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Originally Posted by jemma_79
Thanks - poor bunny Karen.
Dinks - they haven't mentioned tear ducts with this bunny (they did our last one, as one eye was always runny on and off). With Clover, the eye was first noticed a while before the teeth and respiratory prob but just thought it was same as other bun - something that came and went and needed bathing to clear.
Vet said it's difficult to know whether teeth probs onset the respiratory probs or whether they are two separate issues. We are still syringe feeding and she sits and coughs and sneezes alot. She is now sounding wheezy tho and vet said it has moved to her chest. I really hope it's not the start of pneumonia.
I'm returning to vets next Monday for next penicillin... I'll ask bout tear ducts then.
Cheers for support and suggestions - it's so upsetting to see her like this.
jemma
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Check what penicillin your vet is using, amoxycillin can be fatal to rabbits, it can cause gastrointestinal upsets.
Back in July I lost Charlie through him having bad teeth, he got an infection in his gum which spread to his lungs and made his jaw crumble so he couldn't eat or even breathe. I was incredibly annoyed at the vets because they didn't see the infection a few days before when he was gassed and having his teeth done they didn't even give him pain killers or antibiotics when they filed his teeth, which led to him having to have the penicillin injections every other day. Only it didn't help him, things just got worse to the point he was screaming in pain and I rushed him to the vets where they stabilised him. He stayed there over night and the next day they said he was stable enough to be anaesthetised to see whats going on and take x-rays. He never woke up from that anaesthetic and I blame the vets. I've now left my job there as I worked for them too and changed to a different vet who specialises in rabbits. If you haven't already I'd speak to a vet who specialises in rabbits. Sorry to be so blunt with the details but I'd hate to stay quiet and someone else suffer the same.