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- From: njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets
- Subject: Re: Acidophiolus, Hay, and Papaya Tablets (was Re: bunnie is now a HE!)
- Summary: Sorry, my statement wasn't a complete one.
- Message-ID: <23067@drutx.ATT.COM>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 21:48:34 GMT
- References: <1992Dec19.052954.24441@bradley.bradley.edu> <23010@drutx.ATT.COM> <1992Dec29.033406.20530@ee.ubc.ca>
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- In article <1992Dec29.033406.20530@ee.ubc.ca>, jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- > In article <23010@drutx.ATT.COM> njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ) writes:
- > >
- > >Acidophilus is needed ONLY when a bunny gets diahrrea or stops eating. It
- > >replaces the gram positive bacteria that are lost when these conditions
- > >occur. If the bun has neither of these, acidophilus shouldn't be given.
- > >THE BUN'S OWN SYSTEM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MAINTAIN ITS OWN BALANCE.
-
- > would it be correct to say that acidophilus should be used after treating
- > a rabbit with a wide-spectrum anti-biotic?
-
- Sorry...when I wrote "Acidophilus is needed ONLY when a bunny gets...," I
- was thinking in terms of emphasizing that it isn't a treatment for hairball
- and there is no need to use it all the time. My statement was, in fact,
- incomplete. Let me try again...
-
- Acidophilus contains the gram-positive bacteria that balance the
- gram-negative bacteria in the rabbit's gut. When these get out of balance
- (i.e., the gram-negative taking over), the rabbit is no longer able to
- digest food, diahrrea occurs, dehydration is likely, and the gram-negative
- bacteria begin producing toxins that can kill the rabbit.
-
- Anything that threatens the balance of these bacteria (including illness,
- injury, stress of any kind, and especially certain antibiotics) calls for
- acidophilus (or anything that accomplishes the same thing).
-
- As for wide-spectrum antibiotics, they tend to kill both bacteria, so the
- addition of acidophilus is certainly appropriate. My personal belief is
- that if a rabbit is taken to a vet, that in itself is reason enough to use
- acidophilus for no more reason than that some stress is involved. I
- certainly would give it if ANY antibiotic is given--even Albon, which pretty
- much leaves the "good" bacteria alone.
-
- Sorry if I mislead anyone...
-
- Nancy LaRoche (HRS)
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