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Warren Scout
Nathan is a rabbit of about a year old.
He is a little dwarf rabbit of about a year old who was rescued by the neighbour of his original owner. He belonged to an old man who was sent into a nursing home and the rabbit was left running round a garage with no food or water.
A lady agreed to take him in when she heard of his plight, but when he arrived she noticed that things were not right at all. His face looked squashed in and he was not able to eat easily.
She had her veterinary nurse friend come round who noticed straight away that his jaw was very out of line. She clipped his teeth because they were growing at a very odd angle and recommended that the rabbit see a vet straight away. This was not an option because of finances, so the lady bought him here.
I have never seen a rabbit with such an out of line jaw. The top teeth are pointing towards his left foot and his bottom teeth are pointing towards his right eye. The vet nurse has done a good job clipping his teeth because he can now scoop rabbit pellets into his mouth and he is quite happy doing that. He can't drink out of a bottle, but can lap from a bowl.
His cheek is very damaged, but not externally. There is a nasty big lump that looks like an abscess. I know that if it is a abscess in the jaw then there is no hope. He is obviously in pain. You can see it when you watch him and the way he acts. But, being a typical rabbit, he is trying to cover it up.
It has been suggested that he has a broken jaw and judging by the way his mouth is I have to agree. Whether his jaw has been broken in the past and just left to heal or whether it has been done recently is unclear at the moment, but it is such a sever break (if it is broken) that it could only be caused by a major blow, such as being kicked or maybe dropped on his face. I am just speculating at the moment.
He is booked in tomorrow to see the dentist who will xray him and decide what to do from there.
If he can be saved his front teeth will definately have to be removed, but I am not confident that I will see him again after tomorrow morning.
Why can't people take responsibility for the animals that they take on? Will people never learn? How do they sleep at night???
Emma
He is a little dwarf rabbit of about a year old who was rescued by the neighbour of his original owner. He belonged to an old man who was sent into a nursing home and the rabbit was left running round a garage with no food or water.
A lady agreed to take him in when she heard of his plight, but when he arrived she noticed that things were not right at all. His face looked squashed in and he was not able to eat easily.
She had her veterinary nurse friend come round who noticed straight away that his jaw was very out of line. She clipped his teeth because they were growing at a very odd angle and recommended that the rabbit see a vet straight away. This was not an option because of finances, so the lady bought him here.
I have never seen a rabbit with such an out of line jaw. The top teeth are pointing towards his left foot and his bottom teeth are pointing towards his right eye. The vet nurse has done a good job clipping his teeth because he can now scoop rabbit pellets into his mouth and he is quite happy doing that. He can't drink out of a bottle, but can lap from a bowl.
His cheek is very damaged, but not externally. There is a nasty big lump that looks like an abscess. I know that if it is a abscess in the jaw then there is no hope. He is obviously in pain. You can see it when you watch him and the way he acts. But, being a typical rabbit, he is trying to cover it up.
It has been suggested that he has a broken jaw and judging by the way his mouth is I have to agree. Whether his jaw has been broken in the past and just left to heal or whether it has been done recently is unclear at the moment, but it is such a sever break (if it is broken) that it could only be caused by a major blow, such as being kicked or maybe dropped on his face. I am just speculating at the moment.
He is booked in tomorrow to see the dentist who will xray him and decide what to do from there.
If he can be saved his front teeth will definately have to be removed, but I am not confident that I will see him again after tomorrow morning.
Why can't people take responsibility for the animals that they take on? Will people never learn? How do they sleep at night???
Emma