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URGENT-advice on ??mouth cyst U/D ?tapeworm

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carolinej

Young Bun
hi. i am after some advice as even my vet doesnt seem to know what is wrong with my rabbit jasper. he has been off his food for a few days so i took him to get checked over this morning. he seemed to be in pain around the abdomen area but then she diagnosed him as having an absess in his mouth. i left him there for surgery but the vet has just rung to say it is not an absess but she doesnt know what it is! she described it as a cyst type formation containing fluid and white pieces of something and says she was able to remove it and stitch up. she said nobody there had ever seen anything like it before. he is going to the veteninary hospital overnight to be looked after and kept hydrated but i wondered - does anyone know what this could be? i am obviously very worried.
 
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Is the Vet sending a tissue sample off for Histology ?

That'd be the best way to ascertain exactly what it is.
 
yes they are sending off a sample for histology but result will take 5 to 7 days. i am just concerned that if they dont know what it is they wont be able to treat him appropriately.
 
URGENT-advice on ??mouth cyst -UPDATE ?tapeworm

jasper has returned from vets this evening and they are now wondering if this was a tapeworm cyst. it was completely removed by surgery so i am now wondering what the prognosis and outcome will be? the vet wants to wait for confirmation from the histology report before any further treatment and has mentioned that the treatment for this is not licensed in the UK. does anyone have any knowledge of this?
 
I had all my buns treated for tapeworm, and PomandRi mentioned that their buns have also been treated with the same treatment, which was Droncit injections.

Mine had them 10 days apart.

A lot of rabbit treatments are not licensed so it comes down to hearing the risks, the pros and cons and making an educated decision.
 
i have taken jasper back for check up this morning. he is recovering well and eating well now. histopathology confirmed a parasitic tapeworm cyst. the vet recommended droncit injections but stated that these are not licensed for rabbits. should i agree to this treatment? has anyone used this? in what dose? thanks.
 
My friend had the same thing with a tapeworm in the jaw of her rabbit.
Once removed the rabbit is fine

They can treat with a tapeworm wormer but it will only kill the tapeworm and unless it's in the digestive tract then it stays in the body as there is no way for the rabbit to remove it.
So yes the treatment does kill the worms but if they are anywhere else like in the jaw, mouth area like yours was it will just stay there encapsulated in the body.:?
 
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