Pasteurella is ubiquitous in the environment. All rabbits either carry it or get exposed to it. It is a somewhat opportunistic organism. Rabbits with poor ...
My Holland Lop, the one that produces excessive amounts of ear wax, continues to have problems with her ears. There are no mites, scabs, or infections. We...
Having said this, could you please provide the research data you used to state that ALL rabbit carry it? This flies in the face of research done by the Oregon...
For the Holland with excessive ear wax, have you actually had cultures done on the ears to rule out bacterial or fungal infections? With dogs having pedulous...
Otomax or a similar product would generally be contraindicated in a rabbit due to the potent steroid present in the medication. Even topical steroids have been...
Something doesn't sound right here. Has your vet done a microscopic exam of the discharge or done any cultures? Michael Christianson, DVM Riverside, CA ...
Hi all I have just got back from my vet after starting to get very worried about my bunny. He is a 5.5 year old male lop that has been very disinterested the ...
I'm hoping that Dr. Christianson and Karen Fischer can shed some light on this for me. I was speaking to a breeder at convention, and for the purpose of not...
I was then told that a they where able to have a pasturella vaccine made that they where giving to offspring of the does that tested positive and that these...
I know that a Bordetella vaccine is available for canines. But I don't believe that an effective vaccine has been developed for Pasteurella or Bordetella in...
This is rather interesting, considering that I routinely have my rabbits cultured for pasteurella (mouth and nasal swabs) to identify carriers and only a ...
Sometimes, when treats are offered in too large a quantity, the rabbit will tend to prefer them over pellets and may actually stop eating them all together....
Ah-HA! I think I finally see where the "all rabbits have Pasteurella" myth came from. It's a simple misunderstanding. This has driven me nuts for quite a...
Well, unfortunately, I believe you are wasting a lot of time and money culturing rabbits for Pasteurella. A negative culture means nothing. False negatives are...
I would generally use baytril Otic in a rabbit. The silver sulfadiazine has some mild antiinflammatory effects. I would be concerned about the potent steroid...
The precipitation of disease in this instance was most likely associated with the enclosed housing and poor ventilation. This probably caused irritation to the...
HI, I am new to the list, and have a question about my rabbit. She recently had 7 babies, and is a very good mother with them. I have noticed her losing...
Karen, Thanks for your response I have just been back from the vet again Here are the updated details He is 5.5 years old Hi blood returned very high Calcium...
Karen, Thanks for your response I have just been back from the vet again Here are the updated details He is 5.5 years old Hi blood returned very high Calcium...
We did try Otomax last night, and she had a bad reaction - the ears got very hot and she was obviously distressed. Won't do that again. She is much better...
hi all, out of lurking... I had a wonderfully healthy Grand champion english lop buck who had the waxiest ear canals I ever came accross. He was healthy in...
Hi Bunny, Thanks for the good story. My babe has been in great distress (scratching so much that the fur is scratched off behind her ears) and shaking her...
Hi, I palpated 4 of the rabbits I had bred. In 3 of the rabbits, I felt a small, sort-of-firm, perfectly round ball. Would this be a fetus? Also, I didn't feel...
PhotoChicken.com is a simple site dedicated to pets. Sign up and post pictures of your pets. You can: rate photos, leave comments, create ecards, build photo...
Abi, usually at about 14 days into gestation, the babies feel like firm little grapes. :) Since you felt the little balls on 3 and not on the 4th, yes,...
most likely your rabbit has a internal ear infection your vet can give you meds for your buns to take by mouth. as for ear war elops get alot of this. go to a...
Hi everyone, How do you clean a cage after having a rabbit in it with fur mites? It's typical wood and wire outdoor hutch? Rabbit is now indoors and mite free....
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
