I've had Pepper since august when I re-homed her from a rescue. The staff there told me she has always had a "snorting" habit, usually when she's a bit anxious/panicky about being picked up etc. She was checked out by their vet when she was spayed and was given the all clear.
I also mentioned the snorting to my vet when she had her vaccinations, and they said she was fine too. One morning I noticed she was more sniffy, and there was some white-ish goo coming out of her nose. The vet put her on Baytril and a week later she was a little better (much less goo!) but still sniffy; she is now on 1.5ml Baytril each day plus 1 drop of Metacam.
Although she is really happy in herself and everything else is normal, I'm a bit concerned that she hasn't improved more in the 12 days she's been on antibiotics - does it normally take this long for snuffles to clear up? The vet I saw said Baytril is particularly effective on respiratory infections... We'll never know if she had snuffles all along when everyone thought she was just snorting from being worked up, but I know sometimes snuffles can't be cured - is this more likely if it's been untreated for a few months?
If anyone has experience of successfully treating a bun with stubborn (?) snuffles, I'd like some ideas about anything else I can do to help get Pepper better. Thanks in advance, sorry for the ramble!
I also mentioned the snorting to my vet when she had her vaccinations, and they said she was fine too. One morning I noticed she was more sniffy, and there was some white-ish goo coming out of her nose. The vet put her on Baytril and a week later she was a little better (much less goo!) but still sniffy; she is now on 1.5ml Baytril each day plus 1 drop of Metacam.
Although she is really happy in herself and everything else is normal, I'm a bit concerned that she hasn't improved more in the 12 days she's been on antibiotics - does it normally take this long for snuffles to clear up? The vet I saw said Baytril is particularly effective on respiratory infections... We'll never know if she had snuffles all along when everyone thought she was just snorting from being worked up, but I know sometimes snuffles can't be cured - is this more likely if it's been untreated for a few months?
If anyone has experience of successfully treating a bun with stubborn (?) snuffles, I'd like some ideas about anything else I can do to help get Pepper better. Thanks in advance, sorry for the ramble!