Pipkin Rabbit Rescue
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Hi,
I apologise in advance for this long post, but I would love to be able to finally find something to make Dougal permanently into the well and happy bunny that he is between outbreaks.
Dougal came to our rescue in May 2009, after being "left behind" along with 3 other rabbits when a man moved house.
The other 3 were fit and healthy, but underweight.
Dougal was an un-neutered male, cross lionhead of unknown age. He was in a very poorly condition with a heavy mite infestation, lesions on his nose and the corners of his mouth, very sore eyes, very underweight and in a depressed (not surprisingly)condition. Rabbit syphilis was diagnosed and he had three, once a week, injections of penicillin. The lesions and his sore eyes cleared up, he had a GA dental, and after afew weeks he was neutered, once he had gained weight.
About 4 weeks later, the lesions were back again. He was again treated with penicillin, and again they cleared up. He is also treated with Metacam when he has an outbreak. The lesions come back every 2 to 4 weeks, and he is then treated with penicillin. Our vet consulted with a vet specialising in rabbit medicine, and has done x-rays, blood tests, biopsies, bacterial and viral cultures. All came back negative. We are currently waiting for the results of a fungal culture test.
The rabbit specialist suggested we tried Ornicure at one point, which we did, but the lesions took longer than normal to clear up, and still came back.
Five weeks ago Dougal developed a very bad lesion on his chin. The specialist suggested we try 6 once-a-week injections of penicillin. By the third week the lesions had cleared. Yesterday (Friday) was his fifth injection. The day before, the lesion came back on his chin. We are also applying a combined anti-inflammatory/antibiotic/antifungal ointment.
Dougal lives as a houserabbit with us. The lesions have NEVER been on his genitalia, always appearing on his nose and the corners of his mouth, and this latest time, on his chin.
Could it be something other than syphilis? Can anyone tell us any other drug they have had a succesful outcome with?
I'm going to try (LOL) to include a photo here.
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Thank you in advance.
Best wishes,
Andrea & Dougal
:bunny5
I apologise in advance for this long post, but I would love to be able to finally find something to make Dougal permanently into the well and happy bunny that he is between outbreaks.
Dougal came to our rescue in May 2009, after being "left behind" along with 3 other rabbits when a man moved house.
The other 3 were fit and healthy, but underweight.
Dougal was an un-neutered male, cross lionhead of unknown age. He was in a very poorly condition with a heavy mite infestation, lesions on his nose and the corners of his mouth, very sore eyes, very underweight and in a depressed (not surprisingly)condition. Rabbit syphilis was diagnosed and he had three, once a week, injections of penicillin. The lesions and his sore eyes cleared up, he had a GA dental, and after afew weeks he was neutered, once he had gained weight.
About 4 weeks later, the lesions were back again. He was again treated with penicillin, and again they cleared up. He is also treated with Metacam when he has an outbreak. The lesions come back every 2 to 4 weeks, and he is then treated with penicillin. Our vet consulted with a vet specialising in rabbit medicine, and has done x-rays, blood tests, biopsies, bacterial and viral cultures. All came back negative. We are currently waiting for the results of a fungal culture test.
The rabbit specialist suggested we tried Ornicure at one point, which we did, but the lesions took longer than normal to clear up, and still came back.
Five weeks ago Dougal developed a very bad lesion on his chin. The specialist suggested we try 6 once-a-week injections of penicillin. By the third week the lesions had cleared. Yesterday (Friday) was his fifth injection. The day before, the lesion came back on his chin. We are also applying a combined anti-inflammatory/antibiotic/antifungal ointment.
Dougal lives as a houserabbit with us. The lesions have NEVER been on his genitalia, always appearing on his nose and the corners of his mouth, and this latest time, on his chin.
Could it be something other than syphilis? Can anyone tell us any other drug they have had a succesful outcome with?
I'm going to try (LOL) to include a photo here.
Thank you in advance.
Best wishes,
Andrea & Dougal
:bunny5