Rabbit weight loss

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Louise6732 — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:34:50 GMT

Thank you for your advice everyone. I was just reluctant to jump into GA and dental in case that might not be the main issue.

I must check out the app Mark, my colleague took the blood sample so I will pass app tips on!

Louise

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Mark Rowland — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:26:16 GMT

[quote user="Mark Holmes"]

A very good app in fact which I imagine is payng for loads of exotic holidays and young women!

[/quote]

Yeah right! that was me at last weekends Monaco Grand Prix, pulling a Moonie on my yacht as Mark Webber flew past

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Gillian Mostyn — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:55:34 GMT

[quote user="Louise Alexander"] I feel (as do 2 of my colleagues who have also examined the mouth) that a dental won't be of much benefit as all we will be able to do is rasp the lower molars, there are no spurs to remove.[/quote]

Unless the examination was done under GA (which I assume it wasn't as you would have just rasped them if it was) then IMHO severe dental disease is still very possible. Rabbits can get nasty hooks on their most caudal teeth that you really can't see unless under a good level of anaesthesia. If different arcades are wearing at different rates, there is a problem. Also bear in mind that rabbits can get TM joint and muscle pain just from not being able to use their jaw normally, without any spurs etc visible in the mouth.

Good luck!

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Mark Holmes — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:50:25 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]

Full body xrays, more blood required (if only for haem but more biochem would help), head xrays and faecal examination would be a good start. are the faeces normal size?

post the xrays if you wish.

Goodluck.

p.s. loads of blood available from lateral saphenous vein, theres an App out there somewhere to show you how?

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A very good app in fact which I imagine is payng for loads of exotic holidays and young women!

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Mark Rowland — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:35:08 GMT

Full body xrays, more blood required (if only for haem but more biochem would help), head xrays and faecal examination would be a good start. are the faeces normal size?

post the xrays if you wish.

Goodluck.

p.s. loads of blood available from lateral saphenous vein, theres an App out there somewhere to show you how?

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:20:58 GMT

[quote user="Louise Alexander"]History of dental disease, mainly lower R molars which have spurs on them

,[/quote] Bit of a contradiction here I feel. There are either spurs that need trimming or not, if there are they need doing bunny doesn't have to be salivating or there to be visible ulceration to be in discomfort from them. I'm of the view that incisors are best left in place and trimmed every month concious with a diamond disc and the spurs trimmed under GA as often as necessary unless the teeth are obviously painful or infected and have several bunnies where this is the case. X-rays will be useful but I'm not the greatest at interpreting them so would be similarly reluctant. I bow to Evelyn's greater knowledge on this one.

Re: Rabbit weight loss

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:45:45 GMT

[quote user="Louise Alexander"] Is the mouth significant?[/quote]

Could be!

Take the plunge and Xray.

Are the upper incisors dead?