Video of Grimlock's breathing

He's really bad.
I'm giving him a week to see if the medicine has any effect, but after that I really don't know.

Please be warned, the videos are distressing. The first one has flash on so you can see how the sneezing affects his whole body. He is still very alert and inquisitive, but you can hear his snuffling and sneezing. The second video is very dark but it's more so you can just hear how bad he is.

Oh the poor little mite

I hope the meds can help him xxx

praying for you Grimlock! sure you will be well very soon! xx

Ooooh poor darling And I thought Boris had it bad, his snuffles are nothing compared to this. Sending tons of vibes for Grim xxx I really hope he improves soon

Aww those are hard to watch! I hope the meds work, ur amazing for keeping him going for aslong as you have, I don't think most people would have the strength to do that!!

hugs xxx

Poor little feller It must be so hard for you watching him go through it I have no experience of nursing bunnies but I have nursed a few dogs and I know how hard that is battling to keep them clean, medicated and constantly questioning yourself I hope the meds have a positive effect on him this week:thumb:

He reminds me of Baby Pearl, she's about 50% as bad as him. It's so heart breaking to watch.

Praying too! :wave:

Oh Jenova... ((((((((((((HUGE HUGS)))))))))))
Poor bub. I will keep you both in my prayers for healing this week. I'd love nothing more than to see Grim breathing easy again.
He's sure an active bun though despite it all. Whenever Mimzy had nasal issues he'd just puddle and look miserable...and sneeze.
Bless xx

Oh poor Grim, he's absolutely incredible how he keeps going; and so are you for the way you've cared for him all these years.
Big ((((Hugs)))) & gentle nose rubs to Grim.
Everything crossed for him.
Please keep us updated.

I really hope the medication can help. Are all his sinus/eye problems secondary to Dental Disease ?

Jack's-Jane said:

I really hope the medication can help. Are all his sinus/eye problems secondary to Dental Disease ?

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Thank you all for your kind words. Grim had always been happy but now I don't think he is. He is still fighting though.

Jane he's always been prone to eye infections due to his tooth roots blocking his tear ducts. I could usually keep on top of them but now I think the nasal infection has spread there because I just can't get rid of them. He's had eye infections on and off since he was about a year old a well as some ulcers. He's now completely blind. So I think the answer to your question is yes.

oh my goodness this has got me in floods of tears. poor little bunny. i hope you can find a way to improve this for him. have you tried genticin yet? it's very strong that you have to use it week on week off, but it's good stuff. you can use something else the other week and then add genticin to the mix for a week etc. i don't know what it can be used with though as we used it with parvolex which is no longer available. might be another option to try. also, amikacin is supposed to be strong aswell. hugs for you both xxx

sending you and grim megavibes xx

biscandmatt1 said:

oh my goodness this has got me in floods of tears. poor little bunny. i hope you can find a way to improve this for him. have you tried genticin yet? it's very strong that you have to use it week on week off, but it's good stuff. you can use something else the other week and then add genticin to the mix for a week etc. i don't know what it can be used with though as we used it with parvolex which is no longer available. might be another option to try. also, amikacin is supposed to be strong aswell. hugs for you both xxx

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I haven't, how is it administered?

Jenova said:

I haven't, how is it administered?

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it's nebulised with the saline. 1ml genticin and 9ml saline. our vet uses it for bad cases where none of the 'usuals' have worked. so it might be worth a try. at first matt needed it week on week off, but over time this became longer and longer. now he does 4-6 weeks between courses, although you can stay at the week on week off but it is better to leave aslong as possible between courses due to the strength of it.

we used to mix it with parvolex but i don't know what else it can be used with. when that became unavailable the vet said we can try amikacin if just saline and genticin don't work aswell for matt. he has had amikacin before though which didn't work but it might work better nebulised.

genticin is apparantly used more in reptiles but can be used for bunnies aswell when nothing else seems to be working. jaysmonkeys lola had that combo aswell i think. x

eta: matt has it nebulised twice a day for 30mins for the week. he sounds awful as the mucus moves down the nose but it does clear alot out. x

eta: the vet also recommended to let them outside aslong as it wasn't raining or snowing etc. we let them out a couple of times a day for a short time, sometimes only 5mins but matt sneezes alot of mucus out when the air goes up his nose.