Jenny, wow that is so weird cos I was in there this morning, I was trying to look at the name of the antibiotic but when I checked on the shelf, the bottle wasn´t there, the nurse had filled up the needs and must have gone for a change so I don´t know just that it begins with Bexta........, I will definitely ask her tomorrow. She´s also been giving him metacam as well. I am now pretty sure that this all started when he was off his food that night and I am still beating myself up for not taking him for a check up on the Monday after but hindsight is a great thing and it is what it is now.
She did say that we will probably change to bicilin next week but she can´t give the injections as she´s allergic to it. I was discussing a few things with her today and she is so good with him. She did say that there should be specialists for just rabbits as they are complicated to treat but in Spain, there are very few people, in comparison with say the UK or the USA who keep them as pets so you´re lucky to find someone like her who is quite a specialist. She also treats other exotics and people come from quite a distance to see her with their snakes, ferrets, tortoises, hamsters, parrots, there was even a woman this morning looking for worming tablets for her goat !! So I suppose, I am lucky that she is only down the road.
We´re just draining if necessary and filling with honey which is clearing bacteria so we´ll see how it goes. I did remember Gosling and her absess that they were also treating with honey.
They seem to be coping being apart but I know they miss each other and Snowy was at the door of his part of the enclosure earlier. I really miss them being able to groom each other and snuggle together.
Before bedtime tonight, I will try to fill again and I also have to give him his antibiotic jab. It´s amazing how quickly you get used to doing it. He must be feeling alright, he´s just zoomed passed me to go behind the sofa. I am so glad that till now, I haven´t had to force feed him and that he seems to be enjoying his veggies. I got loads of free stuff this morning from my market stall where I buy the herbs. I bought dill, coriander and endives and they let me take as many leaves of romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot tops and beetroot tops so I have loads of stuff. I am free feeding him as much as he wants to eat as he weighed 1.950 kilos last Thursday, he went down to 1.890 on Tuesday but he´s back up to 1.900 today so I am trying to keep his weight up. He´s not really been eating pellets for the last 4 or 5 days and he´s only picking at his hay. I´ve also been giving him dried dandelion which he loves and is eating well so hopefully that will keep him up on the fibre.
I just hope that they don´t have to be apart for too long but I realise that it could be a little while before we can get back to normal. First week of bills has come to just under 180 Euros but that´s included the first main appointment plus the xray so it should be better for the next week as probably only injections.
I wish now I had asked if I could take a video of some of the procedures as it has been very interesting to watch, I can´t believe that the small hole she made in the abscess is an exact fit for the end of the syringe I use to inject the honey, some skill there.
She did say that we will probably change to bicilin next week but she can´t give the injections as she´s allergic to it. I was discussing a few things with her today and she is so good with him. She did say that there should be specialists for just rabbits as they are complicated to treat but in Spain, there are very few people, in comparison with say the UK or the USA who keep them as pets so you´re lucky to find someone like her who is quite a specialist. She also treats other exotics and people come from quite a distance to see her with their snakes, ferrets, tortoises, hamsters, parrots, there was even a woman this morning looking for worming tablets for her goat !! So I suppose, I am lucky that she is only down the road.
We´re just draining if necessary and filling with honey which is clearing bacteria so we´ll see how it goes. I did remember Gosling and her absess that they were also treating with honey.
They seem to be coping being apart but I know they miss each other and Snowy was at the door of his part of the enclosure earlier. I really miss them being able to groom each other and snuggle together.
Before bedtime tonight, I will try to fill again and I also have to give him his antibiotic jab. It´s amazing how quickly you get used to doing it. He must be feeling alright, he´s just zoomed passed me to go behind the sofa. I am so glad that till now, I haven´t had to force feed him and that he seems to be enjoying his veggies. I got loads of free stuff this morning from my market stall where I buy the herbs. I bought dill, coriander and endives and they let me take as many leaves of romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot tops and beetroot tops so I have loads of stuff. I am free feeding him as much as he wants to eat as he weighed 1.950 kilos last Thursday, he went down to 1.890 on Tuesday but he´s back up to 1.900 today so I am trying to keep his weight up. He´s not really been eating pellets for the last 4 or 5 days and he´s only picking at his hay. I´ve also been giving him dried dandelion which he loves and is eating well so hopefully that will keep him up on the fibre.
I just hope that they don´t have to be apart for too long but I realise that it could be a little while before we can get back to normal. First week of bills has come to just under 180 Euros but that´s included the first main appointment plus the xray so it should be better for the next week as probably only injections.
I wish now I had asked if I could take a video of some of the procedures as it has been very interesting to watch, I can´t believe that the small hole she made in the abscess is an exact fit for the end of the syringe I use to inject the honey, some skill there.
