Good for you for being proactive and taking Mellow in! I know that the compounding flavors cost as much as the medication – what is up with that :~)

Vibes to Mellow.

That’s great news! Yeah, it’s always best to catch these things early and not have them get out of hand. I will keep healing vibes going that your bun is back to his healthy self soon. ((((((((((((((((((((Mellow)))))))))))))))) And some better weather vibes for you! ((((((((((((((((go away snow!)))))))))))))

It can be difficult to get them to willingly take those meds. Having someone help hold him down might make it go easier, this way you can concentrate on opening his mouth. Give it a little bit at a time so he does not aspirate it into his lungs. If you insert the syringe from the side you can angle it behind his incisors and you’ll have better luck than trying to go in straight on. I give meds on a towel on the kitchen counter, so the bunny is more at eye level with me. I can flatten my body over the bunny gently, to hold them in place and with my left hand, raise the right cheek, with my right hand, administer the meds.

Healing vibes Mellow!

Awww Mellow! Get well soon! And good luck getting him to take his meds, Mellowzmom!

It’s early days so it might not have taken effect yet.

Sometime the bug causing the infection is not susceptible to the antibiotic. So if baytril doesn’t knock it out your vet may try something else, or do a culture to identify specifically which bug it is then give suitable antibiotic. If it’s not a bug, your vet might look at teeth issues as being cause of his goopy nose.

(((Mellow)))

No, he wouldn’t necessarily need to do an x-ray. The vet can tell many times by an otoscope. It certainly sounds like he knows what he is doing. It sounds like he’s starting to heal. When do you go back for a recheck?

Great catch!! Even flavored baytril can be yucky-but it’s better then plain And likely he’s not impressed with the syringe You might have extra doses in your bottle-just mulitiply your dose and see if the bottle had more in it. My vet usually gives me a bit extra -for spilling

Good for you for catching this early. I know you were concerned that after a couple of days that he didn’t seem to get better. Give it a few more days. Normally it takes at least a few days to start to see some improvement.

First off – yay for noticing someting was wrong and going in right away!  That should make it much easier to treat.

secondly, if he really hates the meds, maybe try mixing it with something yummy – like a tsp of applesauce or veggie baby food?  My bun is very “food-driven” and will slurp up anything as long as it’s in something yummy!

Oh well – sometimes we have to do nasty things to our “kids” because we know better.  Glad he seems to be doing better!

The clear goo could be lingering irritation from the infection, but you want to make sure he stays on the whole course of antibiotics to make it less likely that it will come back.

Some buns do have allergies.  They usually sneeze with that.   Sometimes the hay dust when you get to the bottom of the bag will make them sneeze.

Thats great you got right on your furbabies health and took her in.     I have mixed baytril with pear juice  fruit cocktail juice.  They lap it up.

It isnt’ really the healthiest way to do it cuz the sugar but you can find low sugar no syrup pear juice peach juice and such from a can.  Just put like 2 tablespoons 1 more if needed to kill the bad flavor. 

Never thougth of lying on top bun and slipping the meds in.  Good for someone doing this by themselves if nothing else works.