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Help giving meds.

el1983

el1983

Mama Doe
Can i give antibiotics and pain killers together in food or does it have to b given seperate in food or does it have to be given straight to mouth???
 
I always give medication by mouth so that I know the whole dose has gone in.

If the pain relief is Metacam, then it needs to be given with or straight after food. I normally syringe a bit of recovery food in first and then give the Metacam, unless I know that they have just eaten in which case I just give the metacam.
 
Arrr i just put it on his food i think he ate the pain stuff but wouldnt eat anymore once id put the baytril on! Ive squeezed a couple if grapes juice over the pellets, didnt have any banana. Ive left him in the hope that he will eat it, ill try again giving it orally tomorrow, hes just so wriggly and i cant find his mouth ha!
 
according to my bunnies, metacam is yummy...baytril is most certainly not! i managed to get it into mufasa by hiding it between mint and basil leaves, on fenugreek crunchies, slices of carrot etc (tiny bit on each!) he would also take a small amount mixed in the syringe with ella's kitchen fruit puree. it was a slow and painful process! he did take the metacam straight from the syringe though :)
 
Don't worry i give doughnut her three medicines all together on a bit of weetabix. Metacam is one of them. It is less stressful for both of us and the nurses at the hospital did the same since she's a pickle about being picked us. It soaks everything up and you don't want a stressed bunny.
 
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