Wilbur, my 15wk old baby bunny is sick I took him to the vets because he has been making snorting noises on and off, breathing fast, not eating so much, feels very hot all over and is very agitated- it's like be can't figure out what to do with himself and then gets angry
Anyway, a really good vet saw him and she was very thorough with him, looking in his eyes, ears and mouth, feeling him from head to bottom, listening to his chest, taking a thorough history etc. She said there isn't any fluid on his lungs but there is "increased sounds". She took his temperature and said it was 39* which I didn't know but is apparently quite high for a rabbit! She concluded that he probably has a respiratory infecion and prescribed some baytril (0.6ml twice daily for a 1.7kg rabbit- does that sound enough?) I am to try baytril for 3 days, if he hasn't improved then I have to take him back and they'll try something else but she said they are limited because of his age.
Anyway, my question is- how can I bring his temperature down? My flat is the hottest place on earth and I'm doing what I can but he's still too warm. I've got the blind closed (it's a black out so it'll block the sun) and the window open and I have an insulating cover on his water bottle to keep it cool. Is there anything else I can do for him? I'm on very limited funds (the vets bill wasn't cheap!) so I need cheap solutions!
Anyway, a really good vet saw him and she was very thorough with him, looking in his eyes, ears and mouth, feeling him from head to bottom, listening to his chest, taking a thorough history etc. She said there isn't any fluid on his lungs but there is "increased sounds". She took his temperature and said it was 39* which I didn't know but is apparently quite high for a rabbit! She concluded that he probably has a respiratory infecion and prescribed some baytril (0.6ml twice daily for a 1.7kg rabbit- does that sound enough?) I am to try baytril for 3 days, if he hasn't improved then I have to take him back and they'll try something else but she said they are limited because of his age.
Anyway, my question is- how can I bring his temperature down? My flat is the hottest place on earth and I'm doing what I can but he's still too warm. I've got the blind closed (it's a black out so it'll block the sun) and the window open and I have an insulating cover on his water bottle to keep it cool. Is there anything else I can do for him? I'm on very limited funds (the vets bill wasn't cheap!) so I need cheap solutions!