*update a few posts down from this*
Hello,
I’ve been thinking about registering on this forum for a while now, and recently I’ve had some health issues with my rabbit so I thought I would go ahead and sign up. I feel bad asking for advice in my first post but I will hopefully be able to offer some in return as I become more active on these boards.
I noticed my rabbit was drooling large amounts after eating. The carpet was soaked underneath the spot she would eat her vegetables. I decided to take her in to the vet. They adviced triming her molars so she went in for her operation and it went well. They said she had large spurs and one was creating an ulcer. I was told the ulcer was healing up already though and w/ the post-op medicine they sent home it should go away easily. Her front right tooth was knocked out for some reason and growing back a little sideways, which is odd because I have no idea how that happened but they just told me to keep an eye on it because it did not seem to be causing any issues.
After the dental, she is still drooling. Not nearly as much, but she still has damp spots on her mouth. It’s been about a week – at first I thought she may just be sore from the operation but its getting to the point where I think there might be another issue. It’s been really stressing me out because it seems anything more serious than molar spurs (as in tooth root/abscess problems) are chronic, expensive, and not always treatable. I hate the idea that she may be suffering, she is very important to me and I do my best to care for her.
She is still eating fine. She has had the same interest in food she always has througout this whole procedure, but I am worried that may change if she is in pain (which she does not appear to be, no flinching when I feel the mouth area). She acts normal (high energy), has kept the same litterbox habits, and other than the wet spots on the sides of her mouth it would seem that nothing is wrong. She only seems to drool when eating vegetables though (hay and pellets don’t seem to have much of an effect) and not visably – I can feel the wet spots on her mouth afterwards but cannot actually see her drooling while she eats. The spots on the carpets seem to be from her putting the vegetables down and dropping small shavings of veggies and then walking on them, so I am not sure if that is drool after all.
I am trying to get her to the vet soon – next Tuesday at the latest. In the meantime I was wondering if anyone could share similar expereinces or shed some light on the situation. I think what is bothering me the most is that it is unclear what is wrong and I am very worried about her. This is the first rabbit with dental problems I’ve owned. She is 4.5 yrs old, spayed, Flemish Giant, cage-free houserabbit and has had no other issues besides sore hocks.