Willow has a damp nose

[Maureen Las]

Well if Willow is sick my worst night mare has come true. I am afraid that babette's pneumonia problem has spread to some of my other rabbits. Willow has never sneezed before, nor has she had a damp nose. otherwise she is fine

I did move her area which may have stressed her ,,otherwise she caught this from babette.
I talked to the vet who treats some of my rabbits. he is willing to allow me to have a vial of injectible baytril, weigh the rabbits myself and treat them as needed.

I have injected baytril before which is easier because it doesn't affect the GI tract.
I am afraid of all of them getting sick ( all 7) and Ernie the shelter bunny.
Actualy I will post this also in the rabbitry as they deal with numbers
I think that I will wait a little while to see if it will resolve on its own.

 

[ra7751]

Hi,

If the condition is pneumonia....or maybe better described asa lower respiratory infection...most likely Baytril will not be as effective as some other drugs. It is quite difficult to obtain a specimen for culture so it's a "shotgun" treatment usually. In our experiences here with LRIs...Baytril is not usually up to the task at hand. The use of a diuretic (prescribed by a doctor)also is quite helpful at removing the fluids from the lungs.

Randy

 

[Maureen Las]

Willow didn't sneeze at all so far as I've been around her today so what ever it is I hope that she is fighting it off herself.

babette had the pneumonia thing and she is improving on the big dose of Cipro.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

AWESOME! Keep us posted.

 

[Michaela]

How is beautiful Willow doing now? :big kiss:

 

[Maureen Las]

So far Willow seems fine. I haven't heard her sneezing at all.

Babette is also much improved and will be on meds until next Mon.
I took Ernie back to the shelter as I thought it was probably safer for him there and I also didn't bring the new neuter, Cinnamon home because I didn't want him to pick up anything.

So far I was very lucky on this one. Thanks for asking

 

[NZminilops]

That's a relief! I hope they both continue to be ok :biggrin2:.

 

[polly]

Can you try getting some echinacea. It is safe for bunnies i can get it over here mixed with coneflower, or i use the drops and put a couple in the water bottle. It boosts the white blood cell count helping them to stave off infections

 

[Maureen Las]

I heard of use of echinacea for pet rats but I didn't know that it could be effective with rabbits ..I think I have the non alcohol drops.
I know that you're not supposed to use it continuously or it will be ineffective.
I don't know if they would drink water with drops in it but I'll look into it.

I think I gave it straight to one of my rats awhile back.

 

[polly]

They will i have one that is sneezy and i give him echinacea in his water if it gets bad. it is just now cause its starting to get colder. i would give it to all of them just as an immune system boost for a week or so then stop and see how they are all doing