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in which I learn to shoot my rabbit
Jan. 4th, 2011 01:42 pmLittle Bunny SnotFace wasn't getting any better on the usual treatments so I made an vet appointment for her last week. They are doing a culture but given that she's already immunocompromised we thought it best to bring out the "big guns" so to speak.
So for the next 3 weeks we are alternating days between a nebulizer treatment with teh amakacin and .65ml of PenG injected subQ. The vet tech showed me what to do, and while I;m still a bit woogy about the idea of poking sharp things into my bunny I figured I'd pull up my big-girl panties and manage it somehow.
As expected, the hardest part is proving to be catching the little bugger!
I missed my initial grab and she got UnderTheBed. I proceeded to poke at her with a stick for some time while she snorted and growled and boxed and grrphed and squeaked and growled at me while remaining firmly lodged in place. I finally managed to lift the mattress and nab her feom above before she realized what was happening.
I wrapped her up in the towel as I was supposed to, and once I got her head all wrapped she mostly settled down. I got the skin tented up and the needle in just fine, and she only wiggled a little about halfway through the injection - I'm thinking maybe it was cold? Then after a nutriberry treat she ran off to sulk under the couch for a few hours but by evening she was out and asking for pettins again.
I was down with a nasty cold most of New Years weekend, so the two of us sounded hilariously pathetic - soggy sneezes coming from on top of as well as under the couch. After a few days of treatment she seems to have a bit more energy although she is still pretty sneezy. But she is still coming up for bedtime pets so she is seemingly willing to forgive me so far.
So for the next 3 weeks we are alternating days between a nebulizer treatment with teh amakacin and .65ml of PenG injected subQ. The vet tech showed me what to do, and while I;m still a bit woogy about the idea of poking sharp things into my bunny I figured I'd pull up my big-girl panties and manage it somehow.
As expected, the hardest part is proving to be catching the little bugger!
I missed my initial grab and she got UnderTheBed. I proceeded to poke at her with a stick for some time while she snorted and growled and boxed and grrphed and squeaked and growled at me while remaining firmly lodged in place. I finally managed to lift the mattress and nab her feom above before she realized what was happening.
I wrapped her up in the towel as I was supposed to, and once I got her head all wrapped she mostly settled down. I got the skin tented up and the needle in just fine, and she only wiggled a little about halfway through the injection - I'm thinking maybe it was cold? Then after a nutriberry treat she ran off to sulk under the couch for a few hours but by evening she was out and asking for pettins again.
I was down with a nasty cold most of New Years weekend, so the two of us sounded hilariously pathetic - soggy sneezes coming from on top of as well as under the couch. After a few days of treatment she seems to have a bit more energy although she is still pretty sneezy. But she is still coming up for bedtime pets so she is seemingly willing to forgive me so far.
