RedFraggle
Warren Veteran
We've always left them and they've stopped a night afterwards. I think it was about £15 per night for Scarlet and her husbun to stay in. They were there one valentines, I told them it was a romantic break 
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Any Dental Experts about? - Update No Dental Issue
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RedFraggle
Warren Veteran
Scarlet's story is here http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/s...of-a-dental-bun&highlight=scarlet+tale+dental
From my experience, you may be able to collect bunny on Thurs if all is straightforward. FHB does another consult on Thurs. She does like them in overnight Tues and Wed. She normally gets in about 10am so you can find out around then if they are OK to come home. If it is more complicated, they may be in longer but they are open over the weekend (even if FHB isn't in).
Mine have always come out with metacam (twice a day orally) and daily injections of Streptacare - the nurse will show you how to do it if needed.
Reception are very helpful. Have you asked them about buses from the railway station? It is a fair walk with a bunny in a carrier.
Mine have always come out with metacam (twice a day orally) and daily injections of Streptacare - the nurse will show you how to do it if needed.
Reception are very helpful. Have you asked them about buses from the railway station? It is a fair walk with a bunny in a carrier.
Dave81
Mama Doe
We've always left them and they've stopped a night afterwards. I think it was about £15 per night for Scarlet and her husbun to stay in. They were there one valentines, I told them it was a romantic break
Oh thats good then as I could do with a good nights sleep :lol::lol:
Dave81
Mama Doe
Don't think I'm going on the train now, by sheer coincidence my dad rung me yesterday to see how I was doing and when I told him about Jigsaw going to Harrogate he said he would drive me over to save me having to get on a train
Dave81
Mama Doe
RedFraggle
Warren Veteran
Just read her story she sounds like a special little bunny
She's our special, brave and really rather expensive girl. Wouldn't swap her for all the tea in China
Dave81
Mama Doe
I've left Jigsaw wit FHB today, she is going to check over him in full tomorrow when he's put under.
From the looks of it she says he is a really healthy rabbit and is struggling to see why he's refusing to eat hay along with going on and off his pellets. It could be a nerve issue in the jaw but there are also a couple of other areas on the x-ray she want's to double check, along with doing some more to re-image that area.
Each tooth will be examined in full to try and find the problem area, I'm hoping she finds something as then at least I have an answer as to what's up with him, today he was really lively which didn't help as he does also have his off days, I bet 1hr 45 mins sat in a carrier had something to do with been lively he wanted to stretch his legs :roll:
From the looks of it she says he is a really healthy rabbit and is struggling to see why he's refusing to eat hay along with going on and off his pellets. It could be a nerve issue in the jaw but there are also a couple of other areas on the x-ray she want's to double check, along with doing some more to re-image that area.
Each tooth will be examined in full to try and find the problem area, I'm hoping she finds something as then at least I have an answer as to what's up with him, today he was really lively which didn't help as he does also have his off days, I bet 1hr 45 mins sat in a carrier had something to do with been lively he wanted to stretch his legs :roll:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
I hope FHB manages to find some answers tomorrow and that there's an easy solution to what she finds.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Is Jigsaw home? Did you get a diagnosis/plan of action.
Dave81
Mama Doe
He came home today picked him up at Noon, FHB words were he's a mystery as to why he stops eating.
His teeth are more or less perfect no issues there at all, she did some full body x-rays to look for other problems but everything looks fine, there is a small abnormality on the X-ray where it looks like at some point his lung and kidney could possibly have crossed over (stuck together) which may or may not have caused pain but thats all guesswork as she would have to open him up to check that and we haven't got to that stage.
He's eating pellets & veg which is good I just have to live with him not wanting any hay for now but at least I know there are no dental issues stopping him eating and he's obviously just feeling that way out at the moment :roll:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Good news, I guess. I've a few that x-rays suggest possible reasons for intermittant pain/not eating (such as possible surgical adhesions etc), so at least you have a possible answer.
What did she say about the abscess? As you haven't mentioned it I'm assuming that she doesn't feel there is one? It must be taking a bit of getting used to that he's probably not a 'dental bunny' afterall:? How strange.
What did she say about the abscess? As you haven't mentioned it I'm assuming that she doesn't feel there is one? It must be taking a bit of getting used to that he's probably not a 'dental bunny' afterall:? How strange.
Dave81
Mama Doe
Turns out thats nothing at all, it looks like it could of been from his original x-ray but she re-imaged him and checked over it and also had a good look around the mouth, the space which was a concern is all normal for him, so no abscess which is really good news
Dave81
Mama Doe
Yeah I'm quite pleased as it means I can cut out dentals for now with him when he stops eating and just move on to pain meds etc
I'll be more happy when he decides its time to eat hay again but for now he's in good health
Dave81
Mama Doe
Bringing back an old thread to say that Jigsaw has finally (well last 4 weeks ish) reverted back to eating his normal diet of FibaFirst & hay, in the last 14 months or so he's refused to touch either.
He has been living on soaked pellets all this time as he wouldn't eat dry ones and would refuse to touch most nice tasty green stuff.
It's been a long time coming but he's finally back to been the bunny I remember
He has been living on soaked pellets all this time as he wouldn't eat dry ones and would refuse to touch most nice tasty green stuff.
It's been a long time coming but he's finally back to been the bunny I remember
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dumblepaws
Mama Doe
Wow that's a really old thread!
Well done jigsaw!
Well done jigsaw!
Dave81
Mama Doe
Yeah I knew I had posted about him at some point last year in February, I've tried so much to get him back to a normal diet but he would just refuse regardless of what I did :roll:
It was actually after coming back from the FHB conference in April that I thought enough is enough he has to start eating properly, especially with FHB saying they won't starve themselves if they are left with food to eat.
I cut out the pellets and left him with just hay and FibaFirst, he wouldn't touch any of them and didn't for 2 days, in fact I had to syringe feed him for those 2 days until he then decided it was time to eat hay & FibaFirst :wave: (sounds a bit drastic but I wasn't going to give in)
He's back to bouncing around like a lunatic and charging at me for his food, not done any of that since last year, he still doesn't want to touch the dried grasses but I can live with that as he's eating the main things that I wanted him to
MightyMax
Banned
Yeah I knew I had posted about him at some point last year in February, I've tried so much to get him back to a normal diet but he would just refuse regardless of what I did :roll:
It was actually after coming back from the FHB conference in April that I thought enough is enough he has to start eating properly, especially with FHB saying they won't starve themselves if they are left with food to eat.
I cut out the pellets and left him with just hay and FibaFirst, he wouldn't touch any of them and didn't for 2 days, in fact I had to syringe feed him for those 2 days until he then decided it was time to eat hay & FibaFirst :wave: (sounds a bit drastic but I wasn't going to give in)
He's back to bouncing around like a lunatic and charging at me for his food, not done any of that since last year, he still doesn't want to touch the dried grasses but I can live with that as he's eating the main things that I wanted him to
Dave you're an inspiration! Are you saying he didn't eat anything at all for two days? What did you syringe feed him?
