Kim_perkins
Mama Doe
Hiya all I'm back again.
My beloved bunny is booked in for her third dental for spurs on her cheek teeth
After her last dental I took advice from a lot of you guys and altered her diet massively. I cut down her pellets (I was feeding her far to much and I didn't realise!) pellets don't grind the teeth down enough.
So I bought some herbs and all sorts of goodies off of hay experts and it seems as though maybe ... Maybe I managed to keep those pesky teeth down longer then 4 weeks. It's costing me 165 a go - she's worth every penny. But every 4 weeks was insane. And the implications of anesthetic on her little body.
I'm here again though. The last time she had a dental was probably a couple of days before Christmas ... I don't have a specialist nearby that deals with rabbits and their complex dental needs. I have one located about 20 miles away and she really really doesn't travel well is have to take her there and bring her back and obviously not forgetting the trauma she will have to go through. It's just not wise, is it?
My vets are great with her. They've told me
Her teeth are terribly out of line and all they can do is continue to do is file them down. I've considered her having molar extraction ... But my vets won't and it is such a major operation, I don't think I could put her through that.
What am I to do with Candy. She is 2 this July and otherwise a very healthy rabbit.
My main worry is anaesthetic.... How resilient are these little creatures to such frequent anesthesia .... I fear I'll take her in tomorrow and not see her alive again
My vets have every time commented and told me she is very alert very quick after the operations and comes to fast.
Is it fair to keep putting her through this??
I mentioned before my mum told me I'm pitting off the inevitible and I should have her put to sleep .... I don't want to and I can't part with her. Why should I just because she has bad teeth??
I would appreciate some advise, even if maybe it's not what I want to hear. But my main concern is how she would cope with these constant dental treatments.
My beloved bunny is booked in for her third dental for spurs on her cheek teeth
After her last dental I took advice from a lot of you guys and altered her diet massively. I cut down her pellets (I was feeding her far to much and I didn't realise!) pellets don't grind the teeth down enough.
So I bought some herbs and all sorts of goodies off of hay experts and it seems as though maybe ... Maybe I managed to keep those pesky teeth down longer then 4 weeks. It's costing me 165 a go - she's worth every penny. But every 4 weeks was insane. And the implications of anesthetic on her little body.
I'm here again though. The last time she had a dental was probably a couple of days before Christmas ... I don't have a specialist nearby that deals with rabbits and their complex dental needs. I have one located about 20 miles away and she really really doesn't travel well is have to take her there and bring her back and obviously not forgetting the trauma she will have to go through. It's just not wise, is it?
My vets are great with her. They've told me
Her teeth are terribly out of line and all they can do is continue to do is file them down. I've considered her having molar extraction ... But my vets won't and it is such a major operation, I don't think I could put her through that.
What am I to do with Candy. She is 2 this July and otherwise a very healthy rabbit.
My main worry is anaesthetic.... How resilient are these little creatures to such frequent anesthesia .... I fear I'll take her in tomorrow and not see her alive again
My vets have every time commented and told me she is very alert very quick after the operations and comes to fast.
Is it fair to keep putting her through this??
I mentioned before my mum told me I'm pitting off the inevitible and I should have her put to sleep .... I don't want to and I can't part with her. Why should I just because she has bad teeth??
I would appreciate some advise, even if maybe it's not what I want to hear. But my main concern is how she would cope with these constant dental treatments.