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My precious Erin has a tooth root abscess- Op Done Further U/D post 42

Thanks everyone :D

I collected my beautiful girl today :D There was a bit of pus in the hole today. In the consultation Frances looked in Erin's mouth and discovered that the gap where the tooth was missing had bits of hay in it. She picked out 3 quite big shards of hay - probably something of the sort getting wedge in her gums was what started all this off in the first place. She's to be on grass rather than hay for a few days to try and prevent it re-infecting with debris. I saw an x-ray of her jaw which apparently is perfect teeth other than this injury she sustained. She's being reviewed in a few weeks. I've just to keep an eye out to make sure the wound doesn't look angry.

She had been home about 4 hours and I just looked round the door to see what she was up to and in her pen there was a shaft of sunlight on carpetted area and she was rolling around in the sun :love::love: She didn't see me there and was happily rolling around for ages - I so wish I had a video of it that was one very, very happy bunny :D:D
 
Erin has food lodged in the hole from the abscess surgery so is back in to have it investigated, possibly under GA to seal it/clean it out thoroughly. She was barely eating because of the shards of hay in the hole. :cry:
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Erin has food lodged in the hole from the abscess surgery so is back in to have it investigated, possibly under GA to seal it/clean it out thoroughly. She was barely eating because of the shards of hay in the hole. :cry:
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Poor girl that sounds so painful :cry:

I hope things improve for her soon.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Poor girl that sounds so painful :cry:

I hope things improve for her soon.
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Thanks Jane.

Update: I'm not sure if she had a GA, my message said she was okay and there wasn't anything serious going on. She's being kept in until she's eating well. Poor girl managed to keep on troughing with the abscess but seems to be really sensitive to the after-effects of the treatment.


For some reason we've been 'hidden' in Health now :cry::cry: I wasn't asking for advice as a more than competent rabbit dentist did the diagnosis and treatment. I've not asked for advice just vibes and support, I really thought that was "Rabbit Chat".:(
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Thanks Jane.

Update: I'm not sure if she had a GA, my message said she was okay and there wasn't anything serious going on. She's being kept in until she's eating well. Poor girl managed to keep on troughing with the abscess but seems to be really sensitive to the after-effects of the treatment.


For some reason we've been 'hidden' in Health now :cry::cry: I wasn't asking for advice as a more than competent rabbit dentist did the diagnosis and treatment. I've not asked for advice just vibes and support, I really thought that was "Rabbit Chat".:(
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I have asked the Mods why as I need to know if the rules have changed too. I never post my Bunny worries in Health unless I am specifically asking for advice :?

Any Dental work can make things more uncomfortable at first and with an open socket it is understandable that Erin may be struggling.I remember all too well what I went through when I had a 'complicated' molar extraction............... :shock: :cry:

I hope Erin feels better soon xx
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Any Dental work can make things more uncomfortable at first and with an open socket it is understandable that Erin may be struggling.I remember all too well what I went through when I had a 'complicated' molar extraction............... :shock: :cry:

I hope Erin feels better soon xx
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Thanks Jane, as ever.:love:

Had a long discussion with Frances this afternoon and she is surprised that Erin isn't eating/barely eating as the inside of her mouth is healing well. Add to that she was eating like a trouper with the abscess! She's had another x-ray to check that things are progressing as they should be and everything is going well. She's not a stressy rabbit and socialises well with the staff so that shouldn't be a factor, she wasn't eating at home and was blatently happy when she got home. She's staying until they are satisfied that she is eating and well.
 
Hope Erin is tooth gap problem is better soon, sounds awful having hay stuck in there. You must be so stressed worrying about some of your poorly buns at the moment.

(((Hugs)))xxx
 
Barn Yard Bunnies said:
Hope Erin is tooth gap problem is better soon, sounds awful having hay stuck in there. You must be so stressed worrying about some of your poorly buns at the moment.

(((Hugs)))xxx
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Thanks. There's a few other life stresses thrown in at the moment too I think I'm largely going through the motions with this even though Erin is very special. That probably also reflects how much faith I have in the vets to do whatever necessary, kind of takes the pressure off.

Thank you for the hug, it was much needed.
 
No reply from any Mod re my query...............

I really hope that Erin will start eating soon so you can have her back at home xx
 
Jack's-Jane said:
No reply from any Mod re my query...............

I really hope that Erin will start eating soon so you can have her back at home xx
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Thanks. Yeah, quiet baffling as to where to post things. It's confused me as I still wouldn't know where to post and how to fit the criteria :?

Anyhows. Erin still isn't really eating :( They are trying her on a different painkiller today and continuing with the syringe feeds and no doubt her 'aunty Kathy' will manage a cuddle or two whilst attending to her.
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Thanks. Yeah, quiet baffling as to where to post things. It's confused me as I still wouldn't know where to post and how to fit the criteria :?

Anyhows. Erin still isn't really eating :( They are trying her on a different painkiller today and continuing with the syringe feeds and no doubt her 'aunty Kathy' will manage a cuddle or two whilst attending to her.
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Maybe she has some TMJ pain ?

http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/temporomandibular-joint-dysfunction-and-pain-syndromes

This can happen after certain types of Dental treatment

I hope the change of analgesia will help
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Maybe she has some TMJ pain ?

http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/temporomandibular-joint-dysfunction-and-pain-syndromes

This can happen after certain types of Dental treatment

I hope the change of analgesia will help
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Thanks. Yes it could be a likely possibility. Pain other than mouth has been suggested as her mouth is healing well. Could be spine pain etc as she has been pulled about quite a bit. Thinking about it though, when I took her in she was bright but not eating which was strongly suggestive of mouth pain.

Who knows. FHB tends to say 'she's alright' as in there's nothing major untoward. She knows she can get them right as everything serious has been ruled out but the final eating and happy hasn't been acheived.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Do you think she might do better at home now ?
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Not if I can't get her to eat. I'm at the end of my tether with a few stresses going on and having panic attacks, only sleeping when exhausted etc. Artie really isn't well and I'm having to care for him very intensively. I slept on the floor with him last night so I could get him to eat bits throughout the night to try and kick start his appetite/keep his guts ticking over.

In those circumstances Erin's better off where she is. I don't know why she won't eat but she's not a stressy rabbit and is settled at the vets, so a very rabbit orientated member of staff told me. My heart is breaking for her as I just don't understand, it should have been quite a simple, straightforward procedure, with in theory a good prognosis :cry::cry:
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Not if I can't get her to eat. I'm at the end of my tether with a few stresses going on and having panic attacks, only sleeping when exhausted etc. Artie really isn't well and I'm having to care for him very intensively. I slept on the floor with him last night so I could get him to eat bits throughout the night to try and kick start his appetite/keep his guts ticking over.

In those circumstances Erin's better off where she is. I don't know why she won't eat but she's not a stressy rabbit and is settled at the vets, so a very rabbit orientated member of staff told me. My heart is breaking for her as I just don't understand, it should have been quite a simple, straightforward procedure, with in theory a good prognosis :cry::cry:
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At least there can be no doubt that she is in expert hands with FHB.

I totally empathise with how stressed you are, it is awful and everything can feel so over-whelming :cry:
 
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