would have thought the bacteria would be resistant to it by now? no pain relief thoguh.

i am thinking she must be in pain because she has starting grinding her teeth when I try to clean it which she's never done before.

I was going to nip to the vet on monday anyway cos I have a suspicion she has mites...so I'll get her checked over then.

Thanks Jane :wave:
 
clutterydrawer said:
shes on baytril but shes been on it for three months :shock: so i would have thought the bacteria would be resistant to it by now? no pain relief thoguh.

i am thinking she must be in pain because she has starting grinding her teeth when I try to clean it which she's never done before.

I was going to nip to the vet on monday anyway cos I have a suspicion she has mites...so I'll get her checked over then.

Thanks Jane :wave:
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Oh bless her it is obviously very painful if she's tooth grinding :cry:
Is there any way you could get to speak with a Vet today to get some pain relief for her ?

Janex
 
when Maa had her head abscess, the first thing the vet did was get a swab of the pus analysed - it showed that baytril was useless for that particular bacterium, and suggested some alternatives - we used metronidazole and within a week the abscess had gone.

I can't handle Maa and was unable to clean the abscess at all - you have done brilliant managing so far! I took Maa to the vet a couple of times a week and they cleaned it with no anaesthetic - it was either that or have her PTS - strangely 2 of the vets refused to clean it without anaesthetic, but yet expected me to do so at home :roll:

It does sound like Sorrel needs pain relief, and that her immune system is generally run down if she's getting mites or whatever - see if your vet will at least try metronidazole as it works on anaerobic bacteria. It didn't upset Maa's stomach at all, but a probiotic wouldn't hurt. We gave her half a crushed tablet a day for a week.
 
Sorry guys I forgot to reply to this yesterday as it was all a bit hectic thanks for all your help....we're of to the vets in an hour so I will ask about different abx etc.

I read that probiotics arent effective because the high pH of a rabbit's stomach renders them useless - is this incorrect?
 
true :D

We went to the vet, she gave us some metacam and said to keep her on that for a few days and see how she goes. It seems odd to treat the pain without addressing the cause of the increase of the pain and I couldnt get a good explanation of why it would have suddenly become more painful. Really I would like them to do a culture of the abscess wall and use that to determine with abx to use really but she was all "no, baytril will be fine, it's what we always use". :? she did say that if there was no improvement she might try her on something that counded like "septrin" - does anyone have any info on this?

She offered to clean the abscess under GA aswell but I said no because I don't really want her under GA unless its absolutely crucial, was this the right thing to do?
 
your vets response is appalling :shock: Her first line of treatment way back should have been a culture test - it's not like it's a big favour they're doing as you are paying for it! cost me £30 but it was money well spent - absolutely. I would go elsewhere if my vet had that attitude :?
 
we have used septrin before .
used it twice for abssessess .
once it worked ...
once it didnt :?:(

i agree a culture test would probably be best :?
 
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