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jaw abcesses

touie

touie

Wise Old Thumper
touch wood none of mine have one but i was curious as to how you spot them what would the warning signs be? :?
 
Sometimes a Rabbit with poor tooth roots/bone density will have a very lumpy mandible (lower jaw) This is 'normal' for them BUT it is a sign of Dental Disease and frequently the erupted tooth root can become a site for infection. This presents with increased swelling, pain, anorexia and GI hypomotility. Urgent Veterinary treatment is always needed in the hope that bone infection (osteomyelitis) can be prevented. Sadly jaw abscesses are often difficult to cure. But the sooner treatment is started, which usually involves surgery, the better.

Janex
 
thanks :D so tooth root problems can they be picked up by an internal tooth exam or just as a lumpy jaw?
 
by the time Stars abcess was noticible it was almost as big as a golf ball . it showed as a slight swelling on the side of his face but didnt look noticable from the outside . He showed no other symptoms , no loss of appetite or anything :(
 
Dandelion's abcess was like a sausage shaped balloon lying along his cheek, with a branch heading down from his ear towards his neck. He had it when he arrived and I noticed it straight away, although by feel not by sight. I did suspect a problem from seeing how much he was dribbling, but I always check along the jaw line as part of a routine health check when an animal arrives. I also always show people adopting from me how to do it.
 
doorkeeper said:
I always check along the jaw line as part of a routine health check when an animal arrives. I also always show people adopting from me how to do it.
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I do this with all my rabbits when I clip their nails, more often if they let me. Some of mine like to be rubbed there (including my potential bad molar bun Loki) so that helps. This is how a friend of mine found an abscessed incisor root on her bun- a small lump on his mouth that wasn't really visible yet and hadn't been there a few days before. I'm more careful to check now because of that.

Some abscesses grow very fast though. I was taking care of a bun who was fine one night but by the next morning had an abscess on her neck the size of a golf ball.
 
sorry to hear that :( I think I'm going to start feeling along the jaws of mine never thought about it before!
 
I know, you couldn' really see Zippy's but lucky it's not come up for log, but she had it drained under GA yesterday, now and it looks awfull, there is a big hole :cry:
 
Thank you, the way she bolting around the living room you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with her, I've no worry about her not pooing it looks like she seen a sign,that says poo city, they're all stuck to my feet :lol: . Crazy rabbit
 
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