kwhigam
Active Member
Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum. Sorry that my first post is a question, I've been reading past threads but I just wanted to tell you what is going on.
First off, I have four chinchillas and one Netherland Dwarf rabbit. I just got my rabbit 4 months ago, his name is Effie, however I have had the chins for several years.
Effie was born on January 11th of this year (2010) and he weighs about .8 Kilos (almost 2 pounds).
Three weeks ago, I had noticed that Effie stopped eating completely. I took him to the vet and they gave him an X-ray and there was a small mass of hair in his intestinal tract. The vet said that it was only perhaps a day old and she was surprised I noticed so quickly, having chinchillas I learned very quickly the warning signs.
For 6 days I force fed him Critical Care, three times a day. Also gave him .25 ml of a laxative, as well as 1 cc of Bene-Bac daily. Once I saw that he was eating and pooping normally I stopped the forced feedings and everything was fine. That was about two weeks ago and all looked normal again.
However something kept bothering me that there was more going on here. I noticed that he started to lose his balance at times. At first I thought this was because he had his nails clipped and it appeared that he wasn't putting pressure on his front paws. I thought that perhaps they cut one of the nails too close to the quick. However, on Tuesday he sneezed and a big blob of white mucus came out of his nose.
So, back to the vet I went and they gave him an injection of Baytril and I am giving him oral syringe doses of Baytril twice daily at .30 ml each. When I woke up this morning he had not eaten anything the entire night so, once again, I force fed him Critical Care. I knew that there was a possibility that Baytril could decrease appetite, however I thought that he would have SOME appetite. The vet is closed today as it is a holiday in Quebec so I cannot call them.
Anyway, I just wanted your thoughts on this. I take EVERY precaution necessary and thought some reassuring thoughts from you guys would give me some more confidence because I'm beginning to wonder how long this will continue.
The vet took a swab and prepared a culture so I will know for sure within the next 4 or 5 days if it is, indeed, Pasteurella.
First off, I have four chinchillas and one Netherland Dwarf rabbit. I just got my rabbit 4 months ago, his name is Effie, however I have had the chins for several years.
Effie was born on January 11th of this year (2010) and he weighs about .8 Kilos (almost 2 pounds).
Three weeks ago, I had noticed that Effie stopped eating completely. I took him to the vet and they gave him an X-ray and there was a small mass of hair in his intestinal tract. The vet said that it was only perhaps a day old and she was surprised I noticed so quickly, having chinchillas I learned very quickly the warning signs.
For 6 days I force fed him Critical Care, three times a day. Also gave him .25 ml of a laxative, as well as 1 cc of Bene-Bac daily. Once I saw that he was eating and pooping normally I stopped the forced feedings and everything was fine. That was about two weeks ago and all looked normal again.
However something kept bothering me that there was more going on here. I noticed that he started to lose his balance at times. At first I thought this was because he had his nails clipped and it appeared that he wasn't putting pressure on his front paws. I thought that perhaps they cut one of the nails too close to the quick. However, on Tuesday he sneezed and a big blob of white mucus came out of his nose.
So, back to the vet I went and they gave him an injection of Baytril and I am giving him oral syringe doses of Baytril twice daily at .30 ml each. When I woke up this morning he had not eaten anything the entire night so, once again, I force fed him Critical Care. I knew that there was a possibility that Baytril could decrease appetite, however I thought that he would have SOME appetite. The vet is closed today as it is a holiday in Quebec so I cannot call them.
Anyway, I just wanted your thoughts on this. I take EVERY precaution necessary and thought some reassuring thoughts from you guys would give me some more confidence because I'm beginning to wonder how long this will continue.
The vet took a swab and prepared a culture so I will know for sure within the next 4 or 5 days if it is, indeed, Pasteurella.