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Infected Toungue

C

cherylstevenson

New Kit
hi new to this form. after 7 brilliant years with my house bunny he unfortunately died yesterday when at the vets.

he had been drooling for the last two days and vet thought he had a jaggy tooth so he was sedated in order to file it. when asleep the vet found his toungue and throat to be infected! his heart just slowed down and he died. he said this might be related to his kidneys, he has lost 3lb in the last 5 months which vet said was a lot for a rabbit.

We went to see him one last time and got to see his toungue. it was almost raw looking and the vet said it may have been like this for some time but we wld have never have noticed.

Does anyone know what this cld have been. Thought id sent him to get teeth filed and he never came back. feel guilty. The night before his operation he didnt drink anythin where as he used to drink a small bowl a day
 
I'm very sorry you lost your bunny.

Potentially dental problems can cause lacerations to the tongue and obviously infections can result from that, which may also cause the weightloss because they can not eat.

However, as your vet has already mentioned, so you already know, there are many other possible reasons that this could happen.

Its probably best to not focus on the what ifs and maybes because none of us can answer those. Your vet has the best idea having examined your bunny. All you can do now is focus on grieving for your lost friend.
 
I guess it will be the same for rabbits, but many animals with kidney disease can end up with tongue ulceration due to high urea levels in the blood.
Sorry for your loss.
 
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