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Antibiotic jabs - how long??

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Silly 'bunny mummy'!!!

Mama Doe
Poor little Pixe's eyes are running again, the vet said to keep on with the injection antibiotics for a bit longer. My question is how long can a bunny have these jabs for ? She has been having them every three days for the past three weeks now and I'm worring they just aren't working, as well as the stress aspect too, she's pretty scared everytime I get her basked out now. Is there anything else I can ask the vet to try as she said there really is only two types of antibiotic they can use on bunnies, is this true?? She has had tear ducts flushed under ga, xrays taken and nothing wrong with her teeth and is deffinatly not snuffles or anything contagious. She is also having eye drops (can't remember the name but are more watery and contain small amount of steriod) which she really doesn't mind me popping in her eyes. Unfortunatlly she refuses anything with baytrill on it so she has to have the injections. Poor sweethart, she's been through a lot lately so any advice you can give me I'd be really grateful.
 
The eye drops may be maxitrol?

Re the abx injection, what is it? A penicillin jab? If so, Ginger was on depoccillin injections for about 4 months :wave:
 
The vet can take a culture of the infection and get it tested to see what antibiotics can work best with it. There are a few penicillan type antibiotics that bunnies can have, My Inca has had Ceporex and I have heard of others having depocillan, I am sure that there are others.

As for the length of time, my Inca has been on daily abx for times up to about 6weeks before.
 
My dental bunny has been on depocillin injections for over a year now, and oral flagyl daily for about a month. We are trying to get on top of persistent jaw abscess problems and hope that upping the treatment will reverse the recent worsening of his condition. It doesn't bother him at all - either the treatment or the condition. His weight is constant, his quality of life is good, he travels well. We just keep going.

I have another bun that has congenitally deformed tear ducts. One side is permanently blocked so the eye is always a bit damp. If needed, she is treated with eye drops, but I find that the best option for her is her husbun - he looks after the eye for her and keeps it clean.

What is causing the runny eye? Is it just tears or a proper gungy infection? Have the tear ducts been flushed?
 
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