Dr. Holmes looked at Bennett's scratch and said that it looks like it's healing nicely. There's no reason right now to think that it's infected, but to keep an eye on it to catch a possible abscess early. He said to not worry about putting polysporin on it anymore, the scab looked good, and he was actually surprised that it had closed so quickly. We were worried about possibly needing stitches, but just like Kim at the rabbit rescue told me, he looked at it, said it looked fine and we just need to watch it closely. We did have a little concern about Bennett's weight though. He's lost half a pound since his visit in January. We had noticed how bony he is and have switched his food intake around. Now he's getting half a cup of alfalfa pellets a day along with a salad in the evening and free choice hay all day. We're hoping that this new diet will fatten him up a little. Though, Dr. Holmes did say that his muscle mass was looking better - yay! The vet was a little worried that his stomach was a bit distended, but he had just wolfed down half a cup of pellets before I put him in his carrier, so I'm sure that that was it.
Now, for Mahala's visit with Dr. Holmes. When we got her on Saturday, we were warned about her sinus/upper respiratory issues and since then, noticed a lot of sneezing and some green discharge from her nose. With her history and the new emergence of green snot, he decided she needed to do another round of antibiotics. She had previously been given Baytril, so he wanted to try a different antibiotic this time, so we're doing penicillin by injection. So yes, this pretty new bunny mama has to give poor Mahala an injection every week (thank goodness not everyday!). The tech walked me through it in the office and it's not that big of a deal, but it is a huge needle - 20 gauge, ouch! It will take two people to give the injection to her, one to hold her down and one to actually give the shot. She jumped a mile when the needle went in at the vet's office, poor girl! Dr. Holmes gave me a good pep talk, and the reassurance that if I need anything, being shown how to do it again, more pep talks or more advice that I could call or come in anytime. She'll be on the penicillin for 5 weeks, so only 4 more doses. Hopefully, this will help clear out the infection!
So that's what happened at the vet visit, I have to say that I love our rabbit vet. He came highly recommended and he definitely lives up to all that I've heard about him. His fees are really reasonable, too. They kindly only charged us for one appt, even though he saw two rabbits. The office staff is really great, too, they helped us carry out both rabbits (in separate carriers), with my sister pushing me in the wheelchair. (Did I mention that my sister, Andie, drove me? Laurie took the bus (on her birthday!) so that my sister could drive us to the vet.)
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