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Question for those with dental buns

Hi Lioness, and how much do you pay each time? All in all, our bill was £214 yesterday - do you pay that every 6 weeks?
 
Hi Lioness, and how much do you pay each time? All in all, our bill was £214 yesterday - do you pay that every 6 weeks?

I hope you won't need dentals every six weeks! (Well your bunny ..) and even if sometimes the dentals seem close together, it doesn't mean they will always be .. It varies so much.

£214 would be an *awful* lot to have to pay every six weeks. I know I couldn't sustain that ...
 
Yes, that's what I'm worried about. We could do it for a while, but long-term it'd be difficult. It does worry me. But - on the positive side, bunkin is starting to eat by herself, so that's great :love:
 
Having 2 dental bunnies I know what a worry this can be.Its often a case of waiting and seeing the results of a dental and how long it is before another is needed.
Brucie my new rescue boy needs inscisor burrs monthly but his molars are so bad they've actually stopped growing so it is a case of making sure he doesn't develop abscesses in the molar roots which are all over the place.
Milly had a molar abscess which has been sorted by removing the molar and creating a drain through her jaw bone to drain any remaining infection.I needed to give her daily penicillin injections and rinse the drain for 6 weeks but it seems to have gone for now at least.The opposite molar to the one removed may need removing if its growth cant be controlled with regular burrings.
It is difficult when regular treatments are needed but often the tooth growth decreases over time and with a good rabbit savvy vet who can keep things under control,hopefully,dentals can gradually become less frequent.
 
Having 2 dental bunnies I know what a worry this can be.Its often a case of waiting and seeing the results of a dental and how long it is before another is needed.
Brucie my new rescue boy needs inscisor burrs monthly but his molars are so bad they've actually stopped growing so it is a case of making sure he doesn't develop abscesses in the molar roots which are all over the place.
Milly had a molar abscess which has been sorted by removing the molar and creating a drain through her jaw bone to drain any remaining infection.I needed to give her daily penicillin injections and rinse the drain for 6 weeks but it seems to have gone for now at least.The opposite molar to the one removed may need removing if its growth cant be controlled with regular burrings.
It is difficult when regular treatments are needed but often the tooth growth decreases over time and with a good rabbit savvy vet who can keep things under control,hopefully,dentals can gradually become less frequent.

You've expressed it so well :thumb:
 
We typically pay between £150 and £300 per time depending on how much is done and whether we have x-rays and how long they stay in. Harcourt-Brown's keep them in overnight and often the night before too so that adds to it a little. Orinoco always goes with Scarlet so there's a boarding fee for him. A straightforward dental is usually around £150. The most recent one last week was £358 but that was a 3 night stay, and x-rays and bloods. FHB is actually cheaper than our regular vet.
 
We typically pay between £150 and £300 per time depending on how much is done and whether we have x-rays and how long they stay in. Harcourt-Brown's keep them in overnight and often the night before too so that adds to it a little. Orinoco always goes with Scarlet so there's a boarding fee for him. A straightforward dental is usually around £150. The most recent one last week was £358 but that was a 3 night stay, and x-rays and bloods. FHB is actually cheaper than our regular vet.

Does anyone with Insurance know whether any part of a dental such as ^^^ above is claimable?

I didn't know there were so many Harcourt-Brownies here :wave:
 
My Parker had her first three dentals 6 months apart. Have been told she has a mis-aligned jaw so will always have issues.

Since bonding with Hugo, (not sure if coincidence or not!) but her hay consumption has been noticeably increased and I credit that to the fact she has now gone 14 months! She is going to have one soon unfortunately but think going this long has been a massive improvement.
 
Hoppetylop and Redfraggle - how do your buns cope with regular GA's? Cookie, bless her, was shell-shocked when she came home last night (car journey won't have helped). She was kind of "staring" though I could see the whites of her eyes rolling around every so often.

