tonyshuman
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You could crush up the tablet and resuspend it in a liquid and then divide the liquid (well-mixed) instead of having to parcel out the powder. The resuspended liquid should be ok to use for a week if kept refrigerated, I would think.
I think all the drugs you mentioned are ok to use together, but again I don't have the experience. I know my bunnies have been given metacam, simethicone, and a gut motility drug (either cisapride or metoclopramide) together at once for stasis.
I am not sure this is EC, which is what fenbendazole would treat. I am more inclined to think it is an ear infection. I couldn't see well in the video, but it looks like a horizontal nystagmus, which is more commonly associated with ear infection, rather than a vertical nystagmus, which is more commonly seen with EC. I know this is contrary to what your vet says, but it sounds like your vet was giving the antibiotic every 3 days, which is not commonly done. I don't think he got enough antibiotic to actually work at the infection. This is of course a personal opinion and I do not have the specialized training that a vet has. I know that many people give fenbendazole at the same time as antibiotics in cases of head tilt, just in case it is caused by EC or a bacterium, then they're covering their bases.
info about nystagmus with relation to head tilt
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Neurology/Otit/otitis.htm
It can take up to a week for fenbendazole to show improvement in true cases of EC. I personally would expect improvement from an antibiotic after 4-5 days, provided the rabbit is getting enough to make a difference and it is given frequently enough. I am not familiar with the triaxone antibiotic your vet used, but it sounds like he have too little and/or too infrequently. In rabbits, bicillin is given every other day, convenia is given every 5 days, and all other meds are given daily or twice daily (at least from what I can find). The every-3-day schedule is strange. The half-life of ceftriaxone is 6-9 hours, according to wikipedia, and that would indicate to me it should be dosed daily or twice a day.
I think all the drugs you mentioned are ok to use together, but again I don't have the experience. I know my bunnies have been given metacam, simethicone, and a gut motility drug (either cisapride or metoclopramide) together at once for stasis.
I am not sure this is EC, which is what fenbendazole would treat. I am more inclined to think it is an ear infection. I couldn't see well in the video, but it looks like a horizontal nystagmus, which is more commonly associated with ear infection, rather than a vertical nystagmus, which is more commonly seen with EC. I know this is contrary to what your vet says, but it sounds like your vet was giving the antibiotic every 3 days, which is not commonly done. I don't think he got enough antibiotic to actually work at the infection. This is of course a personal opinion and I do not have the specialized training that a vet has. I know that many people give fenbendazole at the same time as antibiotics in cases of head tilt, just in case it is caused by EC or a bacterium, then they're covering their bases.
info about nystagmus with relation to head tilt
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Neurology/Otit/otitis.htm
It can take up to a week for fenbendazole to show improvement in true cases of EC. I personally would expect improvement from an antibiotic after 4-5 days, provided the rabbit is getting enough to make a difference and it is given frequently enough. I am not familiar with the triaxone antibiotic your vet used, but it sounds like he have too little and/or too infrequently. In rabbits, bicillin is given every other day, convenia is given every 5 days, and all other meds are given daily or twice daily (at least from what I can find). The every-3-day schedule is strange. The half-life of ceftriaxone is 6-9 hours, according to wikipedia, and that would indicate to me it should be dosed daily or twice a day.
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