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Wise Old Thumper
for those that don't know Millicent came to us with awful ear infections and abscesses. Our vets were great at flushing them out etc but she didn't respond to the antibiotics they tried and had no experience of the antibiotic we wanted to try. So they said it was fine to move to another rabbit savvy vet who had used it. Millicent got her antibiotics which she responded to well, but a surprisingly small amount of pain relief :?
Today Millicent had a six week check up and she has responded well to the meds and the infection is well under control
Thats the good news.
The other problem is that Millicent is VERY hormonal. So much so we have had to keep her in a cage away from the other rabbits as it upsets them. We were told she is neutered but the vet doesn't think she is. We haven't done anything about it as the infection was priority. But now it is under control we need to get this sorted to so Millicent can move on with her life. However the vet has said that they don't want to open her up because of her age and health, which I tend to agree with, and also that they wont entertain the idea of a hormone implant which I am really surprised at :? We have had excellent results with it in the past and our own vet is happy to use it so can't understand why a vet considered a rabbit specialist wont use it!
So now Millicent will have to spend her life in a cage ( with free range time ) away from the other rabbits raging with hormones
I am tempted to move her back to our own vets so we can get the hormones sorted. But her infection will return and our vet doesn't have an experience with the drugs we need for that. I feel we are stuck between a rock and a hard place with her now. She fought so hard to over come the infection when we thought she might not make it and now she still can't move on with her life
Today Millicent had a six week check up and she has responded well to the meds and the infection is well under control
Thats the good news.
The other problem is that Millicent is VERY hormonal. So much so we have had to keep her in a cage away from the other rabbits as it upsets them. We were told she is neutered but the vet doesn't think she is. We haven't done anything about it as the infection was priority. But now it is under control we need to get this sorted to so Millicent can move on with her life. However the vet has said that they don't want to open her up because of her age and health, which I tend to agree with, and also that they wont entertain the idea of a hormone implant which I am really surprised at :? We have had excellent results with it in the past and our own vet is happy to use it so can't understand why a vet considered a rabbit specialist wont use it!
So now Millicent will have to spend her life in a cage ( with free range time ) away from the other rabbits raging with hormones
I am tempted to move her back to our own vets so we can get the hormones sorted. But her infection will return and our vet doesn't have an experience with the drugs we need for that. I feel we are stuck between a rock and a hard place with her now. She fought so hard to over come the infection when we thought she might not make it and now she still can't move on with her life
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