doodlebugger
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Our chronically ill Flemish Giant just had another round of dental work because of a spur and broken teeth. His last round was about 2-2 1/2 months ago which is when we found out he likely has bad genetics causing lifetime dental issues. He had to be treated with a different antibiotic last time because he had a snorty sound, but he had no infection in his lungs - the only place it came from was his throat. The antibiotics worked and the sound went away. He seemed fine until he stopped eating pellets and hay and was only eating greens - causing him to have strange poops. So, we rushed him to the vet who said she needed to take care of him that same day and she did the surgery. Poor thing had broken teeth and a spur causing him pain. She gave him an anti inflammatory and a shot of penicillin. We brought him back on Wednesday for a second round of penicillin and everything seemed fine. Wednesday afternoon he was wore out from the drive, but still had tons of energy and was eating and drinking fine. Thursday morning he sneezed off and on, and I didn't think anything of it because sometimes when he drinks his water from a bowl (he has a bottle, but at night we give him a bowl because he seems to drink more and we are afraid of running out) he sneezes. But this kept up off and on throughout the day. I checked his nose and there is a very little amount of white discharge when he is sneezing. I'm worried....but when he got his penicillin shot on Wednesday and the vet checked him, she said everything looked and sounded fine.
My question - do you think this is Pasturella - the way it is presenting now? Would penicillin not help keep it at bay?
Until we know for sure - what should I be doing? We have four other rabbits in the house but not in the same room as him. Should he be quaranteened further? Should we keep everyone from touching him (we have a high functioning autistic son who pets him and then pets our other rabbits)? I'm scared to death that if he has it, that it might be too late since I don't know how long it takes for the symptoms to show up after exposure. I can't afford to take all the rabbits to the vet......
Can it be spread to humans and dogs? We have a small house dog that is around this rabbit frequently.
The funny thing is that he is eating normally, sleeping normally, drinking normally, and using the bathroom normally. The only abnormal thing is these occasional sneezing fits, but I suspect from what I am reading, this can get worse if left untreated.
Waiting on a call back from our vet to see what we shall do next. :waiting:
My question - do you think this is Pasturella - the way it is presenting now? Would penicillin not help keep it at bay?
Until we know for sure - what should I be doing? We have four other rabbits in the house but not in the same room as him. Should he be quaranteened further? Should we keep everyone from touching him (we have a high functioning autistic son who pets him and then pets our other rabbits)? I'm scared to death that if he has it, that it might be too late since I don't know how long it takes for the symptoms to show up after exposure. I can't afford to take all the rabbits to the vet......
Can it be spread to humans and dogs? We have a small house dog that is around this rabbit frequently.
The funny thing is that he is eating normally, sleeping normally, drinking normally, and using the bathroom normally. The only abnormal thing is these occasional sneezing fits, but I suspect from what I am reading, this can get worse if left untreated.
Waiting on a call back from our vet to see what we shall do next. :waiting: