Administering meds with injection. Medication Suggestions?

[user 3309]

I noticed that even if the rabbit is properly restrained with a towel or person, the rabbit can still spit out the medicine you are trying to help with.
With injections they should work once you have done a proper injection and then I realize that most drugs for the rabbits are oral medications.

I'm sure that oral medication is not meant to be push into the veins right?

I did a little research and found a website that shows how to do the injections: http://www.ahwla.org.uk/site/tutorials/ ... abbit.html

For pain medication there's OFIRMEV, the IV fluid that contains acetaminophen if I wanted to treat for pain/fever.

 

[Dood]

Acetaminophen (AKA Tylenol) is easy to overdose and highly toxic to most animals - I would not recommend it as a pain killer for pets or livestock

Administering IV is not as easy as the site you posted makes it look and ruptured veins are common and if you have trouble restraining a rabbit for oral medication then holding them steady for the prescision needed for administering IV meds is not an easier option.

I believe sub cutaneous (SQ) or intra muscular (IM) to be easier and quicker but you must be cautions NOT to inject into the blood stream so must be precise about the area you choose to inject.

 

[Miss M]

I believe sub cutaneous (SQ) or intra muscular (IM) to be easier and quicker but you must be cautions NOT to inject into the blood stream so must be precise about the area you choose to inject.

I absolutely agree!

The key to not injecting into the bloodstream is pulling back on the plunger after you have inserted the needle. If you get blood coming into the syringe, you know you must pull the needle out and try again. If you get a bunch of air, you have probably gone all the way through another layer of skin, and the tip of the needle is actually back outside the rabbit.

 

[user 3309]

IM and SubQ seems like a better idea, will have to get antibiotics that can be delivered that way.
I'm just tempted whenever the bunnies get sick is to bring it in to work..got all the RN's who's an expert with using injections and wound treatment.

 

[squidpop]

I seems like the pain relief medication everyone recommends for rabbits is Metacam.
Metacam is supposed to be safe.