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Old 04-18-06, 02:01 pm
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Re: Hay causing abscess?

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Originally Posted by VoodooJoint
In rabbits it's called a dewlap. I'm not sure if that's what that 2nd chin is called in GPs though.
Yep, called the same in pigs.

With stemmy hay, it is possible they could get a piece stuck in their throats or it could poke them in the cheek and cause an abscess. Remove any stemmy pieces of hay from what you feed them. In your case though, it's just a dewlap.
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