Show injury recovery chances?

[phillinley]

Horrible day at the tables with our Lilacs. Five Lilacs go up on the table, three come back with health related DQ's.

Junior buck with a pimple. We got that one figured out.

Senior buck with a miniature abscess in his cheek (very happy we had a thorough judge who caught this early). We have to remove it, but we're concerned both with infection and return to showability. If we drain it, there is the chance it will come back, but risk of infection is low. But if we lance it, greater risk of infection given the area of removal and worry about hair growing back. Any showers with experience either way on which way we should go?

Senior doe with a broken toe. Not nail, the front middle toe is broke. I'm assuming her show career is over. No way to rehab this right?

Thanks for any help.

 

[ladysown]

i had a buck get a broken toe who went on to get additional legs. Some judges will catch it and others won't. Depends too how it heals.

 

[SatinsRule]

If you take to lancing that abscess, it make wind up taking several drainings for it to finally heal and dry up, and the possibility of infection is always there, too. The important thing would be to find out what exactly is causing it and go from there. It could be the P-word, but it could also be a number of other things, as well.

 

[phillinley]

If you take to lancing that abscess, it make wind up taking several drainings for it to finally heal and dry up, and the possibility of infection is always there, too. The important thing would be to find out what exactly is causing it and go from there. It could be the P-word, but it could also be a number of other things, as well.

Most likely not the P-word as he has been vaccinated for four months now with no issues and no contact with other rabbits up until last weekend's start of show season. Not saying it couldn't be it, but most likely not. We ended up having a fourth DQ the next day when one of our silver foxes had lacerated his lower lip. No idea if it was self inflicted or being bit by another bun, but we are in bunny triage mode around the house using a lot of triple-antibiotic ointment.

 

[SatinsRule]

If you take to lancing that abscess, it make wind up taking several drainings for it to finally heal and dry up, and the possibility of infection is always there, too. The important thing would be to find out what exactly is causing it and go from there. It could be the P-word, but it could also be a number of other things, as well.

Most likely not the P-word as he has been vaccinated for four months now with no issues and no contact with other rabbits up until last weekend's start of show season. Not saying it couldn't be it, but most likely not. We ended up having a fourth DQ the next day when one of our silver foxes had lacerated his lower lip. No idea if it was self inflicted or being bit by another bun, but we are in bunny triage mode around the house using a lot of triple-antibiotic ointment.

Have you tried Neosporin (or the Wally World Equate equivalent)?

I've seen abscesses that were caused by tooth infections before, but the keys to treating it are to lacerate it and drain it completely.

 

[skysthelimit]

And scrape around a bit at the tissue, because if you leave any abscess material there it'll come back with a vengeance.

 

[phillinley]

And scrape around a bit at the tissue, because if you leave any abscess material there it'll come back with a vengeance.

I know that from experience. My wife tried to surgically remove one from my back and she didn't get all of it and I got it back six months later.