Anniebirdy
Alpha Buck
Long story Im afraid... Little Marge soon going under GA for removal of incisors. Checked with the sanctuary who graced me with this precious bun, and although she has need multiple G.A's, she has proven to be a very strong little bunny and always recovered extremely well.. Obviously I will still be concerned and worried on the day, but her good recovery history is a comfort.
Benjamin however, a very different story. Has himself needed GA in the past, always had more risk because of his brain problems. Last G.A was for molars, dental surgery. He was sooooo ill, and really struggled to recover from the G.A. Future G.A to be completely avoided if at all possible, and if desperately needed, an intensive care hospital inpatient plan is the way to go, according to his excellent vet's advice. Even if he seems fine, he must be closely monitored and stay in hospital at least o/night.
To my great dismay, burrs are starting to form again on his molar, to the left of his jaw. It's not cutting or damaging cheek at this point, but it is a bit more noticeable under basic bunny dental check than it was last time.
Its getting bigger. If it dosent somehow stop, it's going to start to damage his mouth. It will HAVE to be dealt with, I can just feel it coming to this. And it would seem there is no other humane way possible of rectifying his molar without a G.A. Benjamins risk factor is sky high now re: G.A. I could quite easily lose him. Untreated, if molar problem continues to advance, he will suffer, he will struggle. This is a nightmare situation. Im not there yet with him, but all the signs are that we are heading in that direction, and not really at a snails pace.
Do any of you know of any, I mean absolutely ANY way round this, to avoid G.A? If a spinal block could be used, Id have that done, even if it had never been tried before, Id push for it. But its his mouth. They'd have to block from his eyebrows down, that's just not going to happen. Local anaesthetic is a no-no, he may be pain free but the trauma would probably kill him, he'd go out of his mind I know.
As I said, it's not upon us yet, but it's coming, so Im desperately trying to find alternatives to G.A. It took him close on 18 hours of collapsing, loss of motor-function control, head shaking and stinking diarrhea to final come back to normal last time.
Im getting quite terrified inside now, it would rip my world to shreds if I lost him. He has battled some dreadful setbacks and pulled back from the very edge time and time again. He WANTS to live, he loves life. Even if they had a technique abroad somewhere, tried and tested and proven, I would take him there. I would do absolutely anything, so anything any of you could possibly suggest I will be so very, very grateful for. I just can not leave any stone unturned over this, not when potentially he is in such grave danger.
Benjamin however, a very different story. Has himself needed GA in the past, always had more risk because of his brain problems. Last G.A was for molars, dental surgery. He was sooooo ill, and really struggled to recover from the G.A. Future G.A to be completely avoided if at all possible, and if desperately needed, an intensive care hospital inpatient plan is the way to go, according to his excellent vet's advice. Even if he seems fine, he must be closely monitored and stay in hospital at least o/night.
To my great dismay, burrs are starting to form again on his molar, to the left of his jaw. It's not cutting or damaging cheek at this point, but it is a bit more noticeable under basic bunny dental check than it was last time.
Its getting bigger. If it dosent somehow stop, it's going to start to damage his mouth. It will HAVE to be dealt with, I can just feel it coming to this. And it would seem there is no other humane way possible of rectifying his molar without a G.A. Benjamins risk factor is sky high now re: G.A. I could quite easily lose him. Untreated, if molar problem continues to advance, he will suffer, he will struggle. This is a nightmare situation. Im not there yet with him, but all the signs are that we are heading in that direction, and not really at a snails pace.
Do any of you know of any, I mean absolutely ANY way round this, to avoid G.A? If a spinal block could be used, Id have that done, even if it had never been tried before, Id push for it. But its his mouth. They'd have to block from his eyebrows down, that's just not going to happen. Local anaesthetic is a no-no, he may be pain free but the trauma would probably kill him, he'd go out of his mind I know.
As I said, it's not upon us yet, but it's coming, so Im desperately trying to find alternatives to G.A. It took him close on 18 hours of collapsing, loss of motor-function control, head shaking and stinking diarrhea to final come back to normal last time.
Im getting quite terrified inside now, it would rip my world to shreds if I lost him. He has battled some dreadful setbacks and pulled back from the very edge time and time again. He WANTS to live, he loves life. Even if they had a technique abroad somewhere, tried and tested and proven, I would take him there. I would do absolutely anything, so anything any of you could possibly suggest I will be so very, very grateful for. I just can not leave any stone unturned over this, not when potentially he is in such grave danger.