Let me introduce you to Simba, a 6 month old male Flanders Giant rabbit. I saw him in consultation because he had a bite wound on his stomach inflicted by a friend. As he also had to be castrated, during the surgical procedure, I debrided this wound. I put him on antibiotics and the healing of this bite wound took a long time.

A few months later, he returned for consultation because he had numerous abscesses under the skin of his stomach, again due to bites inflicted by a friend. During the surgical excision, I took samples to determine which bacteria were incriminated. It was Pasteurella and Streptococci. I put him on an antibiotic active against these 2 bacteria.

Two months later, he returned with an abscess the size of a pea and this time, the owner refused surgical curettage. I put Simba on antibiotics. After 3 weeks, the abscess the size of a pea had become the size of a tangerine and surgical intervention was essential.

I prescribed, in addition to the antibiotic, Immune Supp™ to boost his immunity and Sima had no recurrence.