My sister took her rabbit to the vets last Sunday as she had a swelling. Turns out it was a tooth absess. Vets prescribed antibotics (she doesn't know what) and operated on Weds to drain the absess. Check up at the vets today revealed the absess had refilled already and vets have suggested it would be kinder to PTS. Is this the kindest thing to do? I just feel they haven't really given the antibitics chance to work, its only been 1 week.
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URGENT Advice re absesses
- Thread starter Amy104
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Dustyrabbit
Warren Veteran
Sorry I don't have any experience of dental abcesses in buns, only in other areas but I am sure someone will be along very soon to advise you. Vibes for bunny too.
Mackers
Wise Old Thumper
Pea had a tooth root abscess surgically removed two weeks ago. How rabbit-savvy is the vet who's treating the bunny? My bunny vet removed as much of the abscess as humanly possible surgically and we are now on an 8 week course of Zithromax. Fingers crossed for a good check-up at the vets tomorrow.
Tooth root abscesses are notoriously hard to treat and will often return but I wouldn't have thought it would return as quickly as that. Sounds as though not enough of it was removed during surgery and possibly the wrong antibiotic is being given. Were they able to flush right through the jaw during surgery to remove as much infection as possible?
Tooth root abscesses are notoriously hard to treat and will often return but I wouldn't have thought it would return as quickly as that. Sounds as though not enough of it was removed during surgery and possibly the wrong antibiotic is being given. Were they able to flush right through the jaw during surgery to remove as much infection as possible?
Bunnyaddict
Wise Old Thumper
I would ask your sister to mention Zithromax as an antibiotic to her vet - we've been managing a jaw abscess in one of our buns over the last couple of weeks & this abx has worked well for our Libby.
Do you know if your sister's vets is a bunny savvy one? If not it might be worth her getting a 2nd opinion first from a bunny savvy one.
Do you know where abouts the abscess is particularly?
Do you know if your sister's vets is a bunny savvy one? If not it might be worth her getting a 2nd opinion first from a bunny savvy one.
Do you know where abouts the abscess is particularly?
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
we have had two abcsesses cured by continual flushing combined with antibiotics. In one case injectibles in the other a combination .
Mackers
Wise Old Thumper
My vet also mentioned we may have to move to injectible penicilin if the Zithromax doesn't do it's stuff. Hope not - that white gloop is a pain in the bum to inject :roll:.
Our Bunny Vet Expert (Guy Carter @ Medivet in Watford) sorted our French Lop who had a real bad inner jaw Abcess.
Basically, operated, removed the teeth around the affected area and put her on every other day injections via injection into Scruff of Duphapen.
Not licensed on Rabbits but this Vet knows his stuff and as a result, the abscess which was huge (he pulled out in front of us what resembled a golf ball size of Mozzarella--Yeuk) never came back and Jessica lived another 2 years perfectly fine.
Dont give up hope x
Basically, operated, removed the teeth around the affected area and put her on every other day injections via injection into Scruff of Duphapen.
Not licensed on Rabbits but this Vet knows his stuff and as a result, the abscess which was huge (he pulled out in front of us what resembled a golf ball size of Mozzarella--Yeuk) never came back and Jessica lived another 2 years perfectly fine.
Dont give up hope x
so sorry to hear about the bunny's sad time with abcess
so sorry to hear about the bunny's abcess-- we lost a beloved bunny who had abcesses caused by tooth root problems-- the abcess kept filling up and we had to have him euthanised because the vet said the tooth roots had grown into a big tangle under his chin. Probably quite hard to treat these abcesses and stressful for bunny. Hope bunny goes to a peaceful happier place.
Shebunkin
so sorry to hear about the bunny's abcess-- we lost a beloved bunny who had abcesses caused by tooth root problems-- the abcess kept filling up and we had to have him euthanised because the vet said the tooth roots had grown into a big tangle under his chin. Probably quite hard to treat these abcesses and stressful for bunny. Hope bunny goes to a peaceful happier place.
Shebunkin
Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
Grimlock survived two tooth abscesses. The vet wanted to put him to sleep but my other vet researched and we gave him depocillin injection every three days for eight weeks. I injected him myself at home. He recovered well.
Obviously if the jaw is crumbling this is a different issue, but if there is just a risk of it then I would try other options. My first vet didn't know that much about rabbit medicine but I did a lot of research. It was worth it.
Obviously if the jaw is crumbling this is a different issue, but if there is just a risk of it then I would try other options. My first vet didn't know that much about rabbit medicine but I did a lot of research. It was worth it.
