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Honey as an abscess

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Honey had her VHD injection last week at the vets & i know she would not be to good after it as last year she was poorly & it took at least 3 days for her to get over it, so i thought she was under the weather because of the VHD injection but on checking her today i saw an other abscess on her hock, i just wonder how much more she can take, i check her every day to see if it as come back as she as suffered with the same thing since she come to me a year & 4 months ago.
The vet as tried everything she can possibly do for her, & the last result as been the penicillin injections which have worked.
It as been about 6 weeks again since it last come up on her hock but as left a scab which as been fine but i ask the vet to look at her hocks last week when she had her VHD injection as one of her hock looked a bit red & the vet said it was fine, but tonight when i checked her, the white puss as come back & it as swollen up & is very red. Honey is eating but not like she usually does & is hidding away & has not bothered with me at all, this as reduced me to tears tonight as i look at her & i want to make it all better for her but i can't. I really do wonder just how much more she can take, she is so strong & a fighter but when i see her like this, it kills me.
I'm sorry to go on but when i tell anyone else about her, i get "well she will be ok if not you can get an other rabbit", i feel like shouting at them but i just look and think Thank god you don't have a rabbit.
I ask myself Why :(
 
I expect the VHD Vaccine put a bit too much strain on her immune system so the infection was able to take hold again.
Maybe your Vet will suggest putting Honey back onto Penicillin injections for a while plus some Metacam to control the pain and inflammation. Hopefully another course of treatment will bring about an improvement.
It is so very distressing to see a Bunny with a problem that keeps coming back :cry:

Janex
 
Thank you Jane i am taking her to the vets in the morning as i will ask them to put her back on the injections, it just so heart breaking to see her suffering & it is breaking my heart seeing her like this.
God willing she will come though this again.
 
Aww - I hope she's OK soon - I agree with Jane and would skip the vaccs till she's totally well.
 
well i got Honey to the vets for 8.30 & the vet put her straight on the Penicillin injections & give her an pain injection, so now its back to every other day for the penicillin injections again & pain killer every day while she needs it.
Honey had already had the Mixy injection & i waited 3 weeks after for the VHD which i was worried about her having because of last time.
I don't think i will let her have the VHD next year as the vet said she can get away with that one as she is a house rabbit, i don't want her to suffer again the way she as with VHD.
Honey as just been hidding away from me since she come back home, i wish i could make her better without all the injections, even the vet said she is like a pin cusion bless her.
Thanks for letting me moan to you all, but i will stop now as i know she will be fine now, & i feel so much better knowing she is going to be well soon :D
 
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