As I posted last week, Max still has runny eyes due to his molar roots pressing on his tear ducts. The vet has stopped the eye drops as there is no pus in his eyes, just tears, and has put him on a course of baytril to see if this will help. He gave his back teeth a really thorough check and said that there are no spurs.
I explained that Max is not eating as much as normal - he isn't a hay eater, but now will no longer eat any veg except the very top of brocolli! He is still eating pellets, although not as many as usual, and is having a couple of teaspoons of porridge a day. He is also reluctant to take the medicine from the syringe - in the past I have had no problems, but he acts as though his mouth is sore. However, I have been mixing the baytril with his porridge and he has eaten it. The vet thinks that his teeth might be hurting because of the overgrown roots. Do you think he should be having a pain killer for this, and, if so, how long can he be given it for? I don't really like to think of the other possibility yet, but how will I know when he has had enough?
Jane
I explained that Max is not eating as much as normal - he isn't a hay eater, but now will no longer eat any veg except the very top of brocolli! He is still eating pellets, although not as many as usual, and is having a couple of teaspoons of porridge a day. He is also reluctant to take the medicine from the syringe - in the past I have had no problems, but he acts as though his mouth is sore. However, I have been mixing the baytril with his porridge and he has eaten it. The vet thinks that his teeth might be hurting because of the overgrown roots. Do you think he should be having a pain killer for this, and, if so, how long can he be given it for? I don't really like to think of the other possibility yet, but how will I know when he has had enough?
Jane
