4evame
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I made a thread about a week and a half ago about my rabbit having a runny eye.
I took him to the vets and he gave me Fucithalmic eye drops. Did that for 6 days but didn't get any better. Stopped for a day, and then it moved over to his other eye, so both eyes were bad.
I panicked then.
I work for Cats Protection, and didn't realise I get discount at the vets we use, so I took him there yesterday, as I know the vets there are brilliant.
He said straight away that it's not Myxi, which was a big relief. I didn't think it was, as he had no other symptoms, but it was nice to hear it from the vet.
He checked his teeth, and they were fine.
He said it's a pasturella infection in his tear ducts, usually caused by stress from the teeth, but not in this case.
All rabbits have it in their system, and sometimes it gets overloaded.
So I've got Tiacil eye drops fro him, 3x a time, for a week!
Fingers crossed he'll be all better by then!
I asked about the Myxi vaccine and he said there is no point giving it him in the Autumn. The best time to do it is in Spring, when flies are more common, as it only protects properly for 6 months. He also said in his whole career, he's never seen VHD, so don't bother vaccinating for that!
I took him to the vets and he gave me Fucithalmic eye drops. Did that for 6 days but didn't get any better. Stopped for a day, and then it moved over to his other eye, so both eyes were bad.
I panicked then.
I work for Cats Protection, and didn't realise I get discount at the vets we use, so I took him there yesterday, as I know the vets there are brilliant.
He said straight away that it's not Myxi, which was a big relief. I didn't think it was, as he had no other symptoms, but it was nice to hear it from the vet.
He checked his teeth, and they were fine.
He said it's a pasturella infection in his tear ducts, usually caused by stress from the teeth, but not in this case.
All rabbits have it in their system, and sometimes it gets overloaded.
So I've got Tiacil eye drops fro him, 3x a time, for a week!
Fingers crossed he'll be all better by then!
I asked about the Myxi vaccine and he said there is no point giving it him in the Autumn. The best time to do it is in Spring, when flies are more common, as it only protects properly for 6 months. He also said in his whole career, he's never seen VHD, so don't bother vaccinating for that!