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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rabbits / September 2008Christopher Rabbit update
Howdy folks, The good news is that I have found a great vet. Arlette, I'll send you the particulars under separate cover. As for Christopher Rabbit's state of affairs, there is definitely stuff going on in his upper lungs, but it's hard to say exactly what. If anybody is interested in the long list of possibilities, I can post those. I think the vet suspects Pasteurella as the most likely culprit. (If I make it to the VRRA 2008 Rabbit Festival the weekend after next -- http://www.vrra.org/ -- it'll be much easier to resist bringing a new bunny home...) The vet took a swab of CR's nasal discharge and flushed his blocked tear ducts. I'll be giving him antibiotic eyedrops (Fucithalmic eye gel) twice a day, oral antibiotic drops (yummy baytril) twice a day, and oral anti-inflammatory drops (Metacam) once a day, all for a week. Then we're back to the vet for a re-check. If CR hasn't improved we'll be doing ($$$$) chest x-rays plus blood work at that point. He was an absolute doll at the vet's. So patient with the tear duct flushing... That's all for now. I'd better go walk the dog before my piano students come piling in. M. i want to know.. hope it is easy to treat and he feels well soon.. yeay!! NEW GOOD VET!!! party time.. :) >i want to know.. I assume what you want to know are the possible diagnoses. Here you go: 1. Rhinitis or inflammation of the nasal passages -- due to infectious causes, eg bordatella, pasteurella, staphylococcus, myxomatosis 2. Foreign body -- eg grass seed/awn 3. Abscess -- foreign body or external trauma or excessively long roots of the premolar or abscess in the lungs 4. Granuloma of the larynx 5. Neoplasia or cancer 6. Tracheal/wind pipe disease -- foreign body or neoplasia 7. Bronchial disease 8. Bronchopneumonia 9. Inhaled irritants Note that these are *possibilities* and not necessarily what she thinks is going on. I'm not sure they're in any particular order. I didn't mention in my previous email that she did check his teeth and he does have spurs, but they aren't too bad and as long as he is eating well, she is not concerned about them at this point. So there you go! Michele that sure is alot of possibilities. i don't think i have ever been told that many.. here is hoping it is an easy one... > that sure is alot of possibilities. i don't think i have ever been told > that many.. here is hoping it is an easy one... Basically, with such vague symptoms, it could be anything. He seems bouncier today. I think just clearing the tear ducts really made a difference, and perhaps the antibiotics and anti-inflammatory are already doing their thing. M. Sounds like a good vet visit Michele. I pray that CR responds to the treatment! Thanks for the vet reference.  SignatureGod Bless, Arlette & Cocoa in heaven Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:12-13 > Howdy folks, > > The good news is that I have found a great vet. Arlette, I'll send you the > particulars under separate cover. Hooray! About time you found a GOOD vet you don't have to go through all sorts of craziness to get to!!! That's got to be a real relief! > As for Christopher Rabbit's state of affairs, there is definitely stuff > going on in his upper lungs, but it's hard to say exactly what. If anybody [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > http://www.vrra.org/ -- it'll be much easier to resist bringing a new > bunny home...) I hope CR, doesn't have pasteurella, but if so, at least the baytril will help - I know both Roger and Rosie were always tooooo ready to get their banana flavored baytril fix! :-) > The vet took a swab of CR's nasal discharge and flushed his blocked tear > ducts. I'll be giving him antibiotic eyedrops (Fucithalmic eye gel) twice > a day, oral antibiotic drops (yummy baytril) twice a day, and oral > anti-inflammatory drops (Metacam) once a day, all for a week. Then we're > back to the vet for a re-check. If CR hasn't improved we'll be doing > ($$$$) chest x-rays plus blood work at that point. Are they going to culture that swab? At least you'll know what the bug is then. > He was an absolute doll at the vet's. So patient with the tear duct > flushing... Awwww. Amazing how well they behave when they're not sure they're not about to be eaten. ;-) Of course they know WE won't eat them, so they can afford to be their little dickens selves! Seriously though, I do believe theyknow when someone's trying to help them. After everything I went through with Rosie when she had her broken pelvis, she never tried to bite me again. LOL - JON on the other hand, she continued to scare to death! :-) > That's all for now. I'd better go walk the dog before my piano students > come piling in. Let us know how he's doing Michelle. Is Todd the Dog doing well these days in the new digs? No more hassles? Laurie > Hooray! About time you found a GOOD vet you don't have to go through all > sorts of craziness to get to!!! That's got to be a real relief! Yes, indeed! This trip to the vet was long overdue, and it's so much easier to head north for all of 15 minutes on the highway than to deal with ferries. It's just the cherry on the top that I not only respect her, but LIKE her! > I hope CR doesn't have pasteurella, but if so, at least the baytril will > help - I know both Roger and Rosie were always tooooo ready to get their > banana flavored baytril fix! :-) I sure hope it isn't pasteurella. The vet was wondering how CR might have caught it if he is strictly an indoor bunny, but I asked her if it could have been latent for these past 4 years, and she said yes. He was a stray so it's very possible. If he does have it, I'll just have to deal with it, I guess. And are you serious? Is it actually possible to disguise the flavour of that hideous baytril stuff? > Are they going to culture that swab? At least you'll know what the bug is > then. Yes. >> He was an absolute doll at the vet's. So patient with the tear duct >> flushing... > > Awwww. Amazing how well they behave when they're not sure they're not > about to be eaten. ;-) CR is actually pretty docile overall -- way easier to handle than any of my previous three. He just kind of freezes and allows you to do whatever. It's just his nails that I can't do... (And I'm really lucky that the mother of one of my piano students is a dental hygienist -- that is, somebody with really great hand-eye coordination -- who loves animals and is very happy to help me with his nails!) What amazes me is how I expect him to hate me after putting him through all that vet stuff and the subsequent meds, but he just gets cuddlier and friendlier. I'm wondering if flushing the tear ducts, as uncomfortable a procedure as it is, really feels better afterwards. > Is Todd the Dog doing well these days in the new digs? No more hassles? He's doing great, and I didn't move after all! I wasn't able to sell my house, and the folks giving me all the hassles ended up moving anyway. We've been doing well. My old boy and I are still out on the trails pretty well every day, and while he's slowing down, he looks great for his age. (Gee, it amazes me how much some members of this group remember about each other... I can't keep track of the rabbits even...) Michele "Michele S" wrote> > (Gee, it amazes me how much some members of this group remember about each > other... I can't keep track of the rabbits even...) Hehehe - I have a talent for trivia - and I consider my friends on this group WAY more important than trivia! :-) My bf is constantly amazed at the things I remember - LOL - and the BIG things I don't! ;-) Glad you got to stay in your place - I know you loved it other than the goofy neighbors. Glad they left! Laurie Christopher Rabbit is on the prayer list, too, Michele. I hope his difficulties are minor, and clear up in a trice. It's wonderful that you have a new vet you like and trust. Nona |
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