![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
They're Catching
May. 23rd, 2006 10:00 amSo... Phoenix seems to have passed her case of The Sneezies on to Pauper, too. Though Pauper doesn't have a drippy nose. Yet. So I called and made an appointment to get them in to the vet later today.
I'm relatively sure it'll be no big deal, but I'd rather get them in and be told I'm being silly, than not and have them end up with pneumonia or something. Right? Still. This is money I can't afford. -_-;; I really hope the vet just tells me that they're fine, so I don't have to worry about meds and return visits... :P
On the plus side, I'll get him/her to sex them both, just in case my gender differentiation skills are lacking. (What? I did my best, but Netherland Dwarf buns are hard to sex! ;-; lol)
HUGE-ASS EDIT: When I called to make the appointment for my girls, Pine Grove (the practice I normally go to) had no free spots, so they told me to call Ark and make an appointment there; we have four or five vet practices in town, which are all owned by the same vet, and which have a half dozen vets that rotate around between them. All their computers are linked, so if there's no room at one, you can just take your pet to another one, and they simply call up your file there. SO CONVENIENT.
Anyway, so I took Phoenix and Pauper to Ark, and saw a vet that I'd never dealt with before. I didn't know what to expect, since all vets are different, but she was really nice. She cuddled with my bunnies to calm them down, since they were really nervous. =3
Basically, she checked them both out, and said that Pauper looks pretty much fine... and while Phoenix does have a bit of a cold/runny nose, it's not really bad, and she'd rather not prescribe antibiotics unless she has to, since rabbits sometimes have bad reactions to them. She says to keep an eye on her, increase the humidity a bit for her (if possible), and keep their cage extra clean to reduce amonia build up. If she gets worse, or if her noise gunk is cloudy, then I'm supposed to bring her back in.
She also recommended flea combs as a good comb for rabbits, as I was mentioning that I can't find a decent brush to deal with their shedding. :)
AND! To top off all the nicities, she only charged me for one office visit, even though I brought both of them in-- normally, if I bring in more than one animal at once (which is the convenient way of doing things), Pine Grove charges me for an office visit for each animal. I <3 Ark Animal Hospital! lol.
So the short form: my buns are fine. And both female. (Hell yeah I got her to check that! :P)
I'm relatively sure it'll be no big deal, but I'd rather get them in and be told I'm being silly, than not and have them end up with pneumonia or something. Right? Still. This is money I can't afford. -_-;; I really hope the vet just tells me that they're fine, so I don't have to worry about meds and return visits... :P
On the plus side, I'll get him/her to sex them both, just in case my gender differentiation skills are lacking. (What? I did my best, but Netherland Dwarf buns are hard to sex! ;-; lol)
HUGE-ASS EDIT: When I called to make the appointment for my girls, Pine Grove (the practice I normally go to) had no free spots, so they told me to call Ark and make an appointment there; we have four or five vet practices in town, which are all owned by the same vet, and which have a half dozen vets that rotate around between them. All their computers are linked, so if there's no room at one, you can just take your pet to another one, and they simply call up your file there. SO CONVENIENT.
Anyway, so I took Phoenix and Pauper to Ark, and saw a vet that I'd never dealt with before. I didn't know what to expect, since all vets are different, but she was really nice. She cuddled with my bunnies to calm them down, since they were really nervous. =3
Basically, she checked them both out, and said that Pauper looks pretty much fine... and while Phoenix does have a bit of a cold/runny nose, it's not really bad, and she'd rather not prescribe antibiotics unless she has to, since rabbits sometimes have bad reactions to them. She says to keep an eye on her, increase the humidity a bit for her (if possible), and keep their cage extra clean to reduce amonia build up. If she gets worse, or if her noise gunk is cloudy, then I'm supposed to bring her back in.
She also recommended flea combs as a good comb for rabbits, as I was mentioning that I can't find a decent brush to deal with their shedding. :)
AND! To top off all the nicities, she only charged me for one office visit, even though I brought both of them in-- normally, if I bring in more than one animal at once (which is the convenient way of doing things), Pine Grove charges me for an office visit for each animal. I <3 Ark Animal Hospital! lol.
So the short form: my buns are fine. And both female. (Hell yeah I got her to check that! :P)
