Bunny bled to death

[Beans]

Can anyone help me please. I'm absolutely devastated as my 5yr old bunny died this week. I would love to know what actually happened to him.

Initially perfectly healthy but 2 wks ago he was chased by a cat and crashed into my leg as I went out the door. He was very sore and the vet gave him METACAM and penecillin for 5 or 6 days. He improved and I stopped the medication. A few days later he began drooling badly and there was an awful smell from his breath. The vet x-rayed him and found his jaw was injured and 3 back teeth were loose; gave him METACAM and SEPTRIN antibiotic. He seemed to be improving slightly but the his mouth got very sore, he was grinding his teeth hardand he wasn't able to eat one evening. I got up the following morning and found him dead having [highlight= #ffff88]bled to [highlight= #88ffff]death through his mouth.

I dont know if the grinding knocked out a tooth...or he was poisoned from an abcess...or the medication...or what. Is there any vet out there who could give me an answer please, I#d be very grateful.

 

[tamsin]

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.

It sounds like he may have had an abscess form in his mouth but that doesn't explain his death or the bleeding. If it wasn't for the history, I would suggest VHD could be possible.

Getting your vet to do a post mortum is the best way to get an answer, although even then it's not always possible to tell.

I would call your vet eitherway as if it is linked to the medication they need to report it to the manufactures.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We're so sorry for your loss. The extreme teeth grinding is an indication of severe pain. Sounds like the injury was greater than you were led to believe.