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Abcesses....Indigo has gone

biscuitblossom

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I found a HUGE abcess on Indigo's jaw last night , I so hate the horrid things :cry:

Phoned the vet at 8.30am on the dot,no appointments left .....don't think thats ever happened to me before... so we're going tomorrow morning :roll:

Also my favourite ,trusted vet isn't in (same as he wasn't when my dog was ill the other week :cry: ) so I have to see one I'm really not keen on :roll:
 
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IMO could you not get in today? An emergency appointment.

I would be concerned leaving visit to vet until tomorrow.

Things can deteriorate so rapidly, but I am sure you realise that. 24 hours is a long time.

Good luck.
 
They're horrible. :(
I don't know how much you know about dealing with them but if you need any advice on treating them feel free to PM me.
 
They're horrible. :(
I don't know how much you know about dealing with them but if you need any advice on treating them feel free to PM me.

Hi,thanks for that :)

I've had several bunnies with abcesses but what I hate the most is the fact you rarely win the battle with them :cry:
 
You prob already know...but I thought Manuka Honey really worked well.....just what Ive read though - as Ive had no experience with abcessess.

Hope Indigo is feeling ok xxx
 
Hi,thanks for that :)

I've had several bunnies with abcesses but what I hate the most is the fact you rarely win the battle with them :cry:

Don't think like that. Always keep positive. I was advised to have Grimlock put to sleep but two years later he's abscess free and still going strong.
 
Hi,thanks for that :)

I've had several bunnies with abcesses but what I hate the most is the fact you rarely win the battle with them :cry:

I don't agree with this (although i know that some are tooth root related etc and wayyyy more complex), i have managed to treat numerous abscesses with Injectable abx, , squeezing out pus, flushing/cleaning with dilute iodine and packing with Manuka Honey.

Hope its a small one that can be treated
 
I don't agree with this (although i know that some are tooth root related etc and wayyyy more complex), i have managed to treat numerous abscesses with Injectable abx, , squeezing out pus, flushing/cleaning with dilute iodine and packing with Manuka Honey.

Hope its a small one that can be treated

Both of Grim's were in his tooth roots and the bone of the jaw.
 
Try and stay positive. I have had a bun completely recover from a jaw abscess too. It has been over two years since he had it operated on and it has not come back :) His was right in the jaw bone and I cleaned around the bone each day with an antiseptic solution until some healthy tissue began regrowing. I winced each time I had to do it because it just looked so awful but eventually it completely healed over. He was on depocillin injections every other day and a high dose of metacam.
 
I don't agree with this (although i know that some are tooth root related etc and wayyyy more complex), i have managed to treat numerous abscesses with Injectable abx, , squeezing out pus, flushing/cleaning with dilute iodine and packing with Manuka Honey.

Hope its a small one that can be treated

Its huge, biggest one I've ever seen and likely to be a recurrance of mouth/tooth problems she had before Christmas when she had 5 teeth removed .

I have had some successes treating abcesses but the buns in question then went on to get another abcess elsewhere on their head/face ... I know my reaction is a bit eeyore-ish .
 
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Indigo went to the vets this morning, he lanced the abcess and found that after it was cleaned out there was still a lump almost the same size underneath , the infection had spread to the bone so I had to say goodbye. :(
 
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