Vicky - I'm hoping for this myself. The plan is to bond her with a boy bun after his neuter, and he def loves his hay! :D
 
Scarlet copes really well. She usually bounces back within 3 days but I have noticed she recovers much better when she is at the specialist rather than at our regular vet. I don't have our regular vet do anything involving a GA anymore.

Mighty Max - it would depend on the insurance policy. Scarlet's insurance doesn't cover it because she was a dental bun when we got her. Orinoco's pets at home insurance covers teeth provided they have had an annual check however he won't ever let the vet look in his mouth. He even refused FHB a look last year when she gave him a check over, I was mortified. He clearly had no idea who she was nor appreciated he has her autograph on his vaccination record.
 
Hi Lioness, and how much do you pay each time? All in all, our bill was £214 yesterday - do you pay that every 6 weeks?

Hiya, sorry for the late reply - between £95 and at the most £118. Ralph was neglected though with severely overgrown teeth when he was found dumped in a box though, plus I think he had never seen hay in his life and its a nightmare to tempt him, although he does have a munch occasionally. Saying that, at his last dental the vet thought although he had spurs they were not as bad as they have been previously, so I am going to try and see how he goes with 9 weeks until his next appointment. I knew before I adopted him that he would always have issues with his teeth so half expected this, he's worth it though. On another point, he seems to bounce back well after the aesthetic :) x
 
Scarlet copes really well. She usually bounces back within 3 days but I have noticed she recovers much better when she is at the specialist rather than at our regular vet. I don't have our regular vet do anything involving a GA anymore.

Mighty Max - it would depend on the insurance policy. Scarlet's insurance doesn't cover it because she was a dental bun when we got her. Orinoco's pets at home insurance covers teeth provided they have had an annual check however he won't ever let the vet look in his mouth. He even refused FHB a look last year when she gave him a check over, I was mortified. He clearly had no idea who she was nor appreciated he has her autograph on his vaccination record.

You made me laugh so much RedFraggle :lol:
 
Hoppetylop and Redfraggle - how do your buns cope with regular GA's? Cookie, bless her, was shell-shocked when she came home last night (car journey won't have helped). She was kind of "staring" though I could see the whites of her eyes rolling around every so often.

Vicky - I'm hoping for this myself. The plan is to bond her with a boy bun after his neuter, and he def loves his hay! :D

I think it largely depends on bunny.Some cope better than others with GAs.Also before i found my rabbit savvy vet,my bunnies would come home still abit dopey whereas my rabbit savvy vet seems to give them a more appropriate dose and they recover more quickly.Im not suggesting of course that that is happening in your case but just an observation I made when comparing both GA experiences for my buns.
 
I think it largely depends on bunny.Some cope better than others with GAs.Also before i found my rabbit savvy vet,my bunnies would come home still abit dopey whereas my rabbit savvy vet seems to give them a more appropriate dose and they recover more quickly.Im not suggesting of course that that is happening in your case but just an observation I made when comparing both GA experiences for my buns.

I have had exactly the same experience. I always have to wait until the very end of the day to pick them up from my regular vet. I think it also depends on the type of protocol as well as the dosage - having discussed it with a specialist recently, protocols can vary from vet to vet.
 
So it's been a couple of weeks now, and I'm worried about her. She's been for her after-dental check up, and the vet was happy with her progress and says her mouth looks fine.

However - she's still not eating pellets. She eats greens and sprinkles, and she nibbles on hay - but no pellets. We've been syringe feeding her, and she hasn't lost weight, but I'm concerned. Is this normal? She pees and poos, but I'd say her poos are smaller than I'd like them to be.
 
You will probably have to take her back to see the vet, although the vet looked in her mouth and said all looks fine my vet always says that unless under anaesthetic she will not be able to get a 100 percent look at what is going on. It may be that her mouth or tongue is still sore, hope she starts to improve soon.
 
thank you for the illustration, jane.
I had an experience with my vet when she said one of my buns needed a dental - I asked to see the evidence and she backed off right away. it made me wonder.
 
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