-
Forum/Server Upgrade If you are reading this you have made it to the upgraded forum. Posts made on the old forum after 26th October 2023 have not been transfered. Everything else should be here. If you find any issues please let us know.
Those with dental buns...
- Thread starter Hoppit!
- Start date
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
Santa's main symptom is that she starts to eat differently - she grabs grass in her mouth and tugs it out of the ground by throwing her head back. She also opens her mouth wider than usual while she's chewing. I'd never noticed any change in droppings, but it wouldn't surprise me if it is a sign in some buns.
yvette
Wise Old Thumper
This is the same with Lily too.Having her teeth out in the NY hopefully.She cant have her teeth done every 3 weeks....
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks for the replies. I'm pretty sure poor little Ginger needs another dental (feels like he's literally just come round from the last one!). He's done a few loose droppings in the last couple of days, which I thought might be a pointer. Today he's following me round asking for food, but won't eat what I give him, in between lying hunched up with his eyes closed. I'm hoping my sister will bring the orascope (sp?) back tonight and have a look, but she's not very good with it. What if she says it looks alright? The buns are booked with the vet practice she works at, so I can't really take them in to be double checked without her knowing. Dilemma...
Last edited:
Could you maybe get her to "teach" you how to use it when you come round. You could have a look online for what to do and what to look for and you can double check her opinion because you are interested.
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
What, you mean hunched with eyes closed? I know he's in pain, but not sure whether it's coming from his teeth.
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
That's not a bad idea actually! Except that I'm a little rubbish at vet stuff - I pulled out his dew claw the other day!! :shock:
Mary would start leaving his pellets (which was unheard of at any other time!), his poos would get dryer and smaller due to eating less hay, and his coat would get a bit scruffy. When Squishy had dodgy incisors, he had lots of excess caecals where he found it easier to eat pellets than hay.
If you're worried, definately get him checked - if you're worrying about your sister being offended, just say he was still acting odd and as his teeth looked fine you wanted his general health checked and say they looked at his teeth at the same time.
If you're worried, definately get him checked - if you're worrying about your sister being offended, just say he was still acting odd and as his teeth looked fine you wanted his general health checked and say they looked at his teeth at the same time.
I would say maybe go and take him to be checked out. You don't necessarily need your sister to check him and then you won't have to worry about having him checked twice. Although, if she doesn't see anything it is ok to get him checked again because there is obviosuly something wrong.
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
I don't think it's really a dilemma, as even if she thinks his teeth are ok, something is obviously wrong so he needs to go to the vets to be examined anyway
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
I don't think it's really a dilemma, as even if she thinks his teeth are ok, something is obviously wrong so he needs to go to the vets to be examined anyway
She actually has very little interest in rabbits, and after a hard days work stitching up dogs and inseminating cows she rarely in the mood anyway!! The trouble is she gets really funny with me if I don't use her as their vet! :roll:
I guess I'll just have her check, and get a second opinion if she says they're fine. I'm really struggling for money at the moment though so how I'll pay for it is another question!!
My dental bun used to start eating slower and rushing up to food and then sit and think about it for a while. Sometimes she also started to dribble a little but I never noticed any difference with her droppings. I do agree it sounds like he needs a quick check up whether it is his teeth or something else.
yvette
Wise Old Thumper
Dont suppose this indicates pain??? Just wondering??
marleyandme
Mama Doe
If he is lying hunched up I think that could be an indicator of pain. I would definitely take him along to the vets.
Differences in poo size/shape/colour when there hasn't been a change of diet can all point to dental issues. Likewise showing an interest in food but being reluctant to eat it is also a sign.
When was his last dental?
Differences in poo size/shape/colour when there hasn't been a change of diet can all point to dental issues. Likewise showing an interest in food but being reluctant to eat it is also a sign.
When was his last dental?
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
6th October, although it feels like he's only just had one! He's very good at hiding it unfortunately, and he got really bad last time. Obviously I want to nip it in the bud.
Katie just got home anyway. She hasn't brought the orascope, so obviously she can't check. She's going out tomorrow night too so won't be able to do it then either. It's kinda the best thing that could have happened anyway because now I can take Ginger to see the rabbit savvy guy tomorrow without offending her, and hopefully get him booked in pronto.
I don't know whether to hope it IS his teeth so it can be sorted, or hope that it ISN'T so he doesn't have to have the GA again. Nobody told me when I signed up for bunnies just how stressful it would be!!
marleyandme
Mama Doe
Dental buns are such a worry! I know what you mean about hoping that it was something else so they don't have to have the GA again.
Do you have metacam you could give him tonight? If you don't you could ask your vet tomorrow if you could have some home with you that you could give him when he seems in pain.
2 months is short, but at least you know when to start keeping an extra close eye on his eating.
Try tempting him tonight with extra tasty treats, herbs etc.
Hope it all goes well for him : )
Do you have metacam you could give him tonight? If you don't you could ask your vet tomorrow if you could have some home with you that you could give him when he seems in pain.
2 months is short, but at least you know when to start keeping an extra close eye on his eating.
Try tempting him tonight with extra tasty treats, herbs etc.
Hope it all goes well for him : )
Ginger definitely needs to see a vet. It sounds likely to be his teeth.
My bun needs a dental about every 5 weeks, but his teeth don't meet properly! I agree with Sky-O that each bun is different.
I can only deal with the GA side by thinking how horrid it must be to be hungry but too painful to eat. Yes, I dread the day when he doesn't make it, but console myself that HE won't know - just go for another GA & not wake up.
My bun needs a dental about every 5 weeks, but his teeth don't meet properly! I agree with Sky-O that each bun is different.
I can only deal with the GA side by thinking how horrid it must be to be hungry but too painful to eat. Yes, I dread the day when he doesn't make it, but console myself that HE won't know - just go for another GA & not wake up.
