Just an update....
Sooty was getting by just fine with acupuncture (which she loved - completely crashes out on my lap ) and no painkillers. She doesnt eat hay at all anymore, but manages just fine on SS pellets softened with water and veg chopped into smaller pieces. We're now attempting to cut down on the acupuncture (she's just been three weeks without it and seemed fine, so now trying four weeks).
Progress has now slightly been impeded by her getting an abscess in her tooth... And she has a build-up of calcium so I need to sort out her to reduce that. But at least we sorted out the jaw problem!
Sooty was getting by just fine with acupuncture (which she loved - completely crashes out on my lap ) and no painkillers. She doesnt eat hay at all anymore, but manages just fine on SS pellets softened with water and veg chopped into smaller pieces. We're now attempting to cut down on the acupuncture (she's just been three weeks without it and seemed fine, so now trying four weeks).
Progress has now slightly been impeded by her getting an abscess in her tooth... And she has a build-up of calcium so I need to sort out her to reduce that. But at least we sorted out the jaw problem!