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It's very hard to see the wound, with the fur on its side. You gotta pry the fur apart to see it. I've tried to get a pic of it already, but it was too unclear.

Dear All, We really need your advice on this one. We have been living in Indonesia for quite a while and there is no rabbit savvy vet in the country. We are living with a ten year old Lionhead Rabbit, Luna. Lately we observed that Luna is limping a bit with her right leg. She is one of...

I've read somewhere that someone (yeah, I know it sounds like trial and error) gave their rabbit 20mg / kg rabbit / per day. Our rabbit weighs around 3.5kg so it should have been 70mg per day. However we could only find vegan glucosamine & chondotrin in 500mg tablets. So we crushed the tablets...

Just wanted to update you guys on how Luna is doing. Bag balm and wrapping the feet didn't help us. The more we observed her, the more we felt that she has adopted a strange posture, where she would hop with her heels (if that makes sense). She got more and more lethargic. Her weight was on her...

We finally got hold of some bag balm today. We'll keep you guys updated on how it goes. Thanks for all the advice so far :)

Hi guys, Thanks for the prompt reply. That is how we pretty much bind our girl's feet now for the last month or so. However, the sores are not getting better. Her nails are all neatly trimmed. Bag Balm is hard to come by around here, but we might be able to try the triple-antibiotic route...

Dear All, We really need your help and advice on this one. Our bunny, Luna, an 8-year old female Lionhead has been developing sore hocks on both her feet. It started out with tiny patches a couple of months ago and developed into these: As you can see from the images above by now...

We have looked into chloremphenicol. It seems no vet wants to touch it here, and it's hard for us to get it without prescription. If her sneezing acts up again, we will I give a proper 30mg/kg zithromax another try. Many thanks for your help. All of you! This forum rocks! Cheers, Al

Hi, we gave her 30mg/kg... we were never quite able to get her drink all of it. Effectively, maybe only three-quarters of the dose. Oh, and another question. From your POV, how long should a 'normal' long-term regimen last?

Dear Guys, Many thanks for your kind a replies. It helped us a lot in helping our bunny make her recovery. The Gentamycin finally cleared up her reddish eyes. However, after last week or so, we could see our bunny sometimes sneezing randomly (mostly in the morning) two to three times...

Dear Guys, Just wanted to update you on Luna's condition. We've stopped her Zithromax after 30 days. She has stopped her sneezing completely, however her eyes-lids are still a bit reddish. The Gentamycin we planned to give her was a year beyond its expiry date. good thing we noticed it...

Gentamycin just arrived. It says: GARAMYCIN - Gentamycin Sulfate - Drops for eyes and ears. 5mL 0.3% Produced by Schering-Plough Labo N.V., Belgium. That is the right drug is it? Please could someone give me the right dosage? 2 times or 3 times a day for how long? Our bunny is still on...

@Angieluv: I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I'm sure she had a happy with with such a caring and knowledgeable rabbit-mum. We've tried 40mg/kg on our rabbit. Maybe it was her condition that was already far from top-notch or her age (6 years), anyhow, she stooped to eat and poop for almost 2...

@Randy: I could only find Gentamycin eye-drops and Chloramphenicol - but in eye-drops form, too. So I guess, that means, we're going to give Gentamycin a try. I've heard of a dose of 2 times a day? Is that right? How long should I continue giving her the drops? Also, should we expect any GI...

Wow, that's a relief. I was worried that a tear duct flush would be a mandatory. So, today I will be looking for Chloramphenicol or Gentamicin. If I can find both, with which one would u go? And could u advice me with the proper dosage on each of the two drops? I'll also be on the lookout for...

Thank u again, Michelle! Bad thing is no vet in town will do a tear duct flush here. So, I'm looking for topical alternatives (if there are any).

That would be awesome! I have posted this on many forums, but couldn't get the answer to it: If our rabbit can't endure a regimen of azithromycin for 7 days on 50mg/kg, would we get similar results with a lower dose (let's say 30mg/kg) with a treatment duration of 30 days or more?Also, as was...

We've tried a dosing of 40mg/kg a day. Twice. But she went into a terrible GI stasis, which was really hard to remedy with sub-q, benebac and force-feeding. Maybe it has to do with her age (6 years). and so therefore we lowered it to 30mg/kg a day. Would it work on a lower dose but with a...

@tonyshuman: With the bacteria being susceptible to zithromax, do you think it has a good chance that in time, it will kill off / suppress a major part of the bacteria when the antibiotic is sustained for a longer period of time? If yes, are there any known side-effects of long-term zithromax...

Dear Michelle and Randy, many thanks for your input. I'll do just that. I'll continue to give her Zithromax for 10 more days. If her condition IS getting better after 10 days, but not perfectly goes away, should I simply continue with the drug? Are there any long-term side-effects?