QuestionHello! I am hoping you can help me with a question. I took my newly adopted mini-lop to the vet and found she had an inner ear infection. For this, he prescribed Sulfatrim 2x daily for 4 weeks. I have since read that Sulfatrim may not be helpful for this. What are your thoughts and/or experience? Is this a waste of time? Should we be using Baytril instead? I don't want to extend the discomfort of my girl unnecessarily. Thank you.
AnswerHi Debbie,
I prefer to have a culture and sensitivity test to see which antibiotics will work. If the sulfa is not helping then by all means ask for a different antibiotic. While we are waiting for cultures we always use Baytril. It doesn't always help but I find that it helps more often than not.
If you feel uncomfortable with your vet you might consider a second opinion from another rabbit savvy vet. You can find a list of vets by region here:
http://www.rabbit.org/vets
Good luck with your bunny
Pam