Bonjela?

Can Bonjela or anything similar be used on buns? Evo needs another dental, which he's having tomorrow, but I was just wondering if there was anything he could have apart from an injectable pain killer to help his mouth be less sore until then? The vet doesn't like to give metacam too often for buns (would rather he had it after the dental tomorrow) :? and Evo reacts badly to vetergesic.

I am doing the usual syringe feeding (luckily I am off work today) but I'd like to make him more comfortable.

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Hi Laura :wave:

Sorry to hear Evos not right again. Poor babe. Do his molars need burring again? I've never used bonjela or anything like that. I'm not sure whether you can give it to buns or not.

I remember a while back I was looking on the galens garden website and they had some kind of gel for sore mouths. Will try and find it for you..............

It's called oral gel. It says it can be used on gums. Don't know if it's any good.
http://www.galensgarden.co.uk/shop/products.php?cat=11

I think the only thing that will really control dental pain though is painkillers. We all know how painful it is when we have toothache etc. My vet uses metacam injections and makes them up for me so I can administer at home. The injections irritate the tummy less and act faster.

Lots of positive vibes for Evo.

Big hugs,

Nicola and Harvey xxx

Nicola3 said:

Sorry to hear Evos not right again. Poor babe. Do his molars need burring again?

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Yeah, it's only a month since his last one. The vet had a good look today, and said that his problems come more from the angle that his teeth grow at, rather than spikes growing. I will order some of that gel for future use. He will be having metacam tomorrow, but I can't risk him having vetergesic today as it just makes him too sleepy.

Lots of vibes for Evo.

Not sure if the gel is any good and not sure how it would help with molar probs as they're right at the back. I wonder why he's needing his dental so soon. He usually goes quite a while between dentals doesn't he. I ended up changing vets for my mans dentals as he was needing monthly dentals. I found a different vet who burred the teeth differently which made a huge difference. Different vets have different methods of burring. Some vets only burr the spurs off which mean they grow back quickly and don't help with tooth root elongation probs. The vet I go to burrs the spurs and some of the molar, reshaping the crown so that the upper and lower molars meet.

It may be worth phoning around and seeing if you can find a vet that is particularly good with bunny dentals and then when you find one stick with the same vet for every dental. They then get used to your bun, how they deal with ga etc and the best method of burring to suit your bunny.

Lots of vibes for Evo. Give him a big cuddle from me.

Did Evo ever try any of the herbal garden product from Rosewood? Sometimes that is the only thing that my man will eat when he has a sore mouth....smells yummy too

Nicola and Harvey xxx