2CrazyFools
Rainy Days Rabbitry
I thought I would share what we went through with a kit.
The litter was a healthy litter of 8 kits, but at around week 3 I noticed one kit wasn't gaining weight like the others, felt thin and had a wet mouth. Her nose was dry but she was slobbery and the next day it wasn't any better so I knew it wasn't just her drinking. I was able to contact a vet on Facebook and after sending her pictures of what was going on she told me that it was syphilis and prescribed me to inject her under the skin (but not in the muscle) with 0.1 mg of penicillin each day for a week (warmed to room temp), which I can find at Tractor Supply under the label "Dura Pen." How to give a subcutaneous injection
I quarantined the little 4 week old rabbit in the guest bedroom and proceeded to play with her way too much, lol. She always forgave me after the injections though she wasn't happy and I had to have my husband hold her for it. She gained weight steadily once I started treating her and after a week I let her go back to her family. She is now 8 weeks old and gaining weight normally. They didn't have the small $14 bottle of Dura Pen though, so I ended up purchasing the $30 bottle instead. I now have a $30 meat mutt, lol, at least she's sweet.
Thought I would share with pictures for future reference. She never got "sores" on her mouth, just wet/slobbery, so we did catch it early. Her energy levels always appeared normal, maybe a little sluggish the first day of injections but always took a few moments to race around the guest bedroom before hopping into my lap to sleep.
First day noticing possible issue:
Starting treatment:
Playing with her way too much... she just loved my body heat so I often brought her out while we were watching the telly.
Happy healthy 7 week old, overly social girl. <3
The Penicillin we used:
Video of the rabbit at about halfway through the week of injections:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVIm_nBsT0&t=3s[/youtube]
The litter was a healthy litter of 8 kits, but at around week 3 I noticed one kit wasn't gaining weight like the others, felt thin and had a wet mouth. Her nose was dry but she was slobbery and the next day it wasn't any better so I knew it wasn't just her drinking. I was able to contact a vet on Facebook and after sending her pictures of what was going on she told me that it was syphilis and prescribed me to inject her under the skin (but not in the muscle) with 0.1 mg of penicillin each day for a week (warmed to room temp), which I can find at Tractor Supply under the label "Dura Pen." How to give a subcutaneous injection
I quarantined the little 4 week old rabbit in the guest bedroom and proceeded to play with her way too much, lol. She always forgave me after the injections though she wasn't happy and I had to have my husband hold her for it. She gained weight steadily once I started treating her and after a week I let her go back to her family. She is now 8 weeks old and gaining weight normally. They didn't have the small $14 bottle of Dura Pen though, so I ended up purchasing the $30 bottle instead. I now have a $30 meat mutt, lol, at least she's sweet.
Thought I would share with pictures for future reference. She never got "sores" on her mouth, just wet/slobbery, so we did catch it early. Her energy levels always appeared normal, maybe a little sluggish the first day of injections but always took a few moments to race around the guest bedroom before hopping into my lap to sleep.
First day noticing possible issue:
Starting treatment:
Playing with her way too much... she just loved my body heat so I often brought her out while we were watching the telly.
Happy healthy 7 week old, overly social girl. <3
The Penicillin we used:
Video of the rabbit at about halfway through the week of injections:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVIm_nBsT0&t=3s[/youtube]