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help. depocillin spill
- Thread starter GrahamL
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hurricanhoney
Wise Old Thumper
prettylupin
Wise Old Thumper
Help!
I messed up a jab and it went on her fur.
I've washed off all I can see and just wanted to see is there anything else I can do?
None was groomed off by either.
Very scared
Don't panic you've done all the right things, it happens to the most careful people. Just bathe the area really well - which you've done and perhaps give them some probiotics for the next few days. If you are at all worried you can always phone your vet for advice and maybe a course of metronidazole that seems to help with clostridia growth from penicillin in rabbit guts.
I'm sure she will be FINE!
:wave:eta that is if either gets an upset tum or shows any adverse symptoms, which i'm sure they won't.
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
I cleaned as best i could, thought id done well.
Problem is, Biscuit decided to groom Ginger massively for over an hour last night at the injection site.
Now he seems to be craving fibre and tried eating door frames, skirting boards etc and a cardboard box. Have taken the cardboard box away, in fear of him actually ingesting it and causing a blockage.
Waiting for a call from the vet
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
Re. giving the jabs...whereabouts do you inject on the body?
Why is it spilling? Is it any of the reasons below?
1. Sticking the needle straight through the skin and out the other side
2. Blockage in the needle forcing the needle and syringe apart
3. Not sticking the needle in far enough and injecting into the skin rather than beneath it.
