EMERGENCY! bunny has eye infec. no dr. open till monday..?

Question

bunny is 8 mo. old mini lop. was fine yesterday. woke up this morning and has nasty left eye infection with puss. a little sneezing also. isnt eating or drinking all day. worried he's gonna get dehydrated by monday. kitten had this last week and is fine now. i tried to keep her away from him all week. what do i do? i called the ER vet and they want money up front! like $300! cash! any advice...what do i do? i wrapped him in a blankie for a few hours but he just wants to sit in his box hunched over! thanks in advance!

Answer 1

if you love him enough then you should take him to vet even if it is far away

Answer 2

Well if you have the money and you love your pet I would pay. But since animal ERs do cost alot then I would try to force feed your bunny. It seems so mean, but it can help him until Monday. He could have caught it from your cat. As well as let him relax and get some sleep. And make sure he does eat enough though. And get a bottle or something and help him drink it, by putting it in front of him while holding him and squezing it so little drops come out for him to l**k at. Make sure you do this so he has at least a cup of water in his system each day until Monday.

Answer 3

What did you do for the kitty?

If you can imitate the basic care, that'd be good, though I don't suggest giving any medicine a doctor didn't suggest.

Suggestion: pay the money. Just do it; you want to keep the poor baby alive, right?

Answer 4

eye infection and sneezing... try to give him more nutrocious food so he get the necesary nutrients, it would balance the diet because she eats a little of very nutricious food is the same as eat a lot of a little nutrocious food.... and the infected eyes....hm.... i cant help with that... sorry hope he gets better

Answer 5

his not eating or drinking is not good..I would take him to the vet on mon if you can...you should force feed him water if he dosn't start drinking and see if he will eat hay or some fruit. see if you can get something to help with dehidration but not gatorade. It sounds like more then just an eye infection to me.

Answer 6

Hi,

Try to take a wet paper towel and GENTLY wipe the puss off. Don't let her get any fur clumped in it or anything in her eye! YOU NEED TO GET HER TO A VET. I don't want to tell you to put any kind of ointment on it because I'm not positive what type of infection it is? Take a bottle and have her drink a little bit each day..

GOOD LUCK! You are welcome to email me and tell me how your bunny is!

love,

'animal helper~