AmyKennedy
Young Bun
hi everyone 
First of all I would like to say, please please please do not be rude or mean to me about this. I have multiple mental illnesses and a chronic illness which has resulted in my mum having to look after my rabbits for a short period of time. I am very grateful for her being able to help me and me not having to resort to rehoming my babies, but she is not rabbit-savvy and I simply was not in a place to care for them at that time. I haven't abused, neglected or hurt my pets. Anything that I could have prevented, I already know, and I feel ridiculously guilty already, please do not make me feel worse.
ANYWAY, onto topic...
I took tinkerbelle in for a check-up today as, as some people know, her companion Smudge passed away a few days ago. While she was there (To see Simon at the cat and rabbit clinic in Northampton, which I have seen recommended here i think?) he found a big problem in her jaw. Her teeth are quite bad/misaligned, and she has a lot of bone deformation and destruction on her right lower jaw. He said it *could* be an abscess but it's unlike one he has ever seen before (he sees 10-15 rabbits a DAY) and honestly he isnt actually sure what's wrong with her He also said it could be a tapeworm cyst or something different entirely. He said the reason its different is the solid parts of it are VERY solid and the pus or liquid is very liquid, if that makes sense? He also said that abscesses normally can stretch or deform the jaw bone but this one seems to have almost shattered it or exploded...
Btw im still fuzzy on things he said so if anyone understands any of this and could explain it would be much appreciated.
She is a healthy weight, eating fine, acting normally, and she ISNT in any major/noticeable pain or anything like that. She is making a strange clicky/crunching noise when she eats very hard foods though.
She is being kept in overnight to get x-rays, a needle inserted to check if it is an abscess i think?, to get her teeth all sorted and straight and stuff, and generally for them to try and figure out whats wrong. He also said they might have to give her an MRI scan if the x-rays arent clear enough.
Warm wishes and any advice is gladly accepted as I'm pretty much totally clueless as to what is going on.
Also I know it shouldnt even be a thought, but she isnt insured as she is over 5 years old, and i've only had her a few months so the companies i had looked into already didnt insure over age 5, and i havent really had too long to look into it really... But yeah i'm guessing this is going to be crazy expensive...? Anyone have any clue on the prices im looking at? He said for these x-rays, surgery, tests and medication just for tomorrows treatments will be around £350... I have no clue if that is a good or bad price if i'm honest. How much is the most you guys have had to pay for abscess treatment, extensive surgeries etc? Just so I can prepare myself, since I'm only 15 and I will be paying nearly, if not all of this.
Thankyou for reading <3
First of all I would like to say, please please please do not be rude or mean to me about this. I have multiple mental illnesses and a chronic illness which has resulted in my mum having to look after my rabbits for a short period of time. I am very grateful for her being able to help me and me not having to resort to rehoming my babies, but she is not rabbit-savvy and I simply was not in a place to care for them at that time. I haven't abused, neglected or hurt my pets. Anything that I could have prevented, I already know, and I feel ridiculously guilty already, please do not make me feel worse.
ANYWAY, onto topic...
I took tinkerbelle in for a check-up today as, as some people know, her companion Smudge passed away a few days ago. While she was there (To see Simon at the cat and rabbit clinic in Northampton, which I have seen recommended here i think?) he found a big problem in her jaw. Her teeth are quite bad/misaligned, and she has a lot of bone deformation and destruction on her right lower jaw. He said it *could* be an abscess but it's unlike one he has ever seen before (he sees 10-15 rabbits a DAY) and honestly he isnt actually sure what's wrong with her
He also said it could be a tapeworm cyst or something different entirely. He said the reason its different is the solid parts of it are VERY solid and the pus or liquid is very liquid, if that makes sense? He also said that abscesses normally can stretch or deform the jaw bone but this one seems to have almost shattered it or exploded...Btw im still fuzzy on things he said so if anyone understands any of this and could explain it would be much appreciated.
She is a healthy weight, eating fine, acting normally, and she ISNT in any major/noticeable pain or anything like that. She is making a strange clicky/crunching noise when she eats very hard foods though.
She is being kept in overnight to get x-rays, a needle inserted to check if it is an abscess i think?, to get her teeth all sorted and straight and stuff, and generally for them to try and figure out whats wrong. He also said they might have to give her an MRI scan if the x-rays arent clear enough.
Warm wishes and any advice is gladly accepted as I'm pretty much totally clueless as to what is going on.
Also I know it shouldnt even be a thought, but she isnt insured as she is over 5 years old, and i've only had her a few months so the companies i had looked into already didnt insure over age 5, and i havent really had too long to look into it really... But yeah i'm guessing this is going to be crazy expensive...? Anyone have any clue on the prices im looking at? He said for these x-rays, surgery, tests and medication just for tomorrows treatments will be around £350... I have no clue if that is a good or bad price if i'm honest. How much is the most you guys have had to pay for abscess treatment, extensive surgeries etc? Just so I can prepare myself, since I'm only 15 and I will be paying nearly, if not all of this.
Thankyou for reading <3
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not sure if I said earlier in the thread but she is also too old to be insured I think 
