Anniebirdy
Alpha Buck
I have a dilemma :?
My precious little Marge has dental problems. Most of her back teeth were removed whilst she was in the loving care of Freshfields sanctuary. In fact, they were in such a state the infection and problems caused by her unspeakable neglect from her past caused her to even lose an eye. Marge has had a number of surgical procedures due to the ongoing problems the neglect caused.
Now my dilemma is this. I really think my little Marge needs at least one front tooth removing. Her vet said it could come to this. One of her front nommers is very much out of line and constantly has to be trimmed back or burred back. She's a good, gentle little bun and is easy to treat, but TBH I think this is just because she has endured so much in her sad little life that she has just given up struggling or resisting, knowing it's just futile (Jeez, just writing about my animals pasts makes me cry)
So, should i ask my vet to finally rid her of this tooth? I feel if one goes, it will lead to problems with the others, so maybe they all need to come out.
However I know that even with good and careful pain management, this will still cause her (short term) possible extreme discomfort and stress, although long term free her of these constant dentals. Im not overly worried about the G.A, my vets are wonderful, and have even G.A'd one of my tiny budgies safely and successfully, so although I am fully aware of the risks, I have total, utmost trust in them.
Poor marge has been through multiple surgeries, only to still have the need for ongoing interference.
What do I do? And how will I know that the decision I make is the very best possible decision I could make for her? I just want to end her troubles once and for all, she has been through enough. More than enough.
The thing is also, which is stressing me out even more, sue to a horrific incident (I shall share this later) concerning myself, I know all to well about the agony of troubled dental problems, but also (through ten years of surgery to rebuild and then create a new lower face for myself) I know the agony extensive surgery can also bring forth.
Please guide me, as my own relations with extremely invasive maxilo surgery is really getting in the way of me making the correct decision for my little innocent.
My precious little Marge has dental problems. Most of her back teeth were removed whilst she was in the loving care of Freshfields sanctuary. In fact, they were in such a state the infection and problems caused by her unspeakable neglect from her past caused her to even lose an eye. Marge has had a number of surgical procedures due to the ongoing problems the neglect caused.
Now my dilemma is this. I really think my little Marge needs at least one front tooth removing. Her vet said it could come to this. One of her front nommers is very much out of line and constantly has to be trimmed back or burred back. She's a good, gentle little bun and is easy to treat, but TBH I think this is just because she has endured so much in her sad little life that she has just given up struggling or resisting, knowing it's just futile (Jeez, just writing about my animals pasts makes me cry)
So, should i ask my vet to finally rid her of this tooth? I feel if one goes, it will lead to problems with the others, so maybe they all need to come out.
However I know that even with good and careful pain management, this will still cause her (short term) possible extreme discomfort and stress, although long term free her of these constant dentals. Im not overly worried about the G.A, my vets are wonderful, and have even G.A'd one of my tiny budgies safely and successfully, so although I am fully aware of the risks, I have total, utmost trust in them.
Poor marge has been through multiple surgeries, only to still have the need for ongoing interference.
What do I do? And how will I know that the decision I make is the very best possible decision I could make for her? I just want to end her troubles once and for all, she has been through enough. More than enough.
The thing is also, which is stressing me out even more, sue to a horrific incident (I shall share this later) concerning myself, I know all to well about the agony of troubled dental problems, but also (through ten years of surgery to rebuild and then create a new lower face for myself) I know the agony extensive surgery can also bring forth.
Please guide me, as my own relations with extremely invasive maxilo surgery is really getting in the way of me making the correct decision for my little innocent.