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Rabbit not taking his antibiotics

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I am after some advice my bunny gizmo has a urine infection, he has given antibiotics which he took yesterday but today he won't let me near his mouth, I have tried putting it with purée apple but he turned his nose up at that so tried putting on some apple still didn't want it. How else can I get him to take his antibiotics?
 
Hi

My rabbit {who is also called Gizmo :) ) is on antibiotics for life due to ongoing problems with abscess etc. He hates his meds but I have to get them into him every day. I have to be quite forceful and tilt his head up. Then stick my finger in the side of his mouth and squirt the soloution in. I normally put a bit of juice in the end of the syringe so the taste is nice or dip the outer edge in apple or your bunnies favourite treat.

Also always have a treat they love and give that to them as soon as they take the meds to avoid them spitting it out which Gizmo tries sometimes.

However if this is still too difficult you can ask your vet to do the antibiotics via injection which you can administer at home when the vet shows you how, if you feel confident enough to do this. if not its trips to the vets to get it done :roll:

Hope you manage to get the drugs in your gizmo.
 
My bunny was on antibiotics for about a month last January. He was a tiny baby (250gr <3), so he had to take 1/80 of a pill, so the vet told me to cut the pill in 4 & then smash one quarter to powder & blend with a pea of vegetable butter. Then, I was creating a long "worm" & cut in 20. He would lick it off my finger happily. The rest could be kept in the fridge.
I don't know if your antibiotic is in pill form, but if it is, it might worth to try, especially if he is a cuddly bunny & licks you:D
 
Thanks everyone. I have manage to get him to have his antibiotics by syringe. I wrapped him in a towel on my sons lap and open the side of his mouth and 2 squirts and it was in. Will have to do it again later.
 
I soak pellets and put a bit of the medicine on the pellet then feed it to them, otherwise I'd just get a very stressed out rabbit! It's only baytril I have the problem with, apparently they changed the flavour from banana to liver :?
 
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