His eyes started weeping yesterday evening. He was due for vaccinations and a check up tomorrow but I was really worried about him so I moved it forward to today.
The vet who has rabbits of her own and a special interest in them wasn't there, but the one I saw seemed pretty knowledgeable based on what I've read. She had a good look at his eyes, then his nose, his ears and his teeth. She also listened to his heartbeat, lungs and stomach. The good news is that there were a lot of gut noises, his incisor bite is very straight and she could see no molar spurs, although he was biting on the instrument so she couldn't see all of them.
Because the vet couldn't find any nasal discharge she recommended starting with eye drops for conjunctivitis, then coming back in a week if it hadn't cleared up and starting Baytril. But because he has been sneezing, and he has been cleaning his nose, she also gave me the option of doing both at once. I took the latter option, and she gave me some Bio-Lapis powder to help the gut flora while he's on antibiotics.
When I got home I made a mash of pellets and parsley and added the Baytril and powder. I have syringes to pump the Baytril directly into his mouth, but this seems like a less stressful option - any reason I shouldn't do it? He's still munching but assuming he eats the whole mash, the antibiotic will still be swallowed right?
I'm not looking forward to giving him the eye drops, I hope he doesn't hate me for it
The vet who has rabbits of her own and a special interest in them wasn't there, but the one I saw seemed pretty knowledgeable based on what I've read. She had a good look at his eyes, then his nose, his ears and his teeth. She also listened to his heartbeat, lungs and stomach. The good news is that there were a lot of gut noises, his incisor bite is very straight and she could see no molar spurs, although he was biting on the instrument so she couldn't see all of them.
Because the vet couldn't find any nasal discharge she recommended starting with eye drops for conjunctivitis, then coming back in a week if it hadn't cleared up and starting Baytril. But because he has been sneezing, and he has been cleaning his nose, she also gave me the option of doing both at once. I took the latter option, and she gave me some Bio-Lapis powder to help the gut flora while he's on antibiotics.
When I got home I made a mash of pellets and parsley and added the Baytril and powder. I have syringes to pump the Baytril directly into his mouth, but this seems like a less stressful option - any reason I shouldn't do it? He's still munching but assuming he eats the whole mash, the antibiotic will still be swallowed right?
I'm not looking forward to giving him the eye drops, I hope he doesn't hate me for it