I forgot it’s also called that. I hope the vet thinks to look under that name if she’s searching up info.
I sure do hope the new antibiotic will work. I don’t have it yet, we’re still waiting to hear from the vet about how the testing is proceeding, but I at least hope it’s going to be a longer regimen. I think the main problem is Mimzy is not on the medicines long enough. The Baytril agreed with him and only seemed to be doing the job just as we ran out, and of course you never get all the liquid out of the bottles-so what should be ten days of meds only wound up being about 7. >.<
I think the second antibiotic she gave him actually made things worse, as he would go into sneezing fits just after taking it. (It was some kind of Cipro derivative.) But he showed no signs of allergy to it or digestive upset, so I thought it was just the bacteria that was causing it.

Could using probiotics preventatively have caused the antibiotic to be less effective? I never gave them at the same time, would wait hours in between doses of each…but in my desire to keep his stomach from being upset, maybe I torpedoed the effect of the antibiotic?

How long is a round of TMP/SMZ? I get spooked when I read that bunnies can die from digestive problems a full ten days after stopping an antibiotic.

Thanks everyone! ^_^
Doctor prescribed Trimeth Sulfate, 14 days worth and she gave me extra syringes since they tend to deteriorate and I can’t slide the plunger on them after about 7 days. We were going to send off the culture for more testing, but it had to go to Washington and that would mean another week of waiting. Mimzy’s sneezing has been getting worse since last night and I don’t want to wait treatment any longer.
If this doesn’t work, we may have to go for the injections of antibiotics. But we’ve got our fingers crossed that this does the job.

*breaks out a long pair of tongs to grasp hanky with* ^_^ j/k

He continues to sneeze, but I notice already that his runny nose is turning to more of a crusty critter and he does have more gunk coming from his eyes, (not a lot-just enough to leave crusties), but he takes this medicine WAY better than the last one and has been such a sweetie through all this. ^_^ I even got a few more arm licks yesterday. *squee!*

Another thing, Fiver is taking even more interest in him as he spends more time out on the bed for his doses. He still grunts at him, but has firmly put the kabosh on me putting up a curtain over his pen so they don’t interact at all. He goes to chewing his litter box loudly until I take it down, and then he just sits and watches Mimzy wander on the puppy pad.
I am hopeful that if I get Mimzy cleared up, they may be able to spend more time with each other than just watching each other from across the bedroom.

Poor Pip. She gets to come out on the bed today for a nail trim. She’s going to wonder why I’m persecuting her.
Wish me luck, her nails are VERY dark and hard to find the quick on. >.<

Yes, Dr. did suggest we could go for the injections, but I’m holding that out as a last resort, since we’d have to go in more than once to complete the entire round and I am not comfortable with giving them myself…plus I do know it tends to mess up their eating habits. But if it’s the only way to get rid of it eventually, we’ll do it.

So far the Trimeth seems to be taking some effect. It’s a 14 day regimen, so perhaps just the amount of time he takes the meds will knock out the bug. So far when she’s given me antibiotics, it hasn’t even lasted 7 days, so I think that may have caused the bug to become a little resistant.