Hi RU, looking for some advice and guidance as per the title.
Noticed over the last few weeks Benjis mouth started slanting so booked him an appointment with the rabbit savvy vet for the Friday just gone.
She thoroughly checked him over, and tested the reflexes on his eyes..the side that was higher wasnt responding the same as the other side. She then checked his teeth well as he is a dental bun. When it was discovered his teeth were fine, she looked down his ears and discovered there was a lot of wax down it, so she got what she could out and said it could possibly be an inner ear infection.
An x-ray was recommended to check for inner ear infection, tooth roots and anything in general that could be causing the problem. She also gave him a shot of metacam, and prescribed a weeks worth of Septrin as his snuffles has been bad lately.
He went in first thing yesterday morning (with Cupcake of course) and had the x-ray and ear flush. I went in for the results yesterday afternoon and spoke to the vet. He got the x-rays up and showed me there was no sign of any tooth root problems, or any inner ear infections. He said everything looked normal :?
According to the vet, Benjis side is drooping either due to E.C, or nerve damage to the one that runs through the face, due to trauma, but he has not done anything that could have caused trauma. However, they are not sure which it is, so want to treat for E.C using a 28 day Panacur course. My other rabbit Cupcake who he lives with has also been given a 9 day dosage.
Since he has come round for the anaesthetic he seems normal-ish and is back to eating ect. However, his mouth is still slanted and his third eye seems to almost come out at times?!
I am wondering if anyone has had experience of this, and how I am meant to know if it is EC or nerve damage? And if ear infections always show up on x-rays?
Also, should I be asking for a longer antibiotic course, or any anti-inflammatory medicine such as Metacam?
Hate seeing my little boy like this
Thank you RU.
Noticed over the last few weeks Benjis mouth started slanting so booked him an appointment with the rabbit savvy vet for the Friday just gone.
She thoroughly checked him over, and tested the reflexes on his eyes..the side that was higher wasnt responding the same as the other side. She then checked his teeth well as he is a dental bun. When it was discovered his teeth were fine, she looked down his ears and discovered there was a lot of wax down it, so she got what she could out and said it could possibly be an inner ear infection.
An x-ray was recommended to check for inner ear infection, tooth roots and anything in general that could be causing the problem. She also gave him a shot of metacam, and prescribed a weeks worth of Septrin as his snuffles has been bad lately.
He went in first thing yesterday morning (with Cupcake of course) and had the x-ray and ear flush. I went in for the results yesterday afternoon and spoke to the vet. He got the x-rays up and showed me there was no sign of any tooth root problems, or any inner ear infections. He said everything looked normal :?
According to the vet, Benjis side is drooping either due to E.C, or nerve damage to the one that runs through the face, due to trauma, but he has not done anything that could have caused trauma. However, they are not sure which it is, so want to treat for E.C using a 28 day Panacur course. My other rabbit Cupcake who he lives with has also been given a 9 day dosage.
Since he has come round for the anaesthetic he seems normal-ish and is back to eating ect. However, his mouth is still slanted and his third eye seems to almost come out at times?!
I am wondering if anyone has had experience of this, and how I am meant to know if it is EC or nerve damage? And if ear infections always show up on x-rays?
Also, should I be asking for a longer antibiotic course, or any anti-inflammatory medicine such as Metacam?
Hate seeing my little boy like this
Thank you RU.