Well – maybe she has seen enough verified pasteurella eyes to recognize it?
Pasteurella is not the easiest thing to treat. I would be concerned that you only got an eye cream, and not a systemic antibiotic. I’d want to try SMZ or Baytril in addition to the eye cream.
You’d be surprised – after a few weeks of snatching him up , creaming his eye, and not eating him – he’ll be easier to handle! I’d have to say that nursing care/medical care has been the quickest way for my bunnies to bond with me. They learn that you didn’t eat them. They also recognize at some level – I believe – that you are helping them. Yes it is difficult at first.
I’m a big fan of the burrito. Some people are able to medicate their buns without it. But even Guinevere, who is snuggly with me, gets the burrito for nail clippings, meds, etc. It doesn’t hurt our bond – although she doesnt’ like it and tries to kick free.
If your bunny can kick out of a burrito – the towel isn’t tucked in properly at his feet. Morgan is the feistiest of my bunnies. She has learned that she can’t get out of the burrito – so she tucks her head in like a turtle in it’s shell. Little so-and-so.
How are you holding your burrito-ed bun? I hold mine like a baby, tip them back just enough to stop the struggling. Typically 10 degrees does it. You may need to go further back initially – like 45 degrees.

Posted By vanessa on 5/24/2017 11:41 AM

Well – maybe she has seen enough verified pasteurella eyes to recognize it?
Pasteurella is not the easiest thing to treat. I would be concerned that you only got an eye cream, and not a systemic antibiotic. I’d want to try SMZ or Baytril in addition to the eye cream.
You’d be surprised – after a few weeks of snatching him up , creaming his eye, and not eating him – he’ll be easier to handle! I’d have to say that nursing care/medical care has been the quickest way for my bunnies to bond with me. They learn that you didn’t eat them. They also recognize at some level – I believe – that you are helping them. Yes it is difficult at first.
I’m a big fan of the burrito. Some people are able to medicate their buns without it. But even Guinevere, who is snuggly with me, gets the burrito for nail clippings, meds, etc. It doesn’t hurt our bond – although she doesnt’ like it and tries to kick free.
If your bunny can kick out of a burrito – the towel isn’t tucked in properly at his feet. Morgan is the feistiest of my bunnies. She has learned that she can’t get out of the burrito – so she tucks her head in like a turtle in it’s shell. Little so-and-so.
How are you holding your burrito-ed bun? I hold mine like a baby, tip them back just enough to stop the struggling. Typically 10 degrees does it. You may need to go further back initially – like 45 degrees.

Buttercup tried that a few times when I had to burrito her for syringe feedings 

Don’t worry about your bunny hating you – they don’t hold grudges for very long and it helps if you’re the one providing yummy foods and toys  Buttercup kicked her legs in disgust every time we put her back on the floor after her feedings and she still came back for a treat a minute or two later and held no grudge. 

I so agree, they do forgive. Last time I cut Bam’s nails and put him back down he was really upset and about to run away in panic -when he saw me grab the treat jar. That made him decide to post-pone running off sulking until after he’d eaten his treat

In my experience, having to give medical treatment to a bun actually seems to create a bond between bunny and human.

I dunno… I haven’t found anything indicating fucidic acid (the ingredient in Isathal) is effective against pasteurella. It is used for conjunctivitis caused by a multitude of bacteria, not all bacteria, and I haven’t found pasteurella in that list. I did fine one list with Pasteurella, and the note said “no data available”. Personally I think your vet threw out the bacteria name because it is well known in the rabbit community. The Isathal may well work – depending on which bacteria is causing the conjunctivitis. But I don’t like it when vets say which exact bacteria it is without doing a culture. And I know that the common practice is to try this and that before doing a culture. So it might work. But I think you’re right to be skeptical of an unproven diagnosis. I prefer it when my vet is strait forward and tells me that it might be this or that, and that he is going to try treating it with this or that. At least I feel I haven’t been lied to. I don’t like it when people spit out a big word because they think I don’t know any better. The eye drops will do the job if it is a topical infection. True.
I use veggies as treats. Lancelot gets Oxbow Natural Science herbal support hay tablets, and Sherwood Forest digestive support tablets, and they are like treats to him. The other rabbits don’t get commercial treats. But when I’m cutting up fruit for myself of my birds, I give the strawberry tops and apple cores (minus the seeds) to the rabbits. If I had to buy a commercial treat, I’d stick with brands like Oxbow and Sherwood Forest. Sounds like you are in the UK – which rules out Sherwood Forest. Whichever brand – and even Oxbow has less expensive less desireable treats – look at the ingredient list. I like short ingredient lists with things I can pronounce. I don’t like to see starchy items first on the list. I prefer not to see things like molasses, middlings, soy, corn.

If get a second opinion. I dont like fusidic acid for psteurella, which is also just a guess. If past. Idthe problem, id want a different antibiotic. I wouldnt trust that vet.