3350*****. A young rabbit has deviated teeth - dental malocclusion and corneal ulcerations

Case 1. Dec 2017.
Superficial Ulcerative Keratitis

OUTCOME. Prompt treatment and Elizabeth collar resulted in healing.

CASE 2. Feb 2020. 

Superficial Ulcerative Keratitis 

Came to Toa Payoh Vets as he saw Toa Payoh Vets videos during his rabbit research.

He had a family vet in Toa Payoh doing rabbits too. 5 rabbits.

2 months ago, he noted that the rabbit could not bite long strands of hay. "Sometimes he would try to bite the hay sideways with his cheek teeth. Other times, he would look for short strands," the man from central India told me. "So, I cut all the hay into short pieces and put in the bowl." 

"These short pieces might have fallen into his left eye, causing ulceration of the cornea," I deduced as very rarely do Singapore's dwarf rabbits get eye ulcers.  

Left Eye epiphora

Green stain shows a large corneal ulcer in left eye - leading to pain and tearing

Right eye OK

Right eye. No recent ulcers

CASE 3. Feb 2020. 

Chronic Ulcerative Keratitis 

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DENTAL OCCLUSION
Nov 17, 2018

The owner wanted to consult me as he had researched the internet and saw similar cases of malocclusion and treatment in the rabbit in Toa Payoh Vets. His phone call showed his company's name as nowadays, such names are automatically shown by the smart phone. I was tempted to ignore such calls as they are usually tele-marketing calls. I did not and he made an appointment to see him today, Saturday, Nov 17, 2018 at 11 am.

I advised dental extraction of all the 4 incisors and 2 peg teeth. No more problem.

NO DENTAL MALOCCLUSIONThe rabbit had chronic ulcerative keratitis (see above) but the teeth are in good condition, indicating good dietary management over the years.

Rabbit, F, 9 years

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OTHER IMAGES

Right eye OK

Left Eye epiphora

Right eye - No green stain during fluorescein stain test but white scars are seen in the cornea indicating old ulcers

Green stain shows a large corneal ulcer in left eye - leading to pain and tearing

Video  Day 1

Video Day 2

Came to Toa Payoh Vets as he saw Toa Payoh Vets videos during his rabbit research.
He had a family vet in Toa Payoh doing rabbits too. 5 rabbits.

2 months ago, he noted that the rabbit could not bite long strands of hay. "Sometimes he would try to bite the hay sideways with his cheek teeth. Other times, he would look for short strands," the man from central India told me. "So, I cut all the hay into short pieces and put in the bowl." 
"These short pieces might have fallen into his left eye, causing ulceration of the cornea," I deduced as very rarely do Singapore's dwarf rabbits get eye ulcers.  





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Original files

3348. Red_eared slider, F, 3 yrs, anorexia, 2 months

Nov 17, 2018

Respiratory infections

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Images - Walking the dogs in Singapore

Nov 15, 2018

3346. Nov 12, 2018 A mynah chirps during my exercise

Mon Nov 12, 2018

Tree in front and to the left of my exercise machine. On very rare occasions, 

some birds perch high up in the trees.

Tree to my right and front

During my morning exercise, I saw this mynah high up on a tree, in front and to my left. Short while. Two other birds including a white bellied bird and a  yellow-bellied pigeon stopped for short while and flew away. My Samsung Galaxy 8 took 2 pics of the mynah.

Tree behind my exercise machine

Mynah seen in the tree at the back of my exercise machine in the park during Deepavali, around 9am, on Nov 6, 2018 too. Chirped a bit, hopped to upper branches and then flew off. Images from Canon DSLR EOS 70D, EFS 18-135mm lens

3345. Email query about Respiratory Infection in a 3-month-old red-eared slider

Email  Nov 13, 2018

Hi Judy,

My name is XX and my RES is named Dreamer.

She is 2 months old, coming to 3 and it has been at least almost 5-6 days that she has Respiratory Infection.

When I first got her, she was healthy, eating and basking. I had other terrapins when I got her, they were all fit.

Lately, she has been gasping now and then and is seen swimming lopsided and I have separated her from the rest.

On 10th Nov I took her to a vet in Singapore. The vet did an X ray for her and it turns out she has gas on her left lungs but it is mild. I was advise to constantly give her vitamin A and she should improve in like a week.

She was not given any sorts of baytril shot or any other antibiotics as the vet said there wasn't any mucus/inflammation.

Ever since then I would soak her in V8 juice (3 tablespoons) and 1 and half cup of water.

I would then add two drops of Reptivit in the juice and soak her for about 1 hour with UVB light.

After an hour, I would dry dock her with for about 7 hours and change the bulb to infrared light at night till next morning, as I have googled, it was said on various articles that infrared light helps turtle with RI.

Today, she is moving around a little bit but is still gasping. She poops just a tiny bit too but not a lot. I am worried she might not get better.

As she is not really eating, she is just drinking a lil bit of the V8 juice I assume.

My tank setup:

UVA+UVB lighting (25W) + lamp clamp

25W water heater which heats up water for about 28-30c (water is 22L)

Water filter with carbon filter

2 basking rocks, big and small.

I have attached pictures of the tank and her xray 

I seek your assistance if there is anything I can do even more to help her. 

Appreciate your reply!

Thank you

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Email reply. Nov 13, 2018

Thank you for your email. Please make an appointment as we have to examine the slider.