Marty, You are concerned about "your" bunnies - I thought you would be glad to know that one shares your name :)
BJ ----- Original Message ----- From: tamara stickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 10, 2005 9:02 am Subject: Re: rabbit dental > Wow. And I thought having guinea pigs, dogs and cats could get > complicated.....I think I'll stay away from rabbits! > > Martin is very lucky to have you! (LOVE the name! Did you know > it means "FRIEND"?) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I love that you asked... he is feeling better already he isn't > eating yet, but is interested in his syringe feeding and he is not > longer hypothermic si I'm thrilled. > > In regards to rabbit teeth problems... rabbits teeth constantlyt > grow throughout their life. so if they're not lined up properly > (in other words they need braces :) they grow too much and cut > their tongues, gums etc. They can also grow the other way, the > roots grow down into the bone or up into the eye socket. This > usually only occurs when they already have problems with them > overgrowing the up way. their teeth overgrowing can cause > hypomotility (they stop eating and because they have such > sensitive digestive systems their intestines shut down)abcesses, > infection etc. My guy has the works. He has had teeth extracted in > the past because they caused an abcess and then rotted, others > because they grew up behind his eye, and he needs his other teeth > trimmed every 3-6 weeks. This time was particualrly bad because in > a matter of 2 weeks since his last trim his teeth grew again and > were starting to abcess his cheek. The vet actually cut below his > gum to trim them as close t! > o the root as possible. Be cause of his age now (4) and all his > past problems he does not recover well from anesthesia. He > actually had such a chromnic infection that he just came off > injectable (pen-G) that he was on every other day for an entire > year. Everytime we took him off the infection that was seated in > his sinuses, and skull soft tissue would come back. Thank god it > finally went away but it I'm told it could come back. Thank god > he's more like a ragdoll cat than a rabbit. We see alot of rabbits > who only need the occasional tooth trim, he is an extreme case > which most vets don't get to see because most owners elect to > euthanize. I'll keep you all updated on his progress this weekend, > he's pulled through so much I think he;ll do great and hopefully > will not need surgery for a while. > Ps his name is martin:) > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! ? Try it today! >
