Do rabbits respond well to antibiotics?

Do rabbits respond well to antibiotics?

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. When needed for treatment of an infection in a rabbit, these drugs should be prescribed only by a veterinarian well-versed in rabbit medicine….

Antibiotic	Metronidazole
Injectable Use?	No
Oral Use?	Yes
Other Use?	Yes
Risk of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea	Low

How many milligrams of septrin should I give my Rabbit?

Note “”Co-trimoxazole” human formulation is available as a human paediatric syrup. (B600.4.w4)” which would fit with what a a vet posted on a previous thread “Reported doses range from 15mg to 48mg twice daily and the dose I (and most other vets) use is 30mg/kg twice daily.”

What can you give a rabbit for a stuffy nose?

Brew it stronger than you would drink it, and add a teaspoon of honey. Consider purchasing some Echinacea drops (all natural-some contain goldenseal which is safe for your rabbit) to add to the tea. Add two drops in aprox. half a cup of tea. Echinacea helps with stuffy noses.

What should I do if my rabbit has Pasteurella?

Place the syringe in the corner of your rabbit’s mouth and gently empty the syringe’s contents into the mouth. Your vet may also prescribe antibiotic eye drops if your rabbit has conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye’s inner lining).

How much Septrin should Ginger take per day?

When Ginger had his first course of Septrin he had the paediatric suspension and he was prescribed 0.35 ml per day. The vet didn’t have any of the paediatric solution in stock today, so she prescribed him the adult suspension instead.

Is there a cure for Pasteurella in rabbits?

Because they are viral diseases, there are no effective treatments once the rabbit is infected. Two other infectious diseases of rabbits are encephalitozoonosis (a neurologic disease caused by the parasite Encephalitozoan cuniculi) and respiratory infection caused by the bacteria Pasteurella multocida.