So I need to know if anyone knows if my bunny’s URI bacteria could be giving me a recurring throat infection.
Some background and I have some good news and updates on Boon: boon, my special needs bunny with chronic gut motility and cecal issues, and an intermittent upper respiratory infection (Snuffles, not sure if it is PAsteurella, Bordetella, or other yet). We fostered his brother whose culture came back positive for Bordetella and Clostridium. He has since been treated and found his forever home.Of course he still has Snuffles though not as bad and antibx usually never work for *CHRONIC* URIs in buns, only stresses them out. They need breaks between antibx rounds. Anyway, I still have my Boon and Phenom here at home with me, and despite keeping these buns separated, Boon gets the Snuffles intermittently (unlike his brother who seems to have it chronically).
However, not too long after Boon starting getting intermittent Snuffles, I developed a bacterial throat infection back in late April early May. I thought it was just a cold coming on, and my doc called in Amoxicillin over the phone. Very unprofessional, but I took it and it did nothing. after 2 weeks of a fever varying between 99 and 102, nausea and inability to eat, I went to the ER and this jerk CRNP saw me and told me I probably have a virus or allergies, and patronized me by forcing me to shake his hand because I have OCd (phobia of germs). I asked him for a swab and a mono test with CBC…. A SWAB CULTURE…Instead he did the rapid strep test which is highly unreliable and often falsely negative. The rapid test, the bloodwork all came back normal …but in addition to the wrong swab performed, he didn’t do the swab correctly (I have medical education) and it was the rapid test which is notorious for false negatives – only 70% sensitive. He also had the nerve to ask me how my fiance kisses me! I finally saw an ENT a week later. He only looked at the throat and said, well it could be ANY bacteria – and prescribed me one that would cover all possible germs, Omnicef.
By day 3 of the Omnicef, I was not only eating again but had an appetite. Pain was decreasing and fever went away. I got better! Then a couple weeks after the Omnicef, it started to come back low grade. Just a few days ago it’s full blown and I was in the ER all night last night begging for antibiotics as I wasn’t holding down food again. I also asked for a throat swab CULTURE so see what kind of bacteria I am dealing with, as the REAL doctor I saw last night actually took me seriously. This infection has turned into Scarlet fever! I have a rash over this crap.
Doc told me that it probably is strep and that the past rapid test was just inaccurate – it always comes up false negatives plus I was on Amoxicillin when it was done (not to mention it wasn’t done right).
I have more Omnicef and will be following up with my ENT……….. but, long story short, is it possible that my Boon’s bacteria is what is infecting me?
That would be my worst nightmare. He’s my child, my baby.
He will be having a culture of his Snuffles in August while he is getting neutered.
I’m also afraid of giving him any kind of bug so dear fiance has been caring for the bunnies. I hate this bacteria! I miss my buns