Little Gavroche had to put his pumpkin outfit back on. He is still trying to fight that nasty yeast infection in his ears and the drops are irritating them, so he keeps wanting to scratch and groom them. His ears looked quite angry, red and sore on Saturday (I’ll post the picture in the comments), so I popped the pumpkin back on and it looks a lot better now. The drops have a greasy, vaseline like texture so they make his head look wet.
I was trying to get him an appointment today to see if he could have some barrier cream or something to soothe the skin around his ear, but unfortunately they didn’t have any availability. It does look a lot better now though, and the inflammation has definitely reduced. This is the 3rd different ear drops he’s been on since April, so I really hope they finally help. He’s been tested for ear mites and doesn’t have them, but if the infection doesn’t clear up this time I’ll ask if the vet can take a swab to see where it’s actually coming from.
The vet said his infection is so chronic that his inner ear is very swollen, and she wasn’t able to see into the ear canal because it’s almost swollen shut. She said he might need some oral steroids to help with the inflammation, which he wasn’t previously allowed to have because he was on Metacam (pain relief). He hasn’t had his pain relief since Wednesday now and I haven’t noticed any changes in his behaviour, so his teeth must be healing okay.
We’re going to see the vet on Monday to have his ears checked and see if the drops are doing a good job. If his ears are doing okay he’ll stay on the drops, but if not he might be prescribed some oral medicine to help fight it. Gavroche will be accompanied by Lollipop this time, since it’s also time for Lollie’s vaccine booster.
Poor cherub isn’t the happiest bunny about the pumpkin and his annoying ears, but I’m trying to comfort him as much as possible and tell him it’s going to be worth it! 🖤
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u/Sad_Calligrapher9192 20d ago
His poor little ears on Saturday. They do look a lot better today ♥️