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Well....as far as steroids, there are two thoughts on that. First, steroids have fallen from favor from most of the upper echelon vets. We haven't used them in years in wildlife and the general feeling overall is that they have very little value and a lot of potential downside. But the other...

Just have to ask a couple of questions. Do you know what the anesthesia was? And did your vet give any justification for using steroids? Randy

I have a NZ just a bit older. She appeared to have bladder sludge (I know it wasn't) and she started having seizures. I used Ponazuril to treat for E Cuniculi. Since her treatments, I have seen no evidence of seizures and her urinary issues have pretty much resolved. She does present a slight...

I would suggest contacting your state's wildlife office in order to contact a licensed rehabber. When you rebuild a nest....it should be no more than 8-10 feet from the original site. The mother will not search much for them. Searching would expose her to predators. She is already pregnant again...

I wouldn't worry about the pellets....as long as she is eating greens and hay. I don't care if my rabbits eat pellets (they get only a very small amount) as long as they eat hay. Metacam should normally be dosed no more than 3 days. I personally like more aggressive drugs after a...

I have seen rabbits display all sorts of issues like this from being overheated....including one that a vet called me about "foaming at the mouth" (it had been left in a hot car....sweat glands are near the nose). Certainly should cool him down....slowly to prevent shock. A spray mist bottle...

My experience with Torb is that it is a very effective drug that doesn't last very long in rabbits no matter what the route of administration is. I prefer Buprenorphine which I have seen last up to 12 hours. But it appears there is a shortage of Buprenorphine and it is just becoming more readily...

Yea....that would be the term.

Couple of things here. In a true abscess situation.... baytril, cipro or any of the sulfa drugs would have little, if any, positive effect. None of those are up to the task at hand. Sulfa has long been used (for the most part ineffectively) to treat staph and coccidia infections (albon is a...

I think your vet may have missed this one. If your rabbit has a chronic runny eye...there is a reason for it being chronic. When one rabbit grooms another like that...they usually sense a problem. I call these special rabbits "nurse rabbits". They can often sense a problem long before we see...

Haven't used those particular drugs in quite some time. Most up to date vets are even dropping Baytril for use indogs (and it's labeled for dogs). There is a newer member in this family of drugs that is not showing resistance issues....as of yet. The drug is Zeniquin (Marbofloxacin). There is a...

Umm....I have heard of this both in males and females. Lupron is the drug of choice but quite honestly, the cure (not exactly a cure...more of a treatment) in this case is probably worse than the condition....especially for the rabbit. One of the very many side effects of Lupron is bone density...

I prefer Bene Bac as a probiotic. It comes in a powder or paste. If you get the paste, about a gram SID should do it. I use powder since I hand feed formula. Since you will probably be injecting SQ for a period of time....I start over the shoulder and work down each side of the spine and into...

PCN is injected SQ.I useConvenia (an injectable cephalosporin) against PCN resistant bacteria. Oral pen is much like oralsulfanomides and oralcephalosporins....they disrupt the beneficial bacteria in the gut...and most of the bacteria that digest food is gram positive and that is what PCN and...

Well...as far as the sulfa....I hate to use the term "stronger" with antibiotics. What you are dealing with here are resistance issues from overuse (much like penicillin overuse in humans....and MRSA) along with the fact that the digestive system in a rabbit is quite sensitive to antibiotics and...

Looks like a papilloma....a tumor similar to a wart. They are usually benign and can be easily removed via a minor surgical procedure. Randy

You may want to talk with your vet about a better course of treatment. Sulfanomides (SMZ is one of these) is one of those old school drugs that are notvery effective these days with all of the resistant bacteria. I haven't used (or know of any exotic focus vets still use) this family of drugs in...

What meds is he on? Most vets either are far too conservative in treating this condition. Most tilt cases in a domestic rabbit is caused by a bacterial infection in the middle and/or inner ear. There is a lot of incorrect information about a parasite called E Cuniculi being a cause for tilt. In...

I may not have mentioned this....but Albon is ineffective against coccidia. It is an antiobiotic and a sulfanomide at that. This type of drug is very stressful to the beneficial bacteria and even more so in a rabbit that is already compromised. The Albon thing has been around for years for lack...

Just for information....the dosing protocol we use with Pen G is one injection per day for three days and then every other day. The reason this is done is to keep the Procaine level up until the Benzathine gets to working levels. Procaine is fast in/fast out and Benzathine takes a few days to...