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Ventral rhinotomy in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with an odontogenic abscess and sub-obstructive rhinitis
Tamara Brown1, Hugues Beaufrère1, Brigitte Brisson1
1Department of Clinical Studies (Brisson, zur Linden) and the Health Sciences Centre (Brown, Beaufrère, Laniesse), Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
Abstract:
A rabbit was presented for severe dyspnea and was diagnosed with an odontogenic abscess obstructing the rostral nasopharynx using CT scan and oral endoscopy. The offending tooth was extracted intraorally, but due to persistent dyspnea, an endoscopic-guided ventral rhinotomy was performed. The dyspnea subsequently resolved, but the rabbit died 5 weeks later from a seemingly unrelated cause.
