PeytonCara
Well-Known Member
Okay so not too long ago I posted a thread about my rabbit being what seemed to be sad. A day after he seemed to spunk up, then about two days later he started to sneeze a little. (He has already been diagnosed with pasteurella. He usually takes baytril when he has a flare up and we have been seeing the same vet for about a year. She moved out of state and referred me to another vet in the same clinic this is my first experience with her). When his flare up started, I quickly made an appointment because he never acts this down.
I took him in and the vet decided to start him on a new antibiotic (Azithromycin). During his check up the vet discovered he has abnormally small ear canals that were swollen and also has ear infections in both ears. Also, she said he needs to eat more hay because his teeth are starting to get points.
This was all a huge surprise for me, I had just had him in for a checkup two months ago and everything was perfect. I know their health can turn quickly but I was really shocked. He always has tons of hay, and I always see him eating it. Maybe it's just not enough? Idk, he also gets greens so I was just shocked that the teeth were even a problem. She said it looked like they were in the beginning stages and it wasn't causing problems yet.
She gave me some ear solution to clean his ears once a week and some metacam to help with the swelling. She told me since he is young I could also add some alfalfa hay to his timothy hay in hopes to get him to eat more. I went home, filled his prescriptions, bought some alfalfa, and immediately gave them to him.
After giving them to him he ate and drank as usual, I felt pretty good about everything and confident things would get better but this morning things weren't the same. I was worried so I stayed home and spent the entire day with him, he won't eat anything not even his favorites and he won't drink at all. I didn't give him any medication today in fear it would make it worse. The most I could get him to eat was about three pieces of cilantro, and he nibbled on some hay. That's it.
I have plenty of Oxbow Critical Care, and syringes so I can use that to feed him the critical care and some water. Should I do this? I don't want to stress him out but it seems like going this long without food or water is not good at all... like at all.
Please if anyone can help, I'm actually really worried right now
Additional info on him he is male, neutered, and 1.5 years old. Usually when I give him baytril is stool gets smaller, and it is also smaller at the moment. Thanks everyone.
I took him in and the vet decided to start him on a new antibiotic (Azithromycin). During his check up the vet discovered he has abnormally small ear canals that were swollen and also has ear infections in both ears. Also, she said he needs to eat more hay because his teeth are starting to get points.
This was all a huge surprise for me, I had just had him in for a checkup two months ago and everything was perfect. I know their health can turn quickly but I was really shocked. He always has tons of hay, and I always see him eating it. Maybe it's just not enough? Idk, he also gets greens so I was just shocked that the teeth were even a problem. She said it looked like they were in the beginning stages and it wasn't causing problems yet.
She gave me some ear solution to clean his ears once a week and some metacam to help with the swelling. She told me since he is young I could also add some alfalfa hay to his timothy hay in hopes to get him to eat more. I went home, filled his prescriptions, bought some alfalfa, and immediately gave them to him.
After giving them to him he ate and drank as usual, I felt pretty good about everything and confident things would get better but this morning things weren't the same. I was worried so I stayed home and spent the entire day with him, he won't eat anything not even his favorites and he won't drink at all. I didn't give him any medication today in fear it would make it worse. The most I could get him to eat was about three pieces of cilantro, and he nibbled on some hay. That's it.
I have plenty of Oxbow Critical Care, and syringes so I can use that to feed him the critical care and some water. Should I do this? I don't want to stress him out but it seems like going this long without food or water is not good at all... like at all.
Please if anyone can help, I'm actually really worried right now
Additional info on him he is male, neutered, and 1.5 years old. Usually when I give him baytril is stool gets smaller, and it is also smaller at the moment. Thanks everyone.