Unfortunately we still haven't gotten to the bottom of what's going on with Benny. We've had to add gabapentin to the metacam as the metacam alone was no longer working. Thankfully he's eating, moving, and happy again. I recently took him for further xrays, a physical, and a blood test. A radiologist said there are some possible changes in the muscles of his hind legs, but otherwise there's nothing unusual. My vet is going to follow up with them about that to see if that might be a new lead. Everything else remains normal. No arthritis, no issues with his heart, kidney, liver, etc. I've also learned that the stones in his salivary glands might not actually be in his salivary glands. They aren't able to tell where exactly they are, but because they're in the location of the salivary glands, they assume they're salivary stones.
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Bunny is sick with unknown cause - going on weeks
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Hi Shimmer, I don't think anyone is 100% certain what they are. They've been described as "mineralized material" and "mineral attenuating foci" (from the CT scan report) and are less than 1mm in size. I don't know if abscesses are that tiny. Benny has been eating much more hay since his dental, which suggests he was in at least some dental pain/discomfort leading up to the dental. However, the dental specialist said there were no abscesses or bad teeth or anything.
The dentist, Dr. Loic Legendre, seems to be highly specialized, so I have to assume he knows what he's doing and would pick up on anything unusual in Benny's mouth. Benny is going for another dental at the end of September, so we'll see what happens with that.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
I am glad Benny is doing well with his current meds and he is eating better since his dental. Good work. Sometimes a diagnosis can be elusive and the best we can do is treat the symptoms.
