Any Experience with Nolvasan for Bacterial/Fungal Skin Infection?

[Waffle65]

The other day I noticed the inner edge of my rabbit Phoebe’s ear was red with some yellow crusty pieces dried on. She was holding her ear down against her neck/back instead of it standing straight up like usual. The next day she saw the vet, who said it looks like she must’ve gotten a scratch/abrasion on her ear, which got infected. Fortunately her inner/middle ear looks perfect, and they are not concerned with this spreading there. The vet decided since they were pretty sure the infection is either bacterial or fungal, to give me some Nolvasan antiseptic liquid to clean her ear with twice a day. She was also given a shot of Ivermectin while at the vet on the very slim chance that this was a flea/mite/other parasite issue (although the vet does not believe that’s the case). The vet said to clean her ear twice a day for two weeks and if it hadn’t improved, we will bring her back to have a skin scraping and cultures done to find out what exactly this is and how to treat it.

Has anyone had any experience using Nolvasan as a treatment before? If so, how long did you use it before noticing results? Phoebe is currently 4 days into treatment, and while a lot of the yellow crusty pieces are falling off now and not coming back, the area is still looking very red. Do these types of antiseptic cleaners take a while to show results? Fortunately Phoebe is eating, playing, and pooping totally normal right now. She is still holding her ear down, so I know it has to be bothering her a certain amount, which makes me feel absolutely terrible. Just curious if I’m expecting results too soon and being impatient, or there’s a good chance this is not the right treatment for whatever she has.

Thank you all!

[Wick & Fable]

I’m probably one of the most experienced with nolvasan on fungal infections on the forums currently because of Wick’s reoccurring ringworm.

To clarify, are they just drops you’re putting in, or were you instructed to do a bit of scrub/cleaning with it? And if so, how are you doing it?

With Wick, I had the nolvasan scrub, which is essentially soap, so I would wet a q tip or cotton pad, suds it up with nolvasan, and clean off the crust and such on his face. To that degree, it has pretty instanteous results to make the area look better (not scrubbing hard to hurt him or anything). In terms of how long it takes to see a difference, that depends on the infection you have and your rabbit’s immune system. Wick has had reoccurring ringworm since November 2017. I’d say a treatment episode lasts about two to four weeks, depending on how aggressive the ringworm is.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Waffle65]

Thanks Wick! Sorry for the late reply. She was given the liquid/scrub Nolvasan, which the vet told me to rub on her ear with a damp cotton ball (mixed with water to dilute it a bit). Unfortunately, the redness on her ear seems to be getting worse, so I don’t think the Nolvasan is the right treatment. Phoebe will be going back to the vet the day after tomorrow so we can get some cultures and skin scrapings done, and hopefully get her on the proper medication. In the meantime I’m continuing to clean the area with the Nolvasan and applying some Neosporin (the bunny-safe original, not the +pain relief kind) in hopes to keep it from getting too much worse. I’m happy to report that in the meantime she is still eating, drinking, pooping, and playing around like her usual self. Hopefully we can get this resolved soon enough.

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