fiona3
Warren Scout
I am just back from picking up my bun Nutmeg from the vets. He was having his 2nd dental in a month! He is only a year old and had his first dental in October. Sadly i only noticed he was having problems when he went off his food and had a wet chin. He was syringe fed and kept in for nearly a week as he had developed stasis. Vicious circle cant eat, stomach problems. Anyway it was all sorted and he came home a new bun.
Friday he went off his food again and it was Monday before he went to vets. He had his dental same day as he was still bright and is home and well.
The total bill for the two dentals was £220.. When i picked him up i asked the vet if i could bring him in for a check up every few weeks so we could "catch" his teeth problems before it got to the not eating stage. I said £200 in a month was a lot of money!
She said to me if you cant afford a dental bunny then I should have it adopted or take it to a rescue centre!. I said i can afford normal treatment, but i doubt even a rescue centre or anyone else could afford £200 a month for a rabbits teeth! I was furious!
I know some of the bill was for the emergency treatment last month but yesterdays dental was routine! It was nearly £90!:shock: What is the normal cost of Dentals? Should i look for another vet as she said just a dental was £55-60! But they always give antibiotics etc with treatment. I still have all the meds from the last visit! Do they need to take xrays at every visit? Even if it was only 4 weeks ago?
He is fed high fibre pellets, has boxes, twigs and timothy hay to munch on so he has plenty to wear his teeth down.
I would never part with Nutmeg, but my god im sure no-one forks out £200 a month on dentals. There is no way i can keep that kind of payment up.:shock: I live in central Scotland. Any advice greatly appreciated
Friday he went off his food again and it was Monday before he went to vets. He had his dental same day as he was still bright and is home and well.
The total bill for the two dentals was £220.. When i picked him up i asked the vet if i could bring him in for a check up every few weeks so we could "catch" his teeth problems before it got to the not eating stage. I said £200 in a month was a lot of money!
She said to me if you cant afford a dental bunny then I should have it adopted or take it to a rescue centre!. I said i can afford normal treatment, but i doubt even a rescue centre or anyone else could afford £200 a month for a rabbits teeth! I was furious!
I know some of the bill was for the emergency treatment last month but yesterdays dental was routine! It was nearly £90!:shock: What is the normal cost of Dentals? Should i look for another vet as she said just a dental was £55-60! But they always give antibiotics etc with treatment. I still have all the meds from the last visit! Do they need to take xrays at every visit? Even if it was only 4 weeks ago?
He is fed high fibre pellets, has boxes, twigs and timothy hay to munch on so he has plenty to wear his teeth down.
I would never part with Nutmeg, but my god im sure no-one forks out £200 a month on dentals. There is no way i can keep that kind of payment up.:shock: I live in central Scotland. Any advice greatly appreciated