Cottons sick again

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- 11/07/2011 at 1:58 PM
  bunnytowne
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  So…….. last week I noticed his nose was wet on top of the left side.   I thought he had his little tongue there wiping the water from the water dish.
  
  I kept an eye on it. Then Saturday I leaned back on the couch to get my reading glasses. I squished him. He jumped up rubbed his noselike crazy like he did his lip when it got bumped.
  
  I picked him up held him loved him told him I was sorry and I heard 1 snort of congestion. I called for an appmnt and got one w/his new vet for today monday.
  
  As of sunday there was a little crusty and I could see his nose was running. The neighbor and I took a good look. So when I picked him up today to go to the vet I could hear a lot of congested snorting. Was so worried.
  
  Peddling to the vet I kept saying God don’t let him die let him breathe good. I was really worried. Got to the vets took him out of his carrier and no more snorting congestion.   Wha???    A relief anyway.
  
  His eye was a little crusty too. So I agreed lets do the xray in case it is his teeth. Well he wiggled n squirmed so much the xray wasn’t as good as it could have been.   The vet showed it to me pointed things out and that his lungs are clear and his teeth look good. HE is 80% sure it isn’t his teeth. He also looked inside his mouth with the tiny tool they have.
  
  We agreed on Baytril. If that doesn’t clear it up in 7 days then he will have to sedate squirmy so he can get a very good clear xray. Or his lip thing is coming back.
  
  I doubt that. Hope not.   I think going thru peri menopause it was real windy n nice n cool last week.   I would get cold shut the windows. Start sweating open the windows etc. all day. Cotton could have caught a cold from that. He may have been in drafty spot.
  
  This rabbit once I save $ for something I been trying to do for 2 years I gotta spend it on him. The ins. should cover this tho. Hope so. Today was 217.00 on top of the other 50.00 post dated checks til march. Oh yi. The $ I just got done putting in my savings has to go to the vet now.
  
  Either its the pet fee or Cotton Boo McChew having an issue. Poor boo. Time to give him his baytril.   Lets see how this goes.
- 11/07/2011 at 2:04 PM
  Ashcot3
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  Poor guy I hope he gets better!
- 11/07/2011 at 2:23 PM
  Sarita
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  Vibes to Cotton!
- 11/07/2011 at 8:06 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  (((((healing vibes)))))) I hope Cotton heals quickly!
- 11/07/2011 at 10:18 PM
  MimzMum
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  Aw no, not another infection? I’m sorry to hear this BT. I hope your vet can fix him up again, poor little guy!
  (((((((((((((((((((vibes for Cotton Boo))))))))))))))
- 11/08/2011 at 5:02 AM
  RabbitPam
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  Let’s hope the Baytril clears up anything in there trying to make him ill. Take that!
- 11/08/2011 at 6:28 AM
  kralspace
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  oh no, not Cotton again! I hope he get better really quick for you bt. After all the treatments you’ve had to do, you almost qualify as a bunny nurse I bet.
  
  ((((healing vibes)))))) Kathy
- 11/08/2011 at 2:17 PM
  kralspace
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  How’s Mr. Cotton doing today?
- 11/10/2011 at 5:22 PM
  bunnytowne
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  Cottons seems to be doing better.   Getting the med in his mouth is not as hard as putting the cream on his lip. He refused to lap it up when I mixed it with pear juice. In light juices not heavy.
  
  So we have to do it the hard way.   He isn’t sneezing anymore. His eye cleared up the first day of meds.
  
  He is eating good seems happy chewing on his grass hut thing.
  
  HE enjoyed his greens today.   Broccoli he loves brocoli.   Grasses from outside piece of fruit banana and a few blueberries. HE has been after his hay.
  
  He now eats his pellets at nite and when I get up they are all gone. HE picks at them during the day.   I switched him to Oxbow now that they have it in stock again.
  
  Cotton is so sweet.   I hope he doesn’t get anymore sicknesses or anything.   Sure scared me when I heard him breathing with congestion. I love that little fellow. He is not spending his time in his cage when I am home. When I am gone he is in his cage when I get home he hops out. . If he isn’t staying in his house while I am home he is feeling better.
  
  Thank you for the healing vibes. He sure needs them.   We get one thing well and another pops up then another. Hey his hair is growing back.   Oh so slowly is it coming in but the revolution is killing the mites. Those things move so slow they didn’t leave sores or anything the skin looked pink n healthy.   Weird. But I am glad to see his hair growing in and hit itching died down too. I gave him his 2nd dose of revolution today. He did good. He is so spoiled.   He lets me hold him n pet him after I do his Baytril.   I tel lhim what a good boy he was.
- 11/11/2011 at 6:33 AM
  Sarita
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  Glad Cotton is feeling better.
- 11/11/2011 at 1:30 PM
  bunnytowne
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  Kralspace that is what the vet told me. I could be hired as a bunny handler lol. He is hiding from me cuz he knows 2x a day meds are coming. He hides behind the sheet hanging over the couch. He digs there too.
  
  So I know he is feeling better.
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