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By the way, he has a very sweet face up at the lens like that. <3

Unfortunately, dental abscesses in rabbit (particularly in lower jaw) can often be an ongoing battle. I do think you’re in a better position for success now that problematic teeth have been removed.

The antibiotic beads were not available here in Australia back when I was dealing with dental abscesses (2012). It may have been bicillin s…[Read more]

I am still looking  for alternatives myself, I  tried oxbow which wasn’t bad, but breaks down a lot more and didn’t quite last as long. Small pet select is slightly better but they like to toss them about, or they just don’t have the weight? Not sure, but ends up knocked out of the box. May check out Fresh News, also curious as to the pine pellets.

Hoppy Gotcha/Adoption Day!! 🍓🍌🍉🍇🥕☘🌹🍎🍒 Treats for them

Happy Gotcha day Apollo and Luna!

Today is Apollo and Luna’s 6th adoption anniversary! Hooray! 😀 I’m going to dig through their toy drawers to pull out some different toys (I’m sure there’s some in there that are still brand new) and they’ll get some treats and a special salad 🙂

Can you take the fleece blankets outside and wave them around for a bit to get the clumps off?

Alternatively, you could find an easier, less hay-sticking flooring/fabric for areas with more hay traffic.

… I just pick up hay every day because I’m a crazy rabbit lady.

Thank you for the warm welcomes! =^v^= I’m happy that it wasn’t anything serious either.

Have you tried the hooded litter boxes?

Not big news but I gave Blossom and Thumper a bit of peach yesterday (skinned and no pit) with their pellets and that was the first thing they ate and I think they kept looking for more, and their poops have been normal. Another treat success!

It sounds like he had an episode of gas that caused some gut slow down, but the fact that he’s running around and tucking into his hay is a great sign. It sounds like the episode has passed, so as long as he’s eating his poops should get bigger.

I would keep an eye on him and make sure things continue to improve, the poops should get bigger in a…[Read more]

I would also like to add he hasn’t drank any water.

Yes, x-ray done before the last surgery.

very sad to see dental abscesses come back again. It took 2 months for him to recover from the last surgery, now he may need to go through it again. :<

I haven’t heard of antibiotic beads before, thanks for letting me know. Will discuss with vet in next visit, hopefully this can be an option apart from surgery.

Welcome! And yes we’re very happy he isn’t sick!

Ugh I’m very sorry. 🙁 Dental abscesses are so hard to deal with. Usually penicillin injections are necessary because the oral antibiotics that are safe to use in rabbits don’t really penetrate the abscess well. Antibiotic beads are also used, as mentioned.

Often multiple rounds of treatment are needed to really cure the problem, but sadly it can…[Read more]

If they are going to do surgery again, I wonder if they could use antibiotic beads. I know some members on the forum have had luck using those to treat abscesses.