Holly Go-Lightly said:
Bah!
I've got 3 buns with snuffles! All on Baytril. Any idea how long it takes to get rid of? It doesn't seem too serious as they are all pretty spry and are jumping around but I can tell you right now they hate taking their meds!
Hi , my rabbit cheeky has snuffles or should I say pasturella which is the same virus according to my vet . He has had this since he was 6 months old and he is now 5 and a half . He has been on baytril now for the last 6 months , only 5ml a day to keep on top of it . In many cases you will find that it doesn,t actually go away but can be controlled , I have done alot of research into this and found that there are so many strains and cultures , thankfully cheeky has an upper tract infection which causes the sneezing , runny eyes etc ... there is another culture which can cause organ failure , breathing probs etc.. As with any type of pasturella " which I,m assuming your rabbit has if the vet has called it snuffles " there is the risk of abscesses , cheeky had one in his mouth but thankfully the vet caught it in time .
Cheeky has lived for 5 years with this so it goes to show that it is not a death sentence and just requires careful monitoring by you and the vet .
Sadly I would have loved to have got cheeky a companion but he would pass the infection onto another rabbit so I can,t , it was recommended to me on the boards to give cheeky a drop of echinachea (1 drop a day for a week) and then repeat after 3 weeks , i spoke to my vet and he thinks it would not do any harm at all.
I,m also having to change cheeky,s litter tray 3 times a day as any odour from his urine causes the snuffles to get worse , it must be the amonia in it that troubles the condition . I have also eliminated sawdust from his hutch after learning from a rabbit specialist in Edinburgh that if the sawdust gets wet it gives of a chemical which can trigger problems as well .
Every day at about 5pm cheeky knows that its time for his medication and he always makes a run for the gap under the bed . ha ha , but what I have done is added a tiny bit of sugar free ribena to it and it makes it that little bit easier for him , (my vet recommended that one ) . Apart from the odd little flare up which we are at the moment controllng , he is fine and the episodes between flare ups are getting farther and farther apart .
You may find that your buns will get over it and it can and does happen so good luck with that . I do say that the best tonic for my bunny is tlc and lots of kisses and cuddles .