JadeIcing
Well-Known Member
That is awesome! I am so glad he is getting better.
Thanks guys, I am just now getting home and reading everyone's posts.
I had passed by the medicine section at our local Tractor Supply but had no clue what I was looking at or if it was legal for me to get that kind of stuff without a prescription. I don't have a single country bone in my body...you should see me wandering aimlessly around the Tractor Supply and trying to figure out what the heck a wood stove pellet is or why they are playing that god awful music. Probably one reason the vet charges so much here is because they can...people in this area are more "city" and don't know any better, like me.
Does anyone know how I would figure out if it is legal for me to buy Pen G and syringes, and administer the correct dosage myself? We have been taught how to draw up the medication and give the injections, so I am comfortable with administering it. For the current round we will finish out with the medications I got at the vets, but if Ronnie's infection is not gone...or if it comes back in the future, then I gotta figure out a better way to do these shots. Basically, just to get the Pen G costs me $100 because the vet requires a $70 check up and $30 of additional small fees to even allow us the medication.
:biggrin2: I guess the only thing would be to confirm it with the Tractor Supply before making the trip then.You know his dosage and the store wouldn't sell it if it wasn't legal.![]()
JadeIcing wrote::biggrin2: I guess the only thing would be to confirm it with the Tractor Supply before making the trip then.You know his dosage and the store wouldn't sell it if it wasn't legal.![]()
Another question though...How do I know when it's the right time to start Pen G again? Ronnie seems to be permanently tilted, so I can't go by his head being crooked. I can go by his movements (and rolling episodes obviously). Right now he's moving around so well and not rolling at all, so if he starts getting disoriented again I'd take that as a sign that the infection is still there. But would it be a bad idea for me to start up shots without taking him in for another vet check up to confirm that he's worsening and that he needs them?
I'm sure if I see him getting bad again I'll know it's time for more injections, but I feel weird about diagnosing that myself :?. How do other members with head tilt bunnies know when it's time for more shots, and do you feel you need a vet to confirm this?
Ronnie is doing well. He is off his shots now and we are playing the waiting game to see if his infection comes back. According to the vet, this is all we can do...there's no real test to see if it's gone so we just wait and see what happens without antibiotics. Today is day three without his shots, but we've been to this point before with him because he's had to be off Pen G for three days many times. It may be a week or two before we really know if the infection is gone.How is Ronnie today?
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