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Recovery from EC

Fionabun

Fionabun

Mama Doe
Hello again. I just wondered what people could tell me from experience what to expect in a rabbit recovering from EC infection.

Marcy is making steady gains and still has an appetite, though sometimes on a bad day this is a little variable. She has binkied a few times but this varies from day to day.

She has finished her Baytril and is in the middle of her 28 day Panacur.

I haven't seen her wibble wobble for ages or fall over but she occasional does a mad flop on her back which is NOT a normal pose for MY bunnies. I have seen Sumi do this once pre-binky but I think its a dizzy EC thing for Marcy.

What should I expect - is it a case that the worst is over and I have to keep hoping? Is there anything I could do extra to help e.g. adjuvant treatments/homepathic treatments.

Also, the million dollar question, she is now due her Myxi vaccine, like all the others. I suppose I shouldn't be vaccinating a bunny with a compromised immune system? Unfortunately, my vet is sitting on the fence about this and won't really give me an opinion on it. :roll: Please give me your experience and opinions.

Fiona x
 
Hi Fiona

I am glad Marcy is slowly improving. It is hard to give a definate answer to how far her recovery from EC will go. But as she is still on treatment I think you may well see more positive changes in the next couple of weeks.
One of the Buns I once nursed through EC was also prescribed STEMETIL (the medication we take for motion sickness) It certainly helped reduce my EC Buns 'dizziness'

As for the vaccination, I know Christobel (my Vet) NEVER vaccinates a Bun with an active infection of any kind. To be effective the vaccine needs to produce a good immune response and this is unlikely to happen in a Bun fighting EC. Personally I would wait until Marcy's EC treatment has been completed. In the meantime I'd be vigilant re vector control (fleas and mozzies)

Janex
 
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