After being admitted for 5 days, my friend's bun with stasis had had x-rays and the diagnosis is elongated roots growing into her jaw.
The friend has said "she's on painkillers, antibiotics and two types of gut stimulant right now. between last night and this morning she has eaten tiny amounts of apple, banana, hay and biscuit. she has to be syringe fed mashed up pellets and recovery stuff. this will work in the short term until her quality of life declines, there's nothing that can be done for the long term. "
Does this sound about right? I have no idea about tooth root problems but I don't want my friend to fall victim to a not-so-bunny-savvy vet misdiagnosing her rabbit - she's only young but came from an accidental litter I think so who knows what the health in her lineage was like.
I remember reading about chinchillas with root problems once and sure I read something about dental work shaping the molars and removing all the spurs could help slow down the advance of the roots, but this was years ago and no idea how true it was/if it'd apply to rabbits :?
The friend has said "she's on painkillers, antibiotics and two types of gut stimulant right now. between last night and this morning she has eaten tiny amounts of apple, banana, hay and biscuit. she has to be syringe fed mashed up pellets and recovery stuff. this will work in the short term until her quality of life declines, there's nothing that can be done for the long term. "
Does this sound about right? I have no idea about tooth root problems but I don't want my friend to fall victim to a not-so-bunny-savvy vet misdiagnosing her rabbit - she's only young but came from an accidental litter I think so who knows what the health in her lineage was like.
I remember reading about chinchillas with root problems once and sure I read something about dental work shaping the molars and removing all the spurs could help slow down the advance of the roots, but this was years ago and no idea how true it was/if it'd apply to rabbits :?