Rabbit won't strop drooling.?
answers 0:A few days ago my rabbit stopped eating regularily. She still ate a few treats, but she wasn't touching her pellets or her greens, she also is drooling heavily from her mouth (literally dripping water onto the group, and her chest is soaked) I was convinced it was something wrong with her teeth, as she seemed to be having problems chewing. I took her to the vet, he examined her teeth and said he didn't see anything, he then said she had an infection, gave her a shot and sent us home. It's been a few days and she's still drooling like crazy and looks extremely uncomfortable when she chews. I live in a small town and theres only one vet who takes rabbits, should I take her back? I'm torn between trusting the vet and my gut instinct that something is wrong in her mouth. Does this sound like a dental problem to anyone else, or is there something else that could be causing the drooling?...Show more
answers 1:So.. this vet didn't use anaesthesia in order to fully examine the back molars or do any dental x-rays? Take her to the other vet. Info on dental disease: http://www.mybunny.org/info/dental_problems.htm
answers 2:dental problemlong tooth in a gum maybe
answers 3:Is there a better vet in a town close to you???? not just the one you're in.........
answers 4:well it could either be an infection in her mouth, or she might actually be having discharge from her nose. that is usually due to an upper respiratory infection (sniffles) that rabbits don't handle well. call the vet and find out what he thinks.
answers 5:tumor?
answers 6:The closest other vet is about three hours away, i'll definitelly take her if I have to, but if this vet is right it seems like a lot of unnecessary stress for her.
answers 7:Take your rabbit to a vet and see what they say.Good Luck!
answers 8:It really sounds like tooth problems. It is probably the back molars. While a vet can sort of see the back teeth, a head x-ray will give a much better look at what is going on with them. What treatment you can do depends on the nature of the problem. Molar spurs can be filed down, but it had to be done under anaesthetic and may need to be done on a regular basis. If the problem is bad, the molars that are a problem can be removed.If the vet you are using is not that good, then it is better to drive to a better vet. You can try again at your vet....
