Does anyone know a rabbit specialist near London? My vets seem good and seem to have a lot of experience with rabbits, but they do not seem to be able to help my 9 month old rabbit. At present he is losing weight fast even though he is eating. He started sneezing in March, then had a respiratory infection, then an abcess on his neck. We seemed to clear the infection but it keeps coming back; sometimes it is bronchitis, or on his lungs. He is still sneezing and trying to clear his throat. We managed to clear the abcess and that is healing well. We have tried the dental, baytril, another type of antibiotic. What worries me most is his losing weight even though he is eating. he has ben a bit incontinent too. The vet told me today it may be a very mild case of Myximitosis. Frodo did go in the garden once before he was inoculated. And the sneezing did start after that, but the throat iritation and respiratory infection happened at the same time as the abcess, which was after his inoculation a few weeks later.
He has just had a steroid injection and I will be giving him baytril every day to prevent a secondary infection. On monday we will take bloods etc and get him tested for Myxi. Anyone have any ideas? he is such a sweet one and still young. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I think I should ask for him to have an x-ray in case it is root elongation. My vet said they would have done one when he had the dental but i dont' think they did and they won't show me it. The other thing is to take a swab but they say they would have to anaesthetsie him and they don't want to with him being so weak. He is looking ok and bright, just thin. can you sugest anything? Or have you come across anything like this before? Could he have such mild symptoms for so long and it be Myxi? Thank you, Jo
He has just had a steroid injection and I will be giving him baytril every day to prevent a secondary infection. On monday we will take bloods etc and get him tested for Myxi. Anyone have any ideas? he is such a sweet one and still young. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I think I should ask for him to have an x-ray in case it is root elongation. My vet said they would have done one when he had the dental but i dont' think they did and they won't show me it. The other thing is to take a swab but they say they would have to anaesthetsie him and they don't want to with him being so weak. He is looking ok and bright, just thin. can you sugest anything? Or have you come across anything like this before? Could he have such mild symptoms for so long and it be Myxi? Thank you, Jo