***UPDATE***
Hi Sue, Happy Hopping, and Mad Bunster..
We just got back from the Vets, and well.. it seems you were all right. The vet said he has a spur on his back teeth, and they want him to go into tommorrow and go under a GA while they file it down.. (kind of ironic really, because I'm booked in at the dental hospital tommorrow too to have some of mine extracted) my anxiety levels are through the roof!..
She also said, that it would probably need doing everything 6-8wks.. to be honest, he gets so scared at the vets it's heartbreaking and thought of having to put him through that every month or so is distressing, not to mention the cost.. I would have to get a loan literally *I'm a carer for my partner and that would pretty much wipe me out*..
so, my heads all over the place at the moment, as I'm worrying about snuggles procedure tommorrow as well as worrying about my own, I'm also worrying because he's hardly ate for the last few days.
I bought some fibreplex so will try and get as much of that in him tonight as we can..
I was reading that often they can take the teeth out, but I'm not so sure with it being a back one?.. I will ask tommorrow.
Thanks for all the replies, and the useful info. I've tried mashing his food etc too but he wont touch it, syringe feeding him is near impossible. so I have to just keep putting it on his paw and getting him to lick it off, though thats terribly wasteful considering how little fibreplex you get.
soo
I'm really not looking to tommorrow for sooooooo many reasons, but I will make sure that our bun gets LOTS and LOTS of TLC tonight.. though he always does.
Thanks again everyone,
I will report back (hopefully sometime tommorrow)
Hi Everyone:wave:..
I thought I would post this in, in case anyone has experienced something similar.
but our bun was eating, and then he suddenly did a strange thing with his tongue. (stuck it out as though he was trying to get rid of something) I tried to look in his mouth, but he freaked out, anyway a few seconds later he was fine and bouncing round etc.. so I just thought maybe a hair or some fibre or sometihing.
but the last day or so, he has hardly eaten anything, I don't think it's his gut as he seems to want to eat but is having a hard time chewing crunchy stuff.. I gave him half a raisin just to try and see how he chews and he ate that fine without any probs.. but he's picking up his pellets, dry foods and veg, and seems to be stuggling to eat them, then just drops them and wonders off.. so he's hardly ate at all, but I think he's really hungry..
When he does manage to eat some dried food, he turns his head from side to side, (almost like the food is alive inside his mouth sort of thing) then a couple of times hes ground his teeth immediately after eating it.
Also when he purrs when you pet him, it sounds a bit different like there is a lot of moisture in his mouth, it sounds like a wet purr if that makes any sense?
(he's off to the vets first thing in the morning)
He's drinking normal, peeing, pooping and seems fine in himself but just seems to be having a hard time eating his normal food. I mashed up his pellets too but he wont touch them. he keeps going to his bowl and just sniffs everything then picks it up and drops it again..
soooo
he was at the vets a month ago, and had his teeth checked and they said they were fine..
do you think he could of cut his mouth or something? and finding it hard to chew.. or could still be his teeth, I'm really worried about him and poor little soul must be starving..
I can't feel anything in his mouth, but can't see in there properly either.
any insights, suggestions etc, would be welcome.. hopefully the vet too can figure out whats up in the morning..
Thanks everyone..(Here's to happy buns)
M
Hi Sue, Happy Hopping, and Mad Bunster..
We just got back from the Vets, and well.. it seems you were all right. The vet said he has a spur on his back teeth, and they want him to go into tommorrow and go under a GA while they file it down.. (kind of ironic really, because I'm booked in at the dental hospital tommorrow too to have some of mine extracted) my anxiety levels are through the roof!..
She also said, that it would probably need doing everything 6-8wks.. to be honest, he gets so scared at the vets it's heartbreaking and thought of having to put him through that every month or so is distressing, not to mention the cost.. I would have to get a loan literally *I'm a carer for my partner and that would pretty much wipe me out*..
so, my heads all over the place at the moment, as I'm worrying about snuggles procedure tommorrow as well as worrying about my own, I'm also worrying because he's hardly ate for the last few days.
I bought some fibreplex so will try and get as much of that in him tonight as we can..
I was reading that often they can take the teeth out, but I'm not so sure with it being a back one?.. I will ask tommorrow.
Thanks for all the replies, and the useful info. I've tried mashing his food etc too but he wont touch it, syringe feeding him is near impossible. so I have to just keep putting it on his paw and getting him to lick it off, though thats terribly wasteful considering how little fibreplex you get.
soo
I'm really not looking to tommorrow for sooooooo many reasons, but I will make sure that our bun gets LOTS and LOTS of TLC tonight.. though he always does.
Thanks again everyone,
I will report back (hopefully sometime tommorrow)
Hi Everyone:wave:..
I thought I would post this in, in case anyone has experienced something similar.
but our bun was eating, and then he suddenly did a strange thing with his tongue. (stuck it out as though he was trying to get rid of something) I tried to look in his mouth, but he freaked out, anyway a few seconds later he was fine and bouncing round etc.. so I just thought maybe a hair or some fibre or sometihing.
but the last day or so, he has hardly eaten anything, I don't think it's his gut as he seems to want to eat but is having a hard time chewing crunchy stuff.. I gave him half a raisin just to try and see how he chews and he ate that fine without any probs.. but he's picking up his pellets, dry foods and veg, and seems to be stuggling to eat them, then just drops them and wonders off.. so he's hardly ate at all, but I think he's really hungry..
When he does manage to eat some dried food, he turns his head from side to side, (almost like the food is alive inside his mouth sort of thing) then a couple of times hes ground his teeth immediately after eating it.
Also when he purrs when you pet him, it sounds a bit different like there is a lot of moisture in his mouth, it sounds like a wet purr if that makes any sense?
(he's off to the vets first thing in the morning)
He's drinking normal, peeing, pooping and seems fine in himself but just seems to be having a hard time eating his normal food. I mashed up his pellets too but he wont touch them. he keeps going to his bowl and just sniffs everything then picks it up and drops it again..
soooo
he was at the vets a month ago, and had his teeth checked and they said they were fine..
do you think he could of cut his mouth or something? and finding it hard to chew.. or could still be his teeth, I'm really worried about him and poor little soul must be starving..
I can't feel anything in his mouth, but can't see in there properly either.
any insights, suggestions etc, would be welcome.. hopefully the vet too can figure out whats up in the morning..
Thanks everyone..(Here's to happy buns)
M
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