angieang21
Well-Known Member
Hello all...Happy New Year!
I am needof a little advice. Iknow its been a while since I've posted.I do come on and lurk even if I don't post. Alot has gone on this year in my life.
My problem is with Gus. I noticed him sneezing and "snorting" over a month ago. I brought him into the vet the next day. My vet said it could be something stuck in his sinus passages and maybe it would pass on its own. He makes this constant percolating sound - like a grunt - constantly. Then he will sneeze and snort. The vet said sometimes bunnies develop scar tissue and just "percolate" forever and still lead happy lives. He put Gussie on an antibiotic for 22 days.
All along, Gussie has been happy, playing, stealing food, snugging - his usual Gus self. Only now you can hear where he is all the time. And you hear him sneeze and snort ALOT.
So after 22 days and no change,I called the vet.He put him on antibiotic for another 22 days andwhen those are done I can do either of the following -
1. Just accept that this is going to go on with Gus and make sure he is still eating and living happily - no worries.
2.Take him in for a skull xray, whichGus will need to be sedated for. If they find anything, surgery is mostly out of the question -head surgery in bunsis too risky. Xray and sedation are rather expensive.
3. Havehis sinuses flushed, which also requires sedation. No guarentee this will stop it or that this is even the problem.
So that leaves me where I am now. Gus has about 18 days left on antibiotics and I was just looking for your thoughts.
Thanks for your help!
On a side note - I'm said to say that my Finney passed away on May 20, 2009. To say I miss her is an understatement.
I am needof a little advice. Iknow its been a while since I've posted.I do come on and lurk even if I don't post. Alot has gone on this year in my life.
My problem is with Gus. I noticed him sneezing and "snorting" over a month ago. I brought him into the vet the next day. My vet said it could be something stuck in his sinus passages and maybe it would pass on its own. He makes this constant percolating sound - like a grunt - constantly. Then he will sneeze and snort. The vet said sometimes bunnies develop scar tissue and just "percolate" forever and still lead happy lives. He put Gussie on an antibiotic for 22 days.
All along, Gussie has been happy, playing, stealing food, snugging - his usual Gus self. Only now you can hear where he is all the time. And you hear him sneeze and snort ALOT.
So after 22 days and no change,I called the vet.He put him on antibiotic for another 22 days andwhen those are done I can do either of the following -
1. Just accept that this is going to go on with Gus and make sure he is still eating and living happily - no worries.
2.Take him in for a skull xray, whichGus will need to be sedated for. If they find anything, surgery is mostly out of the question -head surgery in bunsis too risky. Xray and sedation are rather expensive.
3. Havehis sinuses flushed, which also requires sedation. No guarentee this will stop it or that this is even the problem.
So that leaves me where I am now. Gus has about 18 days left on antibiotics and I was just looking for your thoughts.
Thanks for your help!
On a side note - I'm said to say that my Finney passed away on May 20, 2009. To say I miss her is an understatement.