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hi all took thumper the vets today with his mouth and they dont know whats wrong with him!:shock: she looked in her book n saw something similar but it was very rare so didnt want to say it was that.heard her say pox to another nurse?anyway,hes on 0.4ml batryl with 1.6ml of water every day for the next few days.if it doesnt clear hes got to be sedated so they can find out whats wrong.what are buns like coming round from sedation?im so worried something might go wrong.:cry: hes no happy with me at the minute.keeps stamping his feet n running off.not a hapy bunny.xxx
 
I knew I'd heard the word pox recently - see this extract from
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rwf/articles/skin.htm

........Vent Disease - rabbit syphilis

"Vent" is rare in housebunnies - it's a sexually transmitted bacterial infection usually seen in breeding animals. Rabbit syphilis is not zoonotic!

Sores develop around the vent (genital) area and sometimes on the face. Treatment is with antibiotics: there's some debate whether topically applied cream is adequate or whether injectable antibiotics are required, but most authorities recommend injectable penicillin as treatment, which is remarkably well tolerated and does not seem to cause any gut problems.

Rabbit pox

Rabbit pox is a viral disease that closely mimics rabbit syphilis. It causes crusty, scabby lesions around the genital region, lips, and eyelids that eventually clear up by themselves after a few weeks or months.

Pox tends to be diagnosed when "vent disease" fails to respond to antibiotics, but it can be confirmed using skin biopsies and blood tests. This is recent and unpublished information, which has not yet reached textbooks of rabbit medicine..........'

Sounds like he'll need antibiotics - hope he's OK soon :(
 
hes on antibiotics.hes only got scabs on his bottom lip and chin.god i hope it aint pox.his bits down the are clean.:lol: she dont know whats up.what type of antibiotic is batryl?x
 
Baytril's the one vets always try first as it's easy on their stomach - penicillin by mouth kills rabbits, and it's not great even injected, so they try the safe ones first. Unfortunately baytril's never worked on my rabbits problems :roll:
 
Nodular myxi? How are his eyes? Any little lumps or sores developing there, or anywhere else on his body?
 
eyes are clear.got afew scabs on his ears but thats it.think thats why vet was confused.im worried now on whats up with him.his appetite is fine tooo.still greedy as ever!x
 
Is you vet a rabbit-savvy one? Is he(bun, not vet!!:lol: ) up to date with his vaccinations? If anymore lumps appear it might be worth taking him back and mentioning the possibility, although I think that with nodular myxi the eyes are usually affected . Floss had no changes in her eating habits when she had it.
 
im not sure.went to the pdsa?:? i wanted to get to the vets soon so didnt think of checking.he hasnt had his vacs no,but i am getting them done.dont shout at me.:( how long will it take for anti biotics work?x
 
I can't imagine a vet not recognising myxi even if they're not rabbit savvy though :shock: And vaccinations should never be given to poorly animals as their immune system's already working overtime.
 
My very experienced rabbity vet wasn't 100% sure at first as Floss presented with a runny eye, but when she developed a lump just below the base of her ear the alarm bells started to sound for him. He said then that it could be a mutation of some pox virus..by then I began to glaze over with panic!! Thankfully she was given the appropriate treatment and was up to date with vaccinations so she made a full recovery, apart from impaired vision in her right eye as a result of scarring because of the lesions .
 
:) No problem Elve. :) I'm very fortunate that so far my lovely vet has given me no cause to worry, though there have been some real horror stories here about other folks' bad vet experiences...so often the cynicism is justified and understandable:)
 
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