Nail bed infection advice

[LainiT]

Molly is approx 6 years old. She was a stray from BARC so it’s just a guesstimate. She started limping before Christmas. Vet diagnosed her with a nail bed infection on her back paw. She was on Baytril and Loxicom for 2 weeks, her toe was really sore, red, inflamed.
It cleared up after the two weeks and all has been good until yesterday. She’s now limping again. The vet said if it didn’t clear up after the Baytril they’d need to remove her toe... I’m back there on Tuesday with a view to leaving her for the op. I’ve seen two separate vets and neither has seen a nail bed infection in a rabbit.

Does anyone have any experience of them? To remove her toe just seems so drastic!

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Molly is approx 6 years old. She was a stray from BARC so it’s just a guesstimate. She started limping before Christmas. Vet diagnosed her with a nail bed infection on her back paw. She was on Baytril and Loxicom for 2 weeks, her toe was really sore, red, inflamed.
It cleared up after the two weeks and all has been good until yesterday. She’s now limping again. The vet said if it didn’t clear up after the Baytril they’d need to remove her toe... I’m back there on Tuesday with a view to leaving her for the op. I’ve seen two separate vets and neither has seen a nail bed infection in a rabbit.

Does anyone have any experience of them? To remove her toe just seems so drastic!

Maybe a longer course of abx is needed ? IE at least 4 weeks. But it the infection is in the bone then it may be a different abx from Baytril, one that has better bone penetration properties.. Toe amputation may sound drastic, but it may be the best option to stop the infection spreading further.

 

[Zoobec]

Sending lots of vibes for her xx

 

[LainiT]

Maybe a longer course of abx is needed ? IE at least 4 weeks. But it the infection is in the bone then it may be a different abx from Baytril, one that has better bone penetration properties.. Toe amputation may sound drastic, but it may be the best option to stop the infection spreading further.

Thanks Jane, can I ask how would the vet work out if its a bone infection? Her toe was still inflamed when she was taken off the meds but the vet thought it was scar tissue. She was talking about the possibility of it being more than an infection, some kind of tumour and figured toe removal would eradicate any further complications..? bless her

 

[LainiT]

Sending lots of vibes for her xx

Thanks xx

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Thanks Jane, can I ask how would the vet work out if its a bone infection? Her toe was still inflamed when she was taken off the meds but the vet thought it was scar tissue. She was talking about the possibility of it being more than an infection, some kind of tumour and figured toe removal would eradicate any further complications..? bless her

An Xray of her foot would be needed xx

 

[bunny momma]

Sending vibes.