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Post by Skinny rooster » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:49 am

Do we have a page for other animals? I don't see one, that would be my suggestion, a spot for none poultry like PSO had.
I have a rabbit question for breeders. I have a young doe, 5 months old. She started to have runny eyes like a cold. However it kept getting worse, it's nearly 5 weeks now. The eyes are fine, it's around the eyes, the skin is red and swollen and the constant snotty running has scalded the fur off this area of the face. It started when I gave her hay that I bought. None of the other rabbits got this. Does anyone know if this is some sort of disease or something in the hay did this? Is there something I can give her? She otherwise seems fine.
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Post by Jaye » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:17 pm

I have no experience with rabbits, but did see VetRX for rabbits on the company's website. I'm only mentioning this because it sounds almost like a sinus infection to me. At least that's what I'd suspect if it were my dog. Or me. And no, I do not have shares in Goodwinol. However, I have had positive results using their VetRX for poultry.
ETA: good idea about having a non-poultry section. Even a generic health section would be nice.
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Post by Jaye » Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:30 am

Just had a thought: could your rabbit have some sort of infection in eye lid or tear duct? Maybe you could try polysporin for eyes? Shoppers sells it, both for pink eye and for general infection - pink box and blue box, respectively. I bought the blue box to keep on hand just in case, and have had occasion to use it on my dog when he had a runny eye, probably from getting poked by some brush in the field where I walk him.
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Post by goatgal35 » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:57 am

Google: snuffles/pasteurellosis
It can manifest as chronic ear, and eye problems not just nasal.
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Post by nekoatsume » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:15 pm

Had two rabbits with snuffles. Spent an ungodly amount of cash trying to help them. Both eventually died from it. Terrible experience, wouldn't keep rabbits again after that. Hopefully it's something more simple like an eye infection.
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Post by ross » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:46 pm

As Goatgal said above . Also go to PTO index & scroll down till you find section your looking for furred friends ) etc . Many other topics but not always have the answers to ? s in them . Luck
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Post by Killerbunny » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:12 pm

What happened to the rabbit?
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Post by ross » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:16 pm

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST What happened to the rabbit?
Didn't realize old post :-)
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Post by goatgal35 » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:00 pm

ross wrote:QR_BBPOST
Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST What happened to the rabbit?
Didn't realize old post :-)
Me neither, it was one for the five threads showing on my puter so I assumed it was active, sorry folks.
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Post by Killerbunny » Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:36 am

I'd still be interested to learn the outcome.
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