Reply To: Charlie’s post-op check and question

[Bam]

It does seem safer to wait with the penicillin since the vet is reluctant to give it. Maybe keep a close eye, look closely for swelling, monitor her appetite and ability chew, obv poop quality as well.

There are ppl here who have very successfully given sub q penicillin to their buns – moderator Wick for example. I have never done it, I’ve only given buprenorphine sub q and that was just a few times, so I don’t know how difficult it’d be since penicillin probably is rather thick. I expect you’d pull up a good crease of neck fur to you make sure you’re not in the muscle or hit a vessel. Could your vet show you exactly how to do it? The reason it needs to be sub q is that the bunny GI tract cant handle penicillin, so it cant be administered safely through the mouth.