[Petbunny] Smudge getting his medicine

[JoAnne and Paul]

Smudge was on three medications.  We would start with Reglan, which is 
sticky and sweet and then give him Cisapride and then baby anti-gas 
medication.

I think the Reglan won him over.  He has always had a taste for sweets 
(LOVES fresh fruit).

JoAnne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melanie Barr" <mvbarr at bellsouth.net>
To: <PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: Smudge getting his medicine


> What an amazingly good bunny Christopher Smudge is!  Such a little doll 
> too!
>
> We should make a video of medication time for Jackie. You would see a 
> bucking bronco and medicine all over her face and the towel.  It takes two 
> people to do medications here. In your video Smudge didn't really even 
> need the towel over him. Here we have to wrap Jackie tightly in it and she 
> still tries to back out, or move forward.  Today she bit one of her 
> syringes so hard she broke the tip off.  I admit that is the first time 
> she won, they are usually just very chewed up and not bitten all the way 
> through.
>
> Finding her mouth is the hard part. She tucks her head down so far I can 
> hardly get the syringe in between her lips, but once it is in, she won't 
> let me take it out since she bites it repeatedly.
>
> What a good boy you have there and what a great video. He doesn't even 
> look at all upset about taking his medications.  What are they?
>
> Melanie
> PS I should show the video to Jackie so she can understand how a bunny is 
> supposed to behave when taking medications.  I think she would give it her 
> butt though.