Rabbit epiphora

RE: Rabbit epiphora

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:28:49 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]I assume rabbit has had its cheek teeth radiographed?[/quote]

And, of course, the upper incisors.

[/quote]The problem is that chronic granulation occurs and even if the upper incisors are the cause the naso-lacrimal duct doesn't recannulate if they're extracted so unless they're causing abscessation, removing the upper incisors causes more problems that it solves with reduced ability to prehend food and perform coprophagia. I've found an aqueous antibiotic drop i.e. Ciloxan which has a chance of penetrating any remaining patent duct most beneficial in addition to trimming the facial hair and applying some petroleum jelly or similar to the skin.

RE: Rabbit epiphora

Stephanie Wellings — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:02:34 GMT

My approach to these is flushing under GA once, then under local as needed to keep patent (easy in a big rabbit, tetracaine, wait 2 min, pop a lubed yellow catheter down the hole and flush with saline). Have used Vaseline, our nurses also swear by Cavilon spray as a skin shield.

Also could they bond him with another rabbit who would groom his face?

RE: Rabbit epiphora

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:29:08 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]I assume rabbit has had its cheek teeth radiographed?[/quote]

And, of course, the upper incisors.

RE: Rabbit epiphora

Gillian Mostyn — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:50:06 GMT

Yes...vaseline is king with this!

I assume rabbit has had its cheek teeth radiographed?

RE: Rabbit epiphora

Anthony Dennison — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:53:17 GMT

I remember someone on here recommending using vaseline around the eye - it has a moisturising effect but also acts as a barrier to the tear overflow, it protects the skin and makes it easier to wipe away the crud.

I've suggested it a few times to rabbits with similar issues and clients seem happy.