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Hi :wave: glad to hear your bun is doing well.Try not to worry too much about her nose (easier said than done, i know) my bun is recovering from nodular myxi & the whole front of his nose was a big nodule.It resulted in the front of his nose dying & falling off (this is a very rare thing to happen so don't panic!) what i'm trying to say is, Hugo's lost his nose & is still doing fine, so think positive! He was snuffly for weeks but was still eating & behaving normally so i know exactly how you're feeling, it's such a limbo when they are acting ok but still seem so ill.I'm sure your bun is through the worst now, she'll just be getting better from here on in
Don't pick at her scab, it'll come off when it's ready - Hugo got diagnosed about 7 weeks ago & still has some nodules that are nowhere near ready to come off. I used to bathe Hugo's everyday in a mild saline solution to help keep it clean,the vet said (along with baytril) it helped prevent infection.It also eased his breathing a little as it used to get clogged up with mucus.In my opinion they should be past the worst after 5 weeks but all buns react differently to it, if you're worried, get her checked out by the vetsounds like my jessie, she has a huge black scab on her nose, that still doesn't appear to want to come off after 5 weeks. i gently try loosening it to help it along!!
would you say after 5 weeks the worst is over?? i still get worried i might lose her
I used to bathe Hugo's everyday in a mild saline solution to help keep it clean,the vet said (along with baytril) it helped prevent infection.It also eased his breathing a little as it used to get clogged up with mucus.
what was it that eased the breathing, the bathing with saline or the baytril, as i found baytril to have no effect?