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bone infection
- Thread starter touie
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Graeme27Uk
Warren Scout
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/abscesses.htm
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
has anyone had a rabbit with a bone infection? Fudge has an infection in his lower jaw, I'm just wondering what the long term prognosis is
Oh dear
I am affraid the prognosis isnt too good Most jaw bone infections (osteomyelitis) are the result of elongated and infected tooth roots.
How did your Vet diagnose the problem? It would really need an Xray or surgery to know that Osteomyelitis was involved ?
Janex
bunny babe
Wise Old Thumper
One of my buns was diagnosed with his lower teeth have grown through jaw. I cried for a week until we saw the vet again.
We are having to "control" any further damage by him having conscious dentals approx every 4 weeks, maybe longer once it is under control and he has just had a full one under GA. My vet says we will have to continue like this i.e. monthly dentals and then approx ever 4-6 months a GA.
He was only diagnosed late August and he is fine in himself and my vet had been brilliant. Having a good vet makes all the difference. I do feel that if I had not found my vet at the right time, Homer's outlook would not have been as good.
touie
Wise Old Thumper
Oh dear
Most jaw bone infections (osteomyelitis) are the result of elongated and infected tooth roots.
How did your Vet diagnose the problem? It would really need an Xray or surgery to know that Osteomyelitis was involved ?
Janex
he has had both. I spotted the lumps in the summer at his last Myxi and the vet said to keep an eye on them! as his teeth were a bit over grown I thought it would be good to have xrays done at the same time.
The vet has filed his teeth right down to take the pressure off the roots. He did say the prognosis wasn't good and he probably only had 12-18 months before it couldn't be managed any more with anti-biotics and pain killers, but I thought I'd double check.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
oh dear, Hobbes has an abscess and the infection has gone into his jaw bone. Will treating him with antibiotics make him better or is it likely to get worse?
Aggressive abx therapy is needed, preferably based on the results of culture and sensitivity testing. But in the first instance (before culture results become available) Depocillin Injections would be what my Vet prescibes. I always give anyBun on Depocillin Questran aswell to try to minimise the risk of Penicillin induced enteritis.
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/questran.html
Another good abx is Cephalexin. This, given via injection is less risky than Depocillin re gut dysbiosis and Cephalexin has good tissue penetration *including bone*
Vibes for Hobbes and Fudge
Janex
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Fudge seems to have stopped eating again already
How much pain relief is he on?
Janex
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
rabbit vets not in todaY so receptionist going to ask him tomorrow and get back to me. Poor Fudge isn't looking at all happy today
Honestly its unbelievable that some Vets think Rabbits dont need pain relief !!
I bet if the Vet had a jaw full of infection he/she would be screaming for Morphine.
Is there no Vet on duty at all ? Surely any Vet could prescribe a one off dose of analgesia for a Rabbit in pain. I am affraid if Fudge were my Bun I'd be *insisting* on it.
Poor boy
Janex
Unfortatly he died last year at the vets when he went in for his routine dental
Estelle it makes me wonder if your bunny and Alfie were related,they were from the same place wernt they?
