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Steroids

willowholly

willowholly

Mama Doe
What side effects are there apart from hunger?B is more vocal & when shes excited her breathing seems laboured.She sounds like a dog when she eats.Her eyes are wild,3rd eyelid on show.Shes a little scary-even Dill is abit wary.Got another week before they wear off.Shes manic!
Just thought,do you think breathing in the pro c sprinkled on her food could be causing the resp noises?She sometimes has it on her nose.
 
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the vet explained that they suppress the immune system and that a bunny can become more prone to abcesses, short term they can be good but long term bad. i didnt notice any side effects when pearl was on steriods tho, not even increased appetite shes always been greedy lol
 
The steroids you mean are corticosteroids and have many side effects in both humans and rabbits. It is 'generally' thought I believe that their use in rabbits should really be as a last resort or if there is a very good reason e.g. a big inflammatory reaction for example in the respiratory airways or to control an autoimmune condition - which is how they are often used in human medicine. Steroids depress immune function so bun may become more compromised immune wise in terms of white cell count and then less able to fight any existing infection, which is why I suppose they may not always be appropriate if bun has an infectious agent. Their use may increase the chances of a latent infection flaring up also no doubt.
Steroids also interfere with adrenal gland function in humans (whether or not this relates to rabbits i'm not sure).
 
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