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Penicillin
- Thread starter bluebunny
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Hiya, I had a few rabbits that have been on penicillin and one was on it for six months and it really helped him, Is your vet letting you inject him yourself as it would be easier for you. It did help. You do have to be careful though. I had one of my giants on it (Mr Thumps) as he had a respitory infection and unfortunately he died, when I had the pm done it showed he died of pneumonia and Toxic Entiritus Colitus (the penicillin basically poisoned the colon) . It wasn't Mr Thumps who was on it for six months.
I would still let any of my buns have it even though I lost one as it can help and it is a risk I am prepared to take if it helps my buns.
Hope it helps and makes him better
I would still let any of my buns have it even though I lost one as it can help and it is a risk I am prepared to take if it helps my buns.
Hope it helps and makes him better
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Uncle Albert was on DAILY penicillin injections for 3 weeks after his op' to remove the oral tumour. He had no GI upset at all. I gave him a sachet of Bio Lapis daily. Some Vets use a drug called QUESTRAN to try to prevent Penicillin induced enterotoxemia. Questran (Cholestyramine) is a powder you have to mix with water and it is given orally. It is meant to absorb the enterotoxins (bad bacteria) in the guts which can multiply and cause enteritis and septicaemia when Bun is on Penicillin. Uncle A was not on it as Christabel (Vet) was concerned that it might slow his guts down too much.
Janex
Janex
catswhiskas
Warren Veteran
My Vet wouldn't give it to me said it was too risky? Don't think it would help Bugsy now.
It took me 7 months to find a vet to give it to Alfie,as its not lienced to be given to rabbitscatswhiskas said:
the vet i found had been on several rabbit courses,so had really looked into the benifits of using it
Im really happy i found my vet,The risks are that it can cause diarohea but alfie has been fine ,ive got him on proboitics
doorkeeper
Mama Doe
Several of mine have been on courses of penicillin injections. They have all had probiotics and none of them had any digestive trouble. It can take a while to work, or it can work quickly.
The most recent use was when Magic's whole face ballooned out with pus. The vet decided to throw everything at it - pen jabs, baytril and metrodiazole(sp?). It was either that or put her to sleep as she was clearly in dreadful pain and there was no specific site to operate on. She also had a strong painkiller and fucithalmic for her eye that looked about ready to pop out By the next day her eye was nearly normal and the swelling had drooped down her face - gravity the vet said. Three days later all swelling was gone she was just left with a dead patch of skin under her chin where the skin died from the tension. The scab came of that today, so hopefully she will be better soon. She is very thin now though And she wouldn't let me catch her tonight, so no metacam in the morning :? I have been feeding her extra tidbits all day so she wasn't hungry enough to jump back in her hutch :roll: It is a good thing she is in the most secure run. Maybe she will let me catch her in the morning, she isn't very nimble these days as she has splayed front feet - that is actually why she needs the metacam, poor old girl.
The vet was very worried about how fast this thing came up on her face, and amazed how quickly it went away again. Neither of us thought she would recover. It just shows how well these antibiotics can work if the vet is brave enough to try them.
The most recent use was when Magic's whole face ballooned out with pus. The vet decided to throw everything at it - pen jabs, baytril and metrodiazole(sp?). It was either that or put her to sleep as she was clearly in dreadful pain and there was no specific site to operate on. She also had a strong painkiller and fucithalmic for her eye that looked about ready to pop out
By the next day her eye was nearly normal and the swelling had drooped down her face - gravity the vet said. Three days later all swelling was gone she was just left with a dead patch of skin under her chin where the skin died from the tension. The scab came of that today, so hopefully she will be better soon. She is very thin now though And she wouldn't let me catch her tonight, so no metacam in the morning :? I have been feeding her extra tidbits all day so she wasn't hungry enough to jump back in her hutch :roll: It is a good thing she is in the most secure run. Maybe she will let me catch her in the morning, she isn't very nimble these days as she has splayed front feet - that is actually why she needs the metacam, poor old girl.The vet was very worried about how fast this thing came up on her face, and amazed how quickly it went away again. Neither of us thought she would recover. It just shows how well these antibiotics can work if the vet is brave enough to try them.
beckiboo186
Warren Veteran
kayj said:Hiya, I had a few rabbits that have been on penicillin and one was on it for six months and it really helped him, Is your vet letting you inject him yourself as it would be easier for you. It did help. You do have to be careful though. I had one of my giants on it (Mr Thumps) as he had a respitory infection and unfortunately he died, when I had the pm done it showed he died of pneumonia and Toxic Entiritus Colitus (the penicillin basically poisoned the colon) . It wasn't Mr Thumps who was on it for six months.
I would still let any of my buns have it even though I lost one as it can help and it is a risk I am prepared to take if it helps my buns.
Hope it helps and makes him better
Charlie were on it wasnt he? Xx
beckiboo186
Warren Veteran
kayj said:
Yes I know.
catswhiskas
Warren Veteran
I have just phoned my vet about it and they are going to look into it and call back. Fingers crossed.
catswhiskas
Warren Veteran
Please could you give me that vets number I would really appreciate i.
