everleighbunbun
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Hello.
I’ve gone to the vet multiple times for my bunny’s fur loss around the mouth and odd scabbing/crusting. First we tried sulfadiazine but she had a bad reaction. Then, oral chloramphenicol for 21 days but no cure. Finally, we tried ANTIMAX ointment which is nystatin-neomycin sulfate-thiostrephon-triamcinolone acetonine ointment. The vet prescribed this for a week, and it worked! He said to do it for another week to make sure it doesn’t come back, so I did. But a week after stopping the ointment, the yellow crusty skin and red scabs are appearing again. I had asked him before if her area where she lives needed to be treated, or if fur around her mouth needed to be clipped since it’s a fungal infection. He said no, just the ointment. I have a vet appointment for tomorrow, and he is most likely going to do penicillin shots because we have exhausted all our other options. But I wonder, does she need the shots or was he wrong in saying her living space doesn’t need to be treated, and that could be what’s causing it to come back?
TLDR: For fungal dermatitis, is just ointment satisfactory or does the bunny’s living space need to be treated, or does their surrounding fur need to be clipped?
Thank you! I am very worried.
I’ve gone to the vet multiple times for my bunny’s fur loss around the mouth and odd scabbing/crusting. First we tried sulfadiazine but she had a bad reaction. Then, oral chloramphenicol for 21 days but no cure. Finally, we tried ANTIMAX ointment which is nystatin-neomycin sulfate-thiostrephon-triamcinolone acetonine ointment. The vet prescribed this for a week, and it worked! He said to do it for another week to make sure it doesn’t come back, so I did. But a week after stopping the ointment, the yellow crusty skin and red scabs are appearing again. I had asked him before if her area where she lives needed to be treated, or if fur around her mouth needed to be clipped since it’s a fungal infection. He said no, just the ointment. I have a vet appointment for tomorrow, and he is most likely going to do penicillin shots because we have exhausted all our other options. But I wonder, does she need the shots or was he wrong in saying her living space doesn’t need to be treated, and that could be what’s causing it to come back?
TLDR: For fungal dermatitis, is just ointment satisfactory or does the bunny’s living space need to be treated, or does their surrounding fur need to be clipped?
Thank you! I am very worried.