It never rains…

17Aug09

The good news is that none of the pets are on Baytril at the moment – result! Naturally there is a downside to this, and it’s a pretty big one: Pepper has myxomatosis. Just seeing it typed out makes me feel queasy.

Last Tuesday I noticed her eyelid was a little swollen, so it was off to the vets and the usual medicine was dished out, along with a squidgy bottle of eye drops. By Sunday morning the eye wasn’t looking much better, and it had been joined by a cluster of tiny scabs around Pepper’s mouth and nose, with a couple of tiny bumps behind her ear. It took a few minutes for the clunking to register in my brain, but eventually the penny dropped. The vet confirmed my fears this morning, but was great at working out a treatment plan for her. Perhaps it’s all a bit much for Pepper’s immune system, because it seems her snuffles are flaring up again too; we’re all hoping that the Septrin she started on today will keep a lid on everything and she’ll pull through ok. All credit to her, she’s been amazingly lively and so far her appetite is fine. George wasn’t showing any symptoms, so he got his booster vaccination – typically, they were both due this month – and at the moment the hardest thing is keeping him from stealing all the tastiest snacks from under Pepper’s nose. Sure, he loves her, but a rabbit’s got his priorities…

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