Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Sending 'coping' vibes for your blender !!
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Multiple dental issuesUD seen rabbit vet.
- Thread starter hoppetylop
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Sending 'coping' vibes for your blender !!
MightyMax
Banned
Yes I have one like that .... a food processor that has 'blended' more hay and veggies than food for me :shock:
You'll make it work, I know you will ..... More importantly, so does Bruce
hoppetylop
Mama Doe
Thankyou both,very much.xx
hoppetylop
Mama Doe
We saw my rabbit savvy vet today who gave him a very thorough examination.We were in consult for 1/2 hour!He had one of his incisors burred as it was still alittle long.He confirmed that Bruces mouth was messy with teeth of different lengths.It was very soon after the dental he had afew days ago at the vets the rescue use so he needed to see how things would go but will see him in 3 weeks for an xray and possibly incisor removal.He wanted to wait until then as hes only recently had a GA.He upped his pain relief and put him on penicillin for 2 weeks as he normally does that following tooth extraction(Bruce had 2 molars out afew days ago).
Im relieved weve seen my vet.He feels Bruce may need regular dentals(no surprise there)but because his teeth are quite bad they may not actually grow very much as is the case sometimes with advanced dental problems in buns.
Time will tell how we need to tackle this.Hes a gorgeous boy and deserves lots of help.
Im relieved weve seen my vet.He feels Bruce may need regular dentals(no surprise there)but because his teeth are quite bad they may not actually grow very much as is the case sometimes with advanced dental problems in buns.
Time will tell how we need to tackle this.Hes a gorgeous boy and deserves lots of help.
MightyMax
Banned
I'm so glad he ended up with you. Who knows what would have happened otherwise ....
Poor Brucey! Maybe losing his incisors .. but he'll be able to eat better after that no doubt. One of my bunnies has teeth so bad that although he used to have very regular dentals, the teeth have pretty much stopped growing now.
How is he managing with eating right now? x
hoppetylop
Mama Doe
Thanks MightyMax.Well hes just started to eat torn up rocket.YAY!My vet said it may well be a matter of confidence as his teeth had been hurting over the weekend and he needs to find out for himself that eating isn't going to hurt so much.I will continue to offer the blended stuff for abit but its great that hes started to try greens.He will eat pellets so that's no problem but im hoping he will decide to try some hay.Fingers crossed.
Its interesting that you also mentioned that your bunnys teeth stopped growing after awhile.It would be good really if Bruces teeth did that especially as im putting off having him bonded while we try to get them manageable and im aware hes probably lonely even tho he has me hovering over him a lot.:lol:
Its interesting that you also mentioned that your bunnys teeth stopped growing after awhile.It would be good really if Bruces teeth did that especially as im putting off having him bonded while we try to get them manageable and im aware hes probably lonely even tho he has me hovering over him a lot.:lol:
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
It sounds as though Bruce is in excellent hands now with both you and your Vet. I am so glad that he has been started on abx as given what sounds to be quite significant Dental problems I would really want to err on the side of caution. He does not need a dental abscess added to the equation. Once his teet are properly sorted out he may manage a better diet, but if not at least he is now in the care of someone who will insure he receives all the treatment he needs. So pleased to hear that he will also be having Xrays too, they can be invaluable when assessing Dental Disease.
Can we see some pics of the little chap if/when you have time ? I like to put a fury face to a name
MightyMax
Banned
Awww thanks for your reply Hoppetylop
Lovely to hear about the rocket ..... It sounds about right that he tries his teeth out to see what they can do.
I have to say it was a relief when my bun's teeth stopped growing, because although they are pretty badly aligned, at least he doesn't have the stress of repeated dentals. He does follow me around for titbits of course, and given his difficulty eating it's hard not to give in :shock:
