catherine09
Mama Doe
Basically in April I took Hettie to the vet to have her jabs done, and whilst there got the vet to look at Sweep's teeth. Sweep put up a huge fight even when towel wrapped but he managed to see inside a bit, and said that he could see very small spurs there. The vet said to come back and he will re-check July/August time to see if he needs a dental. Now, beforehand when he's been to the old vets they never checked his teeth (and I wasn't clued up enough to know that they are supposed to check with an otoscope before) so this will have been the first time they were properly checked.
He is a fantastic hay eater, and will much all day long. He has soft hay and stalky hay and enjoys both. I'm wondering (as he is a mini lop cross), whether these spurs could have been there for a while, and of course we didn't know about them. Either way, now I know about them, I keep stressing about them.
How will I know when he needs a dental doing? Obviously I don't want to leave it to the stage where he would stop eating, but I also don't want to put him through an un-necessary GA when it's not needed. The vet said to me he could do a dental back in April, but it might be that he can maintain small spurs without needing a dental by eating lots of hay (which he does) and so I decided to see if that will work. I've never had experience of a dental bun before, so really the only symptom I know is watery eyes, which I will be looking out for.
I know I'm just stressing out because they're there, which is kind of silly :roll: but I would hate for them to be bothering him.....
He is a fantastic hay eater, and will much all day long. He has soft hay and stalky hay and enjoys both. I'm wondering (as he is a mini lop cross), whether these spurs could have been there for a while, and of course we didn't know about them. Either way, now I know about them, I keep stressing about them.
How will I know when he needs a dental doing? Obviously I don't want to leave it to the stage where he would stop eating, but I also don't want to put him through an un-necessary GA when it's not needed. The vet said to me he could do a dental back in April, but it might be that he can maintain small spurs without needing a dental by eating lots of hay (which he does) and so I decided to see if that will work. I've never had experience of a dental bun before, so really the only symptom I know is watery eyes, which I will be looking out for.
I know I'm just stressing out because they're there, which is kind of silly :roll: but I would hate for them to be bothering him.....