mariethomas
New Kit
Hi all. I'm new to this forum although I think I've posted in the past.
I've posted on another form but no one can seem to really help me. (Of course it's not their fault).
My bun is an 10 month old lionhead named Casper. I've had him since he was just a baby, and he's been with me his whole life.
He developed E.coli months ago, and was being treated for months (and the vet suggests we treat it again, soon) because the bacteria too, kept coming back. Finally off antibiotics, we've been through diarrhea, shots, vitamins, eye drops, and so many vet trips. All in all, he's a very happy bun who's been very strong his whole life.
He's always been very vocal, and very trusting. He has been squeaking and wheezing his entire life, and then someone helped me come to the conclusion it's just because he is very snub nosed/flat faced, and it makes sense since none of my other past rabbits have ever made noises like him. But I'm at lost for what to do now, other than just bringing him back and forth to the vet.
Almost two months ago Casper developed red irritation in his eye, I gave it a week to clear, then another (thinking it was from his liter or dust) and it never did. Brought him to the vet, he was prescribed eye drops and the vet said it was just slightly irritated and inflamed. Then, I gave that another week and a half to clear up, but it did not. Back to the vet, prescribed more eyedrops, looked better, two weeks later, not any better. So none of the eye drops were effective.
He hates letting me put the drops in, and it's the only thing he won't tolerate. Because of this I admit none of them were as accurate as they all should have been. I can tell he feels no discomfort in his eye area, nor does he ever squint or show any signs of pain. It never has any discharge either. My biggest problem is I don't have a very good camera to capture a photo of what his eye actually looks like, although I will attach some.
One of his eyes has a veil like thing in the corner, it's a bit thick, and clearish. It is not milky or foggy, and only covers the corner of his eye by a tiny bit, but it's been there for weeks. In the very same corner, it's also red. I guess the simplest way to describe it is as a blocked tear duct. Can I try to wash it out with anything? I'm scared I'll do more harm than good by trying to help him myself. If it's an infection, I don't want it spreading anywhere else...
Also, all the animals in my house have fleas because my dogs live outside, but are brought inside as well. I know for a fact Casper has them, and he usually scratches the inside of his ears, then shakes his head, and scratches his face. A lot. Which could also be another reason for the constant eye irritation.
Yes, we are going to treat everyone because it is getting out of hand, but I'm looking for something suitable for Casper, since everyone here is trying to sell me something made for dogs and cats.
Every time Casper grooms himself, he's been making noises now. I don't know how to describe them, and I've never heard them from a bun before. I've tried searching the internet for videos,etc but cannot find anything that comes close. He was making noises WEEKS ago, and the vet said he was fine and probably just had a little bit of phlegm.
A few days ago, he suddenly stopped doing what he was doing and made almost a sneeze sound and started grooming himself and eating whatever had just came out his mouth or nose. I'll assume it was his nose, since it was wet after that. Then he instantly went back to normal. He'll make the noises especially when grooming himself, or having to scratch himself. I've occasionally heard the "bubbly" nose sound as well. The noise is almost as if he has a stuffy nose, mixed with his usual nose squeaking sounds.
I live in Ecuador, and buns are not a popular pet, most usually are sold sick, or don't live too long. My vet handles all the animals in the house, and I can tell he has good intentions and he is highly trusted. We have been to several vets, and we think he has helped us the most. But he is mostly a cat and dog vet. No one here has any experience with rabbits, neither does anyone I live with, so I'm not sure who to confront anymore. I do know a small animal vet who has helped him twice, but she never wants to tell me what exactly she's giving him...so I tend to avoid her.
Both of these photos were taken 2 minutes between each other. Sorry for not cropping the red eye. From a far, his eye looks healthy. But closer, you can really see how it truly looks.
Thanks.
I've posted on another form but no one can seem to really help me. (Of course it's not their fault).
My bun is an 10 month old lionhead named Casper. I've had him since he was just a baby, and he's been with me his whole life.
He developed E.coli months ago, and was being treated for months (and the vet suggests we treat it again, soon) because the bacteria too, kept coming back. Finally off antibiotics, we've been through diarrhea, shots, vitamins, eye drops, and so many vet trips. All in all, he's a very happy bun who's been very strong his whole life.
He's always been very vocal, and very trusting. He has been squeaking and wheezing his entire life, and then someone helped me come to the conclusion it's just because he is very snub nosed/flat faced, and it makes sense since none of my other past rabbits have ever made noises like him. But I'm at lost for what to do now, other than just bringing him back and forth to the vet.
Almost two months ago Casper developed red irritation in his eye, I gave it a week to clear, then another (thinking it was from his liter or dust) and it never did. Brought him to the vet, he was prescribed eye drops and the vet said it was just slightly irritated and inflamed. Then, I gave that another week and a half to clear up, but it did not. Back to the vet, prescribed more eyedrops, looked better, two weeks later, not any better. So none of the eye drops were effective.
He hates letting me put the drops in, and it's the only thing he won't tolerate. Because of this I admit none of them were as accurate as they all should have been. I can tell he feels no discomfort in his eye area, nor does he ever squint or show any signs of pain. It never has any discharge either. My biggest problem is I don't have a very good camera to capture a photo of what his eye actually looks like, although I will attach some.
One of his eyes has a veil like thing in the corner, it's a bit thick, and clearish. It is not milky or foggy, and only covers the corner of his eye by a tiny bit, but it's been there for weeks. In the very same corner, it's also red. I guess the simplest way to describe it is as a blocked tear duct. Can I try to wash it out with anything? I'm scared I'll do more harm than good by trying to help him myself. If it's an infection, I don't want it spreading anywhere else...
Also, all the animals in my house have fleas because my dogs live outside, but are brought inside as well. I know for a fact Casper has them, and he usually scratches the inside of his ears, then shakes his head, and scratches his face. A lot. Which could also be another reason for the constant eye irritation.
Yes, we are going to treat everyone because it is getting out of hand, but I'm looking for something suitable for Casper, since everyone here is trying to sell me something made for dogs and cats.
Every time Casper grooms himself, he's been making noises now. I don't know how to describe them, and I've never heard them from a bun before. I've tried searching the internet for videos,etc but cannot find anything that comes close. He was making noises WEEKS ago, and the vet said he was fine and probably just had a little bit of phlegm.
A few days ago, he suddenly stopped doing what he was doing and made almost a sneeze sound and started grooming himself and eating whatever had just came out his mouth or nose. I'll assume it was his nose, since it was wet after that. Then he instantly went back to normal. He'll make the noises especially when grooming himself, or having to scratch himself. I've occasionally heard the "bubbly" nose sound as well. The noise is almost as if he has a stuffy nose, mixed with his usual nose squeaking sounds.
I live in Ecuador, and buns are not a popular pet, most usually are sold sick, or don't live too long. My vet handles all the animals in the house, and I can tell he has good intentions and he is highly trusted. We have been to several vets, and we think he has helped us the most. But he is mostly a cat and dog vet. No one here has any experience with rabbits, neither does anyone I live with, so I'm not sure who to confront anymore. I do know a small animal vet who has helped him twice, but she never wants to tell me what exactly she's giving him...so I tend to avoid her.
Both of these photos were taken 2 minutes between each other. Sorry for not cropping the red eye. From a far, his eye looks healthy. But closer, you can really see how it truly looks.
Thanks.