Manny went to a vet today.
She must have 6th sense. Usually when I open her cage door for freetime, she comes out right away. Buttoday, she won't come outso I had to pick her up.
I had no traveling cage, so I had to put her in a large box on the way.Bad decision. She was so scared by the tripthat I've neverseen her eye so big as she sat there crouched trembling.
Once at the vet, after the inevitable waiting, a vet came in to examineManny. Now I know that Manny is a girl and maybe 3 months old (thoughthe vet said she seemed to be girl as if there is possibility that shecould be boy). Manny's teethare said tobe fine(they better be after all that chewing). Temperature is normal. Herclaws need to be trimmed.
But yes, Manny seems to have respiratory infection. I asked about bloodtest, but the vet said that it is unreliable and that Manny is toosmall to draw blood. He suggested that maybe I should do that at thetime of spaying. I asked about Pasteurella, and the vet said it is apossibility. Manny may even have respiratory condition all her life.
The vet prescribed pencillin to be injected every other day for 3weeks. (I'm too squeamish to trim her claws and I'm supposed to put aneedle into her body :shock
I don't know what to think of the vet. His clinic was listed in both House Rabbit Society and Bunny Bunch listing.
After shelling out $90, Manny better get better.
PS: Yesterday even Kobe the guinea pig began sneezing.
Should I separate her from Kika the mom-to-be? Should Igive Kobe the penicillin shot?