Meclizine HCL for treating wryneck

Question
Hello. I just wanted to know how many times a day to treat this rabbit with the dosage of Meclizine. And do we give it orally the same way we would with antibiotics? (Crushed and mixed with pineapple juice)  

Thank you.

-Joy

Answer
Dear Joy,

Did your vet not advise you about the proper use of this drug?  Please don't medicate your rabbit without the supervision of a good rabbit vet, as the problem you think you're treating might not be the one that's really the problem.

If your rabbit has a head tilt, please read:

www.rabbit.org/health/tilt.html

(and feel free to share it with your vet; it was written by a rabbit expert vet, Dr. Susan Brown)

That said, when we use meclizine, we give it twice a day.  Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

You can crush the dose up and administer it orally, as directed by your vet.

I hope this helps.

Dana