3 am ramblings

Anyone else up late worried sick about their bun?

Nobody on here will know me but I have been a serial lurker on this forum for several years so I feel like I know a lot of you!

I have 2 buns. Rosie was one of the 'dreadful day' bunnies from Honeybunnies, and Radish is from Barnsley animal rescue.

on fridaynight when I came home from work I noticed Rosie was sitting with her head to one side.

In the morning, though her head was straight again she was drooling really badly. She had her teeth done in december so I thought it may have been that again. She wasn't eating or drinking.

I took her to the vets and she has an abscess under her bottom jaw. I lost my first rabbit to abscesses when I was little so I know the prognosis isn't good.

She's dosed up on meds but the vet didn't do anything to the abscess, is that right?

I have syringe fed her science recovery, water and baytril but she didn't swallow it as far as I can tell.

She's now lying very still in her tunnel with her chin on the floor, she never lies like this.

I'm scared of what I'll find in the morning

im sorry *VIBES*
I know how it is staying up with sick animals niot knowing what was gonna happen.
Its horriable

Thanks for the vibes

She's still with us but hasn't moved for hours now.

I must stop pestering her!

Try to calm down a little bit! She can sense how you feel and it can make her stressed.

If its a mandibular abscess then she most probably requires surgical intervention. Skull radiographs and a full blood profile would give some information as to the extent of the infection and if there is already osteomyelitis insitu.
Is surgery planned for your Rabbit next week? I very much doubt that systemic antibiotics alone will be of much benefit. Systemic abx are unlikely to penetrate the abcsess as the abscess wall is so inpenetrable.
If your Vet is not proposing surgical intervention I would strongly advise you to seek a second opinion elsewhere.

I do hope that your Bun has been prescribed good analgesia aswell as antibiotics ?

Good luck and lots of vibes for your poor Bun x

What Jacks-Jane said Happyhopping also posted an extract on abscesses from the 5min vet consult which has lots of info I'll try and post the link Im doing this on my iPhone with no cut and paste so hope it works!
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/sh...=124510&page=3
Maltilda&Twinks also has a longterm poorly bunny that has a mouth abscess Her vet only prescibed Baytril and metacam she wasn't happy and went to see a specialist Im not sure of the outcome but I will be seeing her later so I will find out!!

ETA: Pants the link doesn't work! You can search the thread title tho it's Rabbit Medicine book recommendation: The 5 min Veterinary Consult, Ferret and Rabbit the abscess extract is on page 3

Thanks for all the advice.

Sadly I found that Rosie had gone to the Bridge this morning

See rainbow bridge section

H and Ro said:

Thanks for all the advice.

Sadly I found that Rosie had gone to the Bridge this morning

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Oh I am so very sorry

Binky Free Rosie

xx

Im so sorry to read this,

Binky free at the bridge Rosie, have fun at the bridge xx

Awe Im so sorry hugs for you! Binky free little Rosie

I'm really sorry xxx

I am so sorry and know exactly how you are feeling I had to let one of mine go under a GA yesterday because of flippin horrible abcesses

I'm so sorry
Binky free beautiful Rosie

Awww so sad hugs to you xx

im really sorry for your loss.
Binky free xx

Bless you. Can I ask am I the only one that cries everytime I hear someones pet has passed to a better place. Feel sooo sad