Hi all, I am new to the forum so not sure if this is the right section, but I have a dilema which I could do with some advice from some people.
My rabbit Lily has always had bad dental problems, at first we thought it was just her front teeth that were the problem and we have been getting them clipped every 3-4 weeks with the intention of getting them completely removed as reccommended by our vet. Lily has been really under the weather these past few days so today I took her back to the vets to see if we could figure out what was wrong. After further inspection, it turns out that all of her back teeth are mis aligned and all very sharp and pointy as she is unable to wear them down, this was causing Lily a lot of discomdort. The vet tried to wear some of them down but Lily was getting way to distressed so it couldnt be done without anesthetic, so she is now booked in to get them done tomorrow, the problem is that if it doesnt permenantly correct the problem, she will have to have this procedure done every 5 weeks which is going to be totally inapprapriate for Lily as I know anesthetic has its risks, and putting her under that every 5 weeks will be way to stressful, so the vet has said the other option is to have all of her teeth completely removed, but before doing this, I would really like some opinions, how would she cope with no teeth atall? would she still have a good quality of life? what things would I need to do or change?
I am sorry this is a bit of a ramble, I have just been worried sick all day and getting upset as I am scared I might have to have her put to sleep if she is unable to cope without teeth. I love her to bits and dont want anything to happen to her, but if her quality of life is affected, I wouldnt and couldnt leave her to suffer.
Any advice and guidance is greatly appreciated.
Lauren
My rabbit Lily has always had bad dental problems, at first we thought it was just her front teeth that were the problem and we have been getting them clipped every 3-4 weeks with the intention of getting them completely removed as reccommended by our vet. Lily has been really under the weather these past few days so today I took her back to the vets to see if we could figure out what was wrong. After further inspection, it turns out that all of her back teeth are mis aligned and all very sharp and pointy as she is unable to wear them down, this was causing Lily a lot of discomdort. The vet tried to wear some of them down but Lily was getting way to distressed so it couldnt be done without anesthetic, so she is now booked in to get them done tomorrow, the problem is that if it doesnt permenantly correct the problem, she will have to have this procedure done every 5 weeks which is going to be totally inapprapriate for Lily as I know anesthetic has its risks, and putting her under that every 5 weeks will be way to stressful, so the vet has said the other option is to have all of her teeth completely removed, but before doing this, I would really like some opinions, how would she cope with no teeth atall? would she still have a good quality of life? what things would I need to do or change?
I am sorry this is a bit of a ramble, I have just been worried sick all day and getting upset as I am scared I might have to have her put to sleep if she is unable to cope without teeth. I love her to bits and dont want anything to happen to her, but if her quality of life is affected, I wouldnt and couldnt leave her to suffer.
Any advice and guidance is greatly appreciated.
Lauren