Bug is having a dental - what should I expect?

My wee Lady Bug has been admitted rather suddenly for a dental. She wasn't eating last night and it seemed like stasis to me then, so gave her some metacam and she was much better when we went to bed and nibbling on hay.

This morning she is her normal self - begging for food etc, but she was having trouble eating so that got me thinking it's her teeth.

Took her to the vets, and Mark took a very quick look in her mouth and yes, she has got spurs so she went in for a dental.

This is my first dental experience. What should I expect when she gets home? I'm guessing I'll have to feed her critical care etc - which I am dreading as she is a nightmare to get anything syringed into her. Hubby was practically lying on top of her last night whilst I quickly got metacam into mouth.

Fellie said:

My wee Lady Bug has been admitted rather suddenly for a dental. She wasn't eating last night and it seemed like stasis to me then, so gave her some metacam and she was much better when we went to bed and nibbling on hay.

This morning she is her normal self - begging for food etc, but she was having trouble eating so that got me thinking it's her teeth.

Took her to the vets, and Mark took a very quick look in her mouth and yes, she has got spurs so she went in for a dental.

This is my first dental experience. What should I expect when she gets home? I'm guessing I'll have to feed her critical care etc - which I am dreading as she is a nightmare to get anything syringed into her. Hubby was practically lying on top of her last night whilst I quickly got metacam into mouