My 7 year old male cashmere/angora lop has recently had an operation to drain an abcess which is located on the side of his right cheek just below his right eye.
The vet advised me that the abcess was the result of a rotton molar tooth (which he removed) during the operation and he inserted some antibiotic beads inside the cheek and advised me to keep the hole open and flush out with a solution of iodine/water three times a day, and he also put him on 0.5ml of Baytil antibiotic twice a day.
It has been 2 weeks this thursday 7th Feb since the op took place and upon taking him back for a check up he has advised me that the infection appears to be remaining in the bone and that the chances of it going away are very slim.
My rabbit is acting like nothing is wrong and is eating and drinking normally and running around as normal but I am worried about this and was wondering if anyone had experienced anything similiar with any of their rabbits and if anyone could give me any advice.
I continue to give him his antibiotic Baytril twice a day and flush out the hole where the abcess was as instruced by the vet and he has got to go back to see the vet again on Monday 11th February.
His name is Misty and he is 7 years old he is my first ever rabbit, I do have others but being my first ever rabbit I am very protective of him and would hate to lose him.
Any advice is much appreciated
The vet advised me that the abcess was the result of a rotton molar tooth (which he removed) during the operation and he inserted some antibiotic beads inside the cheek and advised me to keep the hole open and flush out with a solution of iodine/water three times a day, and he also put him on 0.5ml of Baytil antibiotic twice a day.
It has been 2 weeks this thursday 7th Feb since the op took place and upon taking him back for a check up he has advised me that the infection appears to be remaining in the bone and that the chances of it going away are very slim.
My rabbit is acting like nothing is wrong and is eating and drinking normally and running around as normal but I am worried about this and was wondering if anyone had experienced anything similiar with any of their rabbits and if anyone could give me any advice.
I continue to give him his antibiotic Baytril twice a day and flush out the hole where the abcess was as instruced by the vet and he has got to go back to see the vet again on Monday 11th February.
His name is Misty and he is 7 years old he is my first ever rabbit, I do have others but being my first ever rabbit I am very protective of him and would hate to lose him.
Any advice is much appreciated