The 3 week old baby bunny we're fostering for the SPCA has developed a head tilt. I suspected he might have an ear infection because he kept one ear down all day yesterday, shook his head a bit and the ear felt warmer than the other one. I woke up this morning to discover he had the head tilt. He drank his kitten milk like always and then we took him to the emergency vet.
They prescriped novo-trimel twice a day for two weeks. He talked about switching to Baytril if that didn't work but I thought Baytril couldn't be given to baby rabbits, am I right?
I brought him home, syringe fed him his antibiotics, which he loved, syringe fed him some water and then tried handfeeding him some alfalfa hay which he wouldn't eat. I then mixed up some critical care and syringe fed him that and he ate it like a horse. He loved the stuff and ate about 6cc's worth. After that he had a few poops and now he's settled down ina carrier, propped up against a towel.
He hasn't started rolling yet but he does have a pretty bad head tilt, poor baby. I'm staying optimistic though, he's eating and pooping and grooming me whenever I hold him.
My questions are - can he have Baytril if this antibiotic doesn't work? And also - how often should I be feeding him critical care? I'm giving him the kitten milk twice a day but before his head tilt he was grazing on hay all day off and on. Any hints as to how often I should feed him? Every few hours during the day and getting up once in the night?
Thanks for your help!
They prescriped novo-trimel twice a day for two weeks. He talked about switching to Baytril if that didn't work but I thought Baytril couldn't be given to baby rabbits, am I right?
I brought him home, syringe fed him his antibiotics, which he loved, syringe fed him some water and then tried handfeeding him some alfalfa hay which he wouldn't eat. I then mixed up some critical care and syringe fed him that and he ate it like a horse. He loved the stuff and ate about 6cc's worth. After that he had a few poops and now he's settled down ina carrier, propped up against a towel.
He hasn't started rolling yet but he does have a pretty bad head tilt, poor baby. I'm staying optimistic though, he's eating and pooping and grooming me whenever I hold him.
My questions are - can he have Baytril if this antibiotic doesn't work? And also - how often should I be feeding him critical care? I'm giving him the kitten milk twice a day but before his head tilt he was grazing on hay all day off and on. Any hints as to how often I should feed him? Every few hours during the day and getting up once in the night?
Thanks for your help!
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