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help iv a very sick bunny

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Hi guy's im new too this site but I was told its the best place to get advice on all things bunny, I have a very sick little boy at the moment he's a Flemish x called paddy , I only have him a few weeks I found him in a horrible place that fattened bunnies for meat :cry: he was stuffed into a tiny cage with no room to move and sleeping in his own waste... well the thing is he has abscesses on his paws and other parts iv had him to three vet's and hes on meds but he's not able to stand the vet thinks he has a massive infection all over his body hes eating really well hes on painkillers antinflamatories and stuff to keep his tummy right. .well what i really need to know has anyone dealth with this before and can a bunny make a full recovery from it as all iv heard is the bad news about abscesses I would be extremely grateful for any advice as I don't want to get up hope thanks in advance for any reply
 
Hello, I'm sorry I have no advice but I'm sure some of our very experienced members will be on soon to help you. I am so sorry the poor little thing is in such a bad way xx
 
Hello

I am sorry to hear about your poor Rabbit :cry: It sounds as though he has a systemic infection and obviously this is very serious. In my opinion he is likely to need IV antibiotics as given orally they may not achieve a sufficient concentration in the blood stream to address such a wide spread infection.

It is difficult to give you more specific advice without knowing the exact situation with regards to his clinical condition. Also, it is possible that his internal organs are effected by the infection, especially his lungs.

Rabbits can recover from this type of illness, but the prognosis is guarded and treatment needs to be aggressive and often ongoing for several months.
I do hope that the poor chap can pull through.
 
Sending him lots of vibes, I hope he can recover from this x

I would contact your vet and mention what Jane has said about the possible treatment.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Hello

I am sorry to hear about your poor Rabbit :cry: It sounds as though he has a systemic infection and obviously this is very serious. In my opinion he is likely to need IV antibiotics as given orally they may not achieve a sufficient concentration in the blood stream to address such a wide spread infection.

It is difficult to give you more specific advice without knowing the exact situation with regards to his clinical condition. Also, it is possible that his internal organs are effected by the infection, especially his lungs.

Rabbits can recover from this type of illness, but the prognosis is guarded and treatment needs to be aggressive and often ongoing for several months.
I do hope that the poor chap can pull through.
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Excellent advice from jacks Jane - just to clarify in case you are knew to bunny meds - IV means intraveneous - ie injected .
You may need a vet to do this and I suggest you also start a new thread in Rabbit Health or Rabbit Chat asking for a good 'exotics' (ie rabbit) vet close to where you are.
 
I hope he gets well soon. Is your vets an exotic pet specialist and have they run tests to establish exactly what it is. My specialist always keeps Doughnut in when she's poorly and look after her so hopefully yours is doing the same.

Good luck, and good for you for rescuing him.
 
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