What�s That On Bunny�s Chin?

We noticed a sort-of blister/bruise on Bunny’s chin on Wednesday.

By this morning, it hadn’t got better, so it’s off to the vet’s.

I was worried it could be a sporo spot because it does look similar to Yoke Mei’s Blacktail’s sporo spots (https://myanimalcare.org/2013/04/03/blacktail-sporo-cat-now-recovering-well-a-sharing-by-wong-yoke-mei/).

Sporotrichosis, the fungi, is found in soil, so it could be present inside the garden in Bunny’s Place (that’s probably how Tiger contracted it).  Furthermore, Bunny gets playtime outside in the garden and he frequently escapes out of the gate and crosses over to the grass too. He could have got it from all these places. Not surprising too, as both Tiger and Bunny are FIV+, with a compromised immune system.

Waiting for our turn.

The vet examined Bunny and said that two days is far too early for diagnosis. Even if we did an impression smear, the sporo spores would probably not show up yet. From the looks of the blister/bruise, it could be dermatitis or an insect bite. Although we only saw one blister, there was another bump next to it (shown in the photo below). So, it’s also likely to be a bite-mark in one of the many Cow-Bunny fights. Since there is no pus or it’s not punctured, the vet didn’t think doing any smear impression would show any useful result at this point in time.

The vet said we could start Bunny on Itraconazole for a week and see how things go. We opted for this simply because Bunny is FIV+ and if it were sporotrichosis, I wouldn’t want to waste any time. If it is any other fungal infection, the Itraconazole might help too. Giving antibiotics at this point also would not help much.

So we purchased 9 days of Itraconazole and a bottle of Liv-52 (Himalaya has come out with a Liv-52 liver protectant product for pets now). I have Vetri DMG at home and Bunny is already on that. The vet reminded me to give some oil with the Itraconazole as that would aid absorption, hence, making it less taxing on the liver to metabolise the medicine. Better absorption, less work for the liver (finally, I understand this…!).

Do you see the two spots on his chin?

Apart from these two spots, there are no other blisters anywhere else.

I sure hope it isn’t sporotrichosis, but if it is, having nursed two sporo cats (Tiger and Mr Zurik), the “consolation” is that I know what to do. And this makes it a little less frightening.

While at the clinic, I noticed a few interesting new products…

This is from the same company as Vetri DMG, it’s also an immune booster, but without the antioxidant, DMG.

Chewable Lysine and chewable Vetri DMG.

That’s the Liv-52 for pets. It has a special cover whereby you could just twist it to get the tablets without opening the cover.

At one time after the implementation of the GST, there was no Vetri DMG stock. Now, there is. But the price has gone up tremendously. No thanks to the currency exchange – the prosperous USD and the diminishing RM. Regardless of where the product comes from or where it is manufactured, most merchandise is traded in USD so we are all hit…badly.   

A new lactose-free pet milk!

Back to Bunny, the plan is to observe and monitor the condition of the blister-bruises and hope for some improvement. If not, it’s back to the vet’s in a week’s time for the next course of action.

I HOPE it’s not sporo…please, please.

Get well soon, Bunny Bun Buns!

P.S. Bunny weighed 5.95kg today. It’s a good weight for a cat his size.

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2016/02/26/whats-that-on-bunnys-chi..

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