abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
I have recently taken on a rabbit with very few molar teeth and 2 very hard abscesses either side of the mandible. From what I can gather, the abscesses have been there for a while and the rabbit hasn't received any treatment.
He went for an x-ray yesterday, which revealed the worst possible news...that the infection had eaten into the bone causing it to become very brittle, so surgery to remove the abscesses is out of the question.
The vet said that the abscesses have walled off and become inactive, so in her opinion there would be no point using antibiotics now, and it's merely a matter of waiting until he seems unhappy and then having him PTS.
To me, it feels wrong to do nothing...but is there actually anything we could be doing?
Would using antibiotics at this stage be pointless like the vet has said, or could they prevent the abscess getting worse if it becomes active again?
Sorry about all the Qs and thanks in advance :wave:
He went for an x-ray yesterday, which revealed the worst possible news...that the infection had eaten into the bone causing it to become very brittle, so surgery to remove the abscesses is out of the question.
The vet said that the abscesses have walled off and become inactive, so in her opinion there would be no point using antibiotics now, and it's merely a matter of waiting until he seems unhappy and then having him PTS.
To me, it feels wrong to do nothing...but is there actually anything we could be doing?
Would using antibiotics at this stage be pointless like the vet has said, or could they prevent the abscess getting worse if it becomes active again?
Sorry about all the Qs and thanks in advance :wave:
