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Injectables are the way to go regardless. Just wondering, what drugs are being administered? If this is a true case of pneumonia....there is no better drug than Chloramphenicol to treat it. This drug is usually found as an oral drug.....and since it has been banned for human use in the US (in...

Good news that the problem has been diagnosed....however, I am concerned about the dosing protocol. Those of us that use "outside the box" type drugs dose Pen G differently. Apparently your vet may have accessed some out of date information. I dose Pen G by SQ once a day for 3 days and then...

Unexplained renal issues are usually the initial signs of an active EC infection. The two most common signs of the early onset of EC is urinary issues (usually some degree of incontenance) and some degree of paresis in the left rear leg....and this might be very hard to detect. Shedding spores...

And a further suggestion on the blood work.....insist on a titer for E Cuniculi. This lab can't be performed in a vet clinic....a sample has to be sent out to one of the few labs that can titer this parasite. It will come back positive but you have to know how to interpret the labs in...

As I have mentioned many times, we feed primarily an artificial diet. Most domestic rabbits are clinically dehydrated (and overweight)due to pellets. All you have to do to find proof is look at wild rabbits. They eat a natural diet of grass, leaves and tender vegetation. I have never seen a wild...

Well said Pam.

I would suggest flushing the injury with saline and apply some basic Neosporin (without pain relief) to the injury. Monitor for signs of infection. Most likely this basic treatment will resolve the issue. Randy

Glad things are working out. Really concerned any time a vet prescribes a gut stumulant for a rabbit. Not the best idea...in my non-professional opinion. As far as a pellet based diet and no link to bladder sludge is just luck. There is so much old and outdated information still out...

Couple of things about spays/neuters. You do not need to remove food or water at all. Some vets ask to remove pellets the day of surgery but they should have hay and water at all times. The problem with removing food is that it has a negative effect on the beneficial bacteria in the gut. Pain...

Be nice to have more details. Surgery is usually the last resort. The procedure is more successful than in years past. I would like to know what has been identified as the cause of the infection....it doesn't have to be bacterial. Also, many vets do not properly dose Penicillin as they still use...

Giardia is one of those "tag alongs". Giardia is a protozoa. Metronidazole is an antibiotic and isn't effective against Giardia. I suspect the Giardia is secondary to a bacterial issue, possibly Clostridium or E Coli in the GI, and that is what your vet is treating. In an ideal world, the immune...

Calcifications come from many things...as with people, some rabbits are prone to sludge/stones. The feeling in the past has been a diet too high in calcium was the cause. We nowknow that isn't the cause. It's more the artificial diet and environment. In a natural environment, rabbits eat...

Just for information....most vets do not dose Penicillin correctly due to using old information. Pen G contains two components....Procaine and Benzathine (at 150K units per ml). One is a fast acting drug that is in and out quickly. The other takes longer to reach working blood levels but remains...

If you are serious about the Albon....I know several rescues that will be very appreciative since we do use that drug in some other species. There is a test for syphillis but most of us treat based on presentation....and that certainly presents as syphillis. Randy

A B Comp injection should not be very expensive. Again, not knowing about Canada but B Comp can be purchased without a prescription at farm supplies. Not something I would suggest you doing....as with any drug, it has to be dosed properly and you have to buy and entire bottle and that would be...

Based on that pic....I think I would use injectable Penicillin. I use Pen G which is a combination of Procaine and Benzathine. It is a cattle drug and is available without prescription. It is safe only when injected. Sub-q is better and the drug should be buffered with fluids to help prevent...

Interesting that they won't give you the records....I don't know the laws in Canada but in the US, if you pay for the labs, they are yours. Would make me kind of wonder just why they won't give them to you....just a question would be lingering in the back of my mind. We do inject B Comp for...

Mites can cause secondary bacterial infections....especially in the ears. If the vet dida slide, it was a cytology. I would suspect since an antibiotic was prescribed, there was something seen on the slide. The C&S will identify the bacteria and what it is sensitive to as far as drugs. Two...

The single most important point in GI movement is proper hydration and high fiber. The gut must be hydrated to be pliable and for the muscles to move things along. Many vets still prescribe GI motility drugs but I have found them to be totally inappropriate and will many times cause some serious...

My first thought on this, and I don't mean to flame the vet, but it sounds like the vet is inexperienced with rabbits. Many vets claim to be "rabbit savvy" but get their info from the VIN....basically a discussion forum for vets. Fecals are notoriously inaccurate. If I have any thought of...