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The dentist warned us about the difficulty of dealing with abscesses but seemed confident his treatment plan would work. According to research I’ve done on him, he seems very knowledgeable. Alas, he didn’t say anything to us about Hunny’s teeth except her incisors are misaligned (thus he filed them) and the molar with the abscess can’t be removed…[Read more]

Ive read a few things online, some places say baby aspirin is ok some say it’s not. I’m worried if she’s in pain she won’t poop.

Good idea! It’s probably best to eliminate it as a possibility at least.

I think it depends on the dream and how deeply they are sleeping too. Sometimes you just see nose and cheek twitches. Sometimes you get the foot and body twitches too.

I’m glad they finally found what the problem (likely) is! Although it isn’t the news you were wanting, a tooth abscess isn’t the end of the world. I agree with the others. Pen G shots are generally considered more effective. It is very difficult for oral antibiotics to make their way into the abscess. There is no harm in trying though and the…[Read more]

@DanaNM Can I do anything for her if she’s in pain? She looks uncomfortable

Sending good vibes that the medicine helps!

If she is eating willingly, that’s good. Just keep getting food into her and the poops will come.

That was also a thought… apparently there is a bit of an outbreak going on in SB. Going to try to look at it with a blacklight… supposedly if it fluoresces that way it’s ringworm.

She pooped two poops. Then I gave her some more simethicone and syringe fed her. I’m hoping it works 🤞🏻

It’s not ringworm, is it?

Understood. Here’s hoping the medicine helps Hunny and she does not need surgery. As I said in my original post, the dentist is concerned about that option because of the abscess’s location (Hunny’s fourth molar, on the left side). He says there’s no way to extract the infected tooth without taking the perfectly healthy one in front of it, as…[Read more]

I completely understand the frustration. Here’s what my vet said regarding dental abscess long term treatments (who was very experienced with rabbit dentals). The first step was to extract the bad tooth and clean out the abscess. The vet said eventually he would need to have the molar opposite the one extracted filed (and possibly others), because…[Read more]

I believe he wants to check back with Hunny after the four-week period has ended. We were instructed to give the antibiotic for two weeks, after which we should see some improvement, and then more improvement after another two weeks.

@jerseygirl – Thank you so much for the reassurance and taking the time to research orbifloxacin. I wasn’t having any luck finding instances of it being used with other bunny owners, so it does give me peace to know I’m not alone. 🙂

@DanaNM – I am happy to have a lead but frustrated it took so long to find the abscess, given our suspicion of a…[Read more]

That was kind of what I was thinking with the play space and I will probably set alarms throughout the night just to make sure everything is going well! Thanks for the time tip!!

@prince Dorian the bun lol greedy bun!!! Thanks for your message. 🙂

@DanaNM LOL not sure how a small bun can eat so much. The hay is very important. Thanks for the info. 🙂

I’ll see how much they eat when I give them those handfuls!

@jerseygirl That’s really interesting about the x-rays and possibly thinning the pus!

I agree with Dana. And having those teeth out is not necessarily a bad thing. It could be what finally resolves her problems.

Yhe injectible antibiotic are very good for dental abscess. Perhaps the vet was not wanting to go that route just yet. Had he scheduled a recheck appointment? The oral antibiotic *might* change the consistency of the pus…[Read more]