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Administering antibiotics?

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KB26

Young Bun
Hi everyone :wave:

Hoping to get some advice. We had to take Chesney to the vet this morning as he has been gnawing away at his neck resulting in a bald patch just larger that a £2 coin. The vet gave us an antibiotic to administer daily via a plastic syringe that she said he would probably try to chew so we could just squirt it inside his mouth. Unfortunately Chesney has other ideas and won't go near the syringe at all and leaps away from it.

Has anyone else has this problem and if so, how have you managed to get your bunny to take the medicine? We thought perhaps via his food / water but he seems repelled by the smell so that might not be viable.

Any advice gratefully received. Thank you :D
 
I wrap my bunny into a burrito and give it gently via a syringe.
My other bunny I can give meds with the food,just pour it over....or squeeze it into a treat, ie banana.
Little terrors,arent they???xxxx
Wishing a speedy recovery to Chesney.(Ace name BTW!!!)
 
well if you cant try and trick him into taking it you could trying wrapping him up in a towl and holding him, then squirting it into teh side of his mouth..though watch he dosent inhale it
 
Thanks for the advice :D I think we'll try the food option first and use the 'burrito' method as second option - he is a wriggly wee blighter and I worry about him doing himself damage :cry: Not to mention damage to me - I'm sporting a rather fetching scratch down my forearm at present :lol:

Not really sure what is wrong with him - vet says def not mites and doesn't seem to be infected so no idea why he keeps gnawing away at one particular part. We have a teatree cream to use on the dry exposed skin but it just seems to encourage him to lick it off!

I swear he will chew ANYTHING so rather frustrating that he's now suddenly deciding to be picky about trying to chew a syringe! ;)

Thanks again x
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Has he had a vaccination in the last few weeks ?
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Nope - he is due to be neutered a week on Friday and should get one of his two jags then hopefully...as far as we can see this gnawing at the one patch has literally started overnight and seems to have come out of nowhere and for no reason :shock:
 
KB26 said:
Nope - he is due to be neutered a week on Friday and should get one of his two jags then hopefully...as far as we can see this gnawing at the one patch has literally started overnight and seems to have come out of nowhere and for no reason :shock:
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Personally I would not advise getting her vaccinated at the same time as he is spayed :?
 
Really....?? The vet said they'd give him a jag later in the day if they felt he was strong enough / eating etc? :shock: Should I request that they wait until he's healed properly from the neutering? Thank you!! x
 
KB26 said:
Really....?? The vet said they'd give him a jag later in the day if they felt he was strong enough / eating etc? :shock: Should I request that they wait until he's healed properly from the neutering? Thank you!! x
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For any vaccine to be effective a good immune response is needed. Physiological stress (eg a spay!!) will impact on the immune system and thus the vaccine may be less effective.

Again a personal opinion but I would question the 'Bunny Savvyness' of a Vet who proposed giving a vaccine at the same time as doing a spay. I think I'd be looking for another Vet to take on the care of my Bunny.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
For any vaccine to be effective a good immune response is needed. Physiological stress (eg a spay!!) will impact on the immune system and thus the vaccine may be less effective.

Again a personal opinion but I would question the 'Bunny Savvyness' of a Vet who proposed giving a vaccine at the same time as doing a spay. I think I'd be looking for another Vet to take on the care of my Bunny.
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I agree with the above. I would be looking to wait at least 2 weeks after the neuter before considering vaccinating
 
I agree with waiting to have your bunnies vaccinated. Only becasue Charlie went off his food a bit after his VHD and you need your bunny to start eating as soon as possible after the op :) I know that the vaccines can cause a slight loss of appetite which I can't see as being greata after surgery :) :)

Also, if you're having trouble getting your bun to take the meds, put it in a bowl with some water and a tiny bit of Ribena :) That's what my vet recommended and he's great with my bunnies! Plus Charlie goes crazy for it :shock: so you might want to stand back once you put it down!
 
Thank you all for the advice. I guess I just assumed that the vet knew best :oops: but I'll have a search around for a more rabbit-savvy vet...big Q is how do I know if they're knowledgeable about buns or not...?? The one I'm with just now is meant to be small animal specialist and she has been very good with minor things so far (examining him today, nail clipping etc)

Thanks sorry for so many Qs - my original post is growing arms and legs a bit ;)
 
Terri_louise177 said:
Also, if you're having trouble getting your bun to take the meds, put it in a bowl with some water and a tiny bit of Ribena :) That's what my vet recommended and he's great with my bunnies! Plus Charlie goes crazy for it :shock: so you might want to stand back once you put it down!
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Aw thanks that's a great idea - I'll try that :)
 
Thanks all for your suggestions - after much sniffing and generally ignoring, Chesney finally ate the med-soaked apple slices... :D His bald patch isn't getting any better but it's not worse either. My poor wee scabby boy!
 
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