Only took her to the vet to have her teeth filed down in April/May after never experiencing dental probs before with either of my babies (Cookie is nearly 8 now). When she did have them done there were a couple of very tiny spurs that obviously caused her problems and I had due warning there was something wrong.
THIS TIME, only appear to have a day's warning from her that something was wrong when I noticed on Wednesday that she was having probs chewing her pellets again. She went in this morning to have them done yet again and my vet said that there were some spurs that were quite large on the left which had started to rub on her tongue.
I can't believe this, how come I had plenty of warning the first time and the spurs were minute, then this time very little warning and the spurs were large????????:shock:
We don't really know how old Bella is because she was dumped but we gauged that she is about 5.
I am finding it difficult to understand why, in the last 3 years I have had her, that I have had absolutely NO problems at all, and NOW, it the vet said it could be a regular thing. Is she being a lazy girl in the way she chews or could it just be degeneration?
I know they can hide their discomforts but I watch both mine like hawks each time I feed them and am always looking out for things as we bun mums do. I am gobsmacked and quite upset that I missed something that I should have seen, although I retraced by tracks and she gave no earlier signs.
Am feeling a little upset too cus my vet seems to be of the opinion that I need to feed my babes more hay etc and less pellets. Well if he only knew! I do. They have 4 different type hays, some finer than others and another a specifically harder texture so they can work at their teeth. I only give them a small amount of pellets in the morning and at bedtime. They have shed loads of hay available 24 hrs a day and that is all I leave them with overnight.
I am feeling like I have done something drastically wrong, even though deep down I know I havent.
One problem I am having is that whatever I buy in the way of chewy stuff for them I am constantly wasting my money, they rarely touch them and seem happier with boxes and toilet rolls. I have tried them with bits of apple trees, willow sticks and stuff and can't seem to find anything that they will really tuck into, and I now need that for Bella's back teeth.
Any tips would be gratefully received as I am running out of ideas
THIS TIME, only appear to have a day's warning from her that something was wrong when I noticed on Wednesday that she was having probs chewing her pellets again. She went in this morning to have them done yet again and my vet said that there were some spurs that were quite large on the left which had started to rub on her tongue.
I can't believe this, how come I had plenty of warning the first time and the spurs were minute, then this time very little warning and the spurs were large????????:shock:
We don't really know how old Bella is because she was dumped but we gauged that she is about 5.
I am finding it difficult to understand why, in the last 3 years I have had her, that I have had absolutely NO problems at all, and NOW, it the vet said it could be a regular thing. Is she being a lazy girl in the way she chews or could it just be degeneration?
I know they can hide their discomforts but I watch both mine like hawks each time I feed them and am always looking out for things as we bun mums do. I am gobsmacked and quite upset that I missed something that I should have seen, although I retraced by tracks and she gave no earlier signs.
Am feeling a little upset too cus my vet seems to be of the opinion that I need to feed my babes more hay etc and less pellets. Well if he only knew! I do. They have 4 different type hays, some finer than others and another a specifically harder texture so they can work at their teeth. I only give them a small amount of pellets in the morning and at bedtime. They have shed loads of hay available 24 hrs a day and that is all I leave them with overnight.
I am feeling like I have done something drastically wrong, even though deep down I know I havent.
One problem I am having is that whatever I buy in the way of chewy stuff for them I am constantly wasting my money, they rarely touch them and seem happier with boxes and toilet rolls. I have tried them with bits of apple trees, willow sticks and stuff and can't seem to find anything that they will really tuck into, and I now need that for Bella's back teeth.
Any tips would be gratefully received as I am running out of ideas
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