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My 9 year old Mini Rex, Black Betty lost the fight against a severe infection on Saturday night. She had two surgeries in the last month to remove tooth root abscesses, and after what looked like a great rebound, & Hyperbaric treatments, she went into the ICU at the University of Florida Zoomed...

Betty has developed some thick white discharge from the nostril on the side where she had the eye enucleated. She's still on Bicillin...will be calling the vet in the morning. :(

Thanks everyone. Regarding her diet, she hasn't had pellets in 5 years, she eats a variety of Oxbow hay free choice and limited veggies. We did radiograph her teeth, and did a thorough dental exam. Her teeth are in good shape. Vet also tried to locate a fistula from the abscess to a tooth root...

She is recovering well. Making lots of left turns. Her good eye...

Okay...here's the update. After seeing her regular vet, he suspected an abscess but wanted the eye to be ultrasounded, so we went to see an ophth specialist. He confirmed there was a mass behind the eye, but is was way back behind the eye. We started with antibiotics, vet said it could be 4-6...

I agree. I just took this photo of her...you can really see the difference. :(

Thank you Tony...I'll be taking her in on Thursday. I'll update after her appointment.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experience with retrobulbar abscesses in bunnies. My 6 year old Mini Rex has unilateral protrusion of her right eyeball...but it is not overly noticeable. It started about 2 weeks ago, and has gotten slightly worse since I first noticed it...but again...

Thanks for the help...I'll try to get some pictures this weekend and get her checked for mites/heart issues. :) Michaela

Hello, I'm new here but not new to bunnies. I have a 5 year old female Mini Rex that has started losing hair in small patches on her ears. I've had her since she was 5 months old. She's always been healthy, lives indoors, eats primarily grass hay with occasional veggies for treats. Is...