~ILoveMyBunny~
Alpha Buck
Hi all,
I posted some time back about my poor dental girl Snowflake. Her poor mouth is a mess and she's had an awful lot of teeth removed. She developed an infection after removal some months back but thankfully eventually fought it off and all seems to have settled dental wise for the moment (she's had ongoing eye ulcer issues which just won't heal, the vet is now considering a conjunctival flap but is hoping to avoid it due to her many anaesthetics lately and older age - nearly 7)
My concern at the moment is about keeping weight on her. She can eat and eats hay, veg and anything else with much enthusiasm but she's still on the slower side which seems to be contributing to her being quite thin. I can build her weight back up effectively by feeding a fairly large quantity (by my standards anyway!) of mashed pellets alongside normal food (I've used junior a couple of times to give her a bit of a boost when she's gone too thin - she is also an EC carrier) but I'm not sure if that's a sustainable long term option for her required dietary requirements.
My insinct on it is that its mechanical rather than pain related as she just doesn't have many teeth left to chew with so it takes her a long time. I watch her a lot and she doesn't appear to be in pain anymore from it.
But to be sure the vet has given her much stronger painkillers to see if it makes any difference.
Any ideas what I could do to make sure she's getting her required nutrition? Her vet came up with a great idea of mixing some vegetables in a blender so that she's getting some nutrition from it and suggested a bit of butternut squash in there. I'm guessing grass wouldn't be suitable as it would cause it to ferment like from a lawnmower? But I could try some other things perhaps? Any ideas on what would be good nutritionally and to keep her weight up aside from a bit of butternut squash?
I know some of you have unfortunately had dental buns so was hoping someone might have some ideas on the best nutrition for her in the longer term? She can absolutely eat some food and is very enthusiastic with it but I think just needs a little extra support if that makes sense?
Thank you so much xx
I posted some time back about my poor dental girl Snowflake. Her poor mouth is a mess and she's had an awful lot of teeth removed. She developed an infection after removal some months back but thankfully eventually fought it off and all seems to have settled dental wise for the moment (she's had ongoing eye ulcer issues which just won't heal, the vet is now considering a conjunctival flap but is hoping to avoid it due to her many anaesthetics lately and older age - nearly 7)
My concern at the moment is about keeping weight on her. She can eat and eats hay, veg and anything else with much enthusiasm but she's still on the slower side which seems to be contributing to her being quite thin. I can build her weight back up effectively by feeding a fairly large quantity (by my standards anyway!) of mashed pellets alongside normal food (I've used junior a couple of times to give her a bit of a boost when she's gone too thin - she is also an EC carrier) but I'm not sure if that's a sustainable long term option for her required dietary requirements.
My insinct on it is that its mechanical rather than pain related as she just doesn't have many teeth left to chew with so it takes her a long time. I watch her a lot and she doesn't appear to be in pain anymore from it.
But to be sure the vet has given her much stronger painkillers to see if it makes any difference.
Any ideas what I could do to make sure she's getting her required nutrition? Her vet came up with a great idea of mixing some vegetables in a blender so that she's getting some nutrition from it and suggested a bit of butternut squash in there. I'm guessing grass wouldn't be suitable as it would cause it to ferment like from a lawnmower? But I could try some other things perhaps? Any ideas on what would be good nutritionally and to keep her weight up aside from a bit of butternut squash?
I know some of you have unfortunately had dental buns so was hoping someone might have some ideas on the best nutrition for her in the longer term? She can absolutely eat some food and is very enthusiastic with it but I think just needs a little extra support if that makes sense?
Thank you so much xx