Following Autumns refusal to eat hay (She's normally a huge hay eater) and reluctance to use the water bottle my vet couldn't find anything wrong with her teeth when they looked. Call me crazy but I opted for a GA for a closer look as something is definately off and I didn't want to leave it until she stopped eating completely. I've been feeling guilty ever since. Thankfully shes now awake so hopefully she'll start nomming hay now.
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So relieved!
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I don't know as it was only the nurse I spoke to. Her mouth wasn't cut by the teeth but I know from experience that they can have massively different pain thresholds so I'm hoping it'll make a difference even if it was only a small spur or something. I had to syringe feed her husbun for a week when he stopped eating, 3 vets said they really didn't think it was his teeth but I made them do the op anyway as had run out of options. They burred a tiny tiny spur and as soon as he woke up he started eating.
fruitandnutcake
Mama Doe
I had that with Pebbles, he'd had a dental, but just 3 weeks later he stopped eating again. The other vet (different to one I usually see) looked in his mouth and said his teeth were fine. I wasn't convinced, so I got my usual vet to look closer under anaesthetic, and there was a tiny spur that had either been missed during previos dental, or had grown quickly over previous 3 weeks.
Go with you instinct, especially where teeth are concerned. Even a small spur can cause pain and discomfort. Also, it may be wise to get an x-ray done as there may be problems with tooth roots that are not obvious from a visual check.
Go with you instinct, especially where teeth are concerned. Even a small spur can cause pain and discomfort. Also, it may be wise to get an x-ray done as there may be problems with tooth roots that are not obvious from a visual check.
fruitandnutcake
Mama Doe
If she continues to not eat, I'd still request an x-ray...I thought Violet (who I lost a week ago) just needed a dental as she had stopped eating but the x-ray showed a tumor in her chest cavity pressing on her lungs which was making it difficult to breathe, eat & drink. I'd only had her 8 months and there had been no sign of problems until the week before she stopped eating.
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Willowsmum
Mama Doe
Phew! Such a worry! :roll:
