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Occlusal Cysts in Rabbits - any experience?

joey&boo said:
I really, really wanted to change my thread title - but that would have made the lovely people who contributed look stupid rather than me:lol:. Anyhow in this rare instance it wasn't me but my previous vet who got the name wrong, I'm pretty confident of this as I wrote it down but then also spoke about it one to one with OH present. No wonder research was getting us nowhere .


odontogenic cyst. A cyst formed from tooth material no less.

Not so uncommon in dogs, seen in rabbits on rare occassions
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Well trust Boo to have something unusual !!
 
Jack's-Jane said:
I am going to have a read up on it. How is she doing ?
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Really well at the moment thanks Jane, good energy & eating well. She is not needing any additional feeds other than a couple of extra piles of forage / herbs. She is drinking water :love: It freaks me out when she doesn't drink as normally she's a right guzzler. Its been a long road getting her poo fairly healthy but thats where we are at the mo :love:
 
joey&boo said:
Really well at the moment thanks Jane, good energy & eating well. She is not needing any additional feeds other than a couple of extra piles of forage / herbs. She is drinking water :love: It freaks me out when she doesn't drink as normally she's a right guzzler. Its been a long road getting her poo fairly healthy but thats where we are at the mo :love:
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So pleased to hear that she's doing well .She's made of strong stuff is Boo :D :love:
 
joey&boo said:
I really, really wanted to change my thread title - but that would have made the lovely people who contributed look stupid rather than me:lol:. Anyhow in this rare instance it wasn't me but my previous vet who got the name wrong, I'm pretty confident of this as I wrote it down but then also spoke about it one to one with OH present. No wonder research was getting us nowhere .


odontogenic cyst. A cyst formed from tooth material no less.

Not so uncommon in dogs, seen in rabbits on rare occassions
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I'm glad you've posted. I thought of you this morning, but in my hurry to leave the house I couldn't find your thread to post :)


At least you all know what you're dealing with. Is there a plan for a way forward with this?
 
I have just asked the dentist I am working with today and she knows about it. She's told me so much I don't even know how to repeat lol!

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joey&boo said:
Really well at the moment thanks Jane, good energy & eating well. She is not needing any additional feeds other than a couple of extra piles of forage / herbs. She is drinking water :love: It freaks me out when she doesn't drink as normally she's a right guzzler. Its been a long road getting her poo fairly healthy but thats where we are at the mo :love:
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Good to hear she is doing so well. He is such a strong bunny and I'm sure having a dedicated mummy and daddy helps a lot x
joey&boo said:
I really, really wanted to change my thread title - but that would have made the lovely people who contributed look stupid rather than me[emoji38]. Anyhow in this rare instance it wasn't me but my previous vet who got the name wrong, I'm pretty confident of this as I wrote it down but then also spoke about it one to one with OH present. No wonder research was getting us nowhere .


odontogenic cyst. A cyst formed from tooth material no less.

Not so uncommon in dogs, seen in rabbits on rare occassions
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That makes more sense now! I'm glad you've been able to confirm what was up.

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Ok so she's saying they get bigger and not painful in hoomans. They are removed because they make the jaw thin as they get bigger xx

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joey&boo said:
Really well at the moment thanks Jane, good energy & eating well. She is not needing any additional feeds other than a couple of extra piles of forage / herbs. She is drinking water :love: It freaks me out when she doesn't drink as normally she's a right guzzler. Its been a long road getting her poo fairly healthy but thats where we are at the mo :love:
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Really good news that Boo is doing so well :D I hope it continues.
 
MightyMax said:
I'm glad you've posted. I thought of you this morning, but in my hurry to leave the house I couldn't find your thread to post :)


At least you all know what you're dealing with. Is there a plan for a way forward with this?
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There was a plan to try & remove the upper remaining back teeth but access was an issue, they were hoping to track through the abscess but it isn't an abscess, just active infection) so they were concerned any invasive surgery would risk causing more harm than good. As she is coping so beautifully they decided managing it was the preferable option for now. If her quality of life deteriorates we'll have a rethink. Removing her dodgy teeth would have involved removing part of her cheekbone & possibly her eye :( I think they made a good judgement call. She is currently drug free & just has certain points on her eye & nose pressed 3 times daily which is supposed to help with drainage
 
loobers25 said:
Ok so she's saying they get bigger and not painful in hoomans. They are removed because they make the jaw thin as they get bigger xx

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Yes, Boo's bone density is lower on that side, & of course its making her teeth fall out / grow funny. In themselves I think they aren't sinister
 
Omi said:
Really good news that Boo is doing so well :D I hope it continues.
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Thanks Omi, we're enjoying now :love:

For some weird reason she seems to do a bit better each day but that makes no sense. Eats all hay now, just not as much as she did
 
Just caught up on this. Bless Boo for doing so well and being lucky to have you looking after her so well x
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Could it be due to the regular draining ?
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I guess so. It would be lovely to think something so simple is helping. You're supposed to apply super gentle pressure but Boo kind of pushes hard against you (not so much when I've done a "test" on the other side)
 
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