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@Oliver The Bunny!  I would definitely call him Squishy too! How adorable is that face!

Just popping in to say hello!
Glad to hear Oscar is already on the mend 😊

Hi ThorBunny! Nice to see you! I don’t personally know anyone in Seattle, but I do know that there are a lot of feral domestic rabbits in Washington State. You can probably reach out to local rescues to see if anything is being done to capture this particular pocket of bunnies. Trapping can be difficult. I think they will often set up a pen with…[Read more]

Oh, glad to hear it!

Thank you for the update!

So sorry for never responding, I saw this but completely forgot. Thank you for the advice it was helpful at the time of this post. He changed back to his normal routines shortly after this. <3

Thanks so much for the dosage LBJ, I couldn’t find that information anywhere 🙂

Looks like they were pretty spot on with that, just the panacur was way high.

Oscar is doing much better, seemed to be slightly better the day I took him to the vet already. It might not have been an infection at all but who knows.

Thanks so much for the help…[Read more]

thanks for you reply <3

The hair on the back of his neck was shaved at the vet to make it easier for me to give the Penn G injections at home, Apart from his ears, there seems to not be any thinning hair or anywhere else that is constantly irritating him.
The very first vet consultation she examined him, looked down into his ears and said it was…[Read more]

That sounds like a good set up! Hopefully once she is spayed and hormones have settled they can have a fresh start.

It’s hard to fully tell from the photos, but ear mites usually start deep within the ear and spread outward. This looks more like it’s localized on the outside, which could actually be fur mites. I think you could start treatment now either way (the treatment is the same) and then have your vet assess when you see them in 3 days. The mites could…[Read more]

It’s hard to tell from the pictures. But from what I can see, it does look like some kind of mite. The fur looks a bit sparse on the back of his neck too. Ear mites (and fur mites) can be treated relatively easily with Revolution. It doesn’t hurt to treat with Revolution, so sometimes vets will prescribe it even if a skin scraping is negative.

Do…[Read more]

Ah, OK, it’s orbifloxacin. It isn’t commonly prescribed, but there is some literature out there talking about it’s use in rabbits. It’s a fluoroquinolone, so yes, it’s in the same class as Baytril. Suggested dosage is 5-20 mg/kg of body weight.

I don’t think having an antibiotic paired with the Panacur is a bad idea. It isn’t unusual for a vet to…[Read more]

I remember Molly Varga said Baytril could have some additional effect on ec, in a webbinar I listened to some years ago. Orbax seems to be v similar to Baytril (as you said).

EC symptoms can come and go, esp those that are in the form of seizures or seizure-like. It is currently believed that most of the acute symptoms (or signs) occur when the…[Read more]

I adjusted the panacur to the regular dose. The antibiotic I’m just not sure about, can’t find much about it online. I’ll call them about it on monday.

He was starting to do better before I started the meds though, so maybe he doesn’t need them at all. I’ll give it to him just in case though.

Hi Hazel!

I’m sorry Oscar is unwell.

I too find it weird that hes getting such a high dose Panacur and for only 3 days. That is not the standard treatment for EC.

Most vets would give meloxicam too, since its an anti inflammatory and a lot of the problems ec causes are due to inflammation. As you know corticosteroids are best avoided in…[Read more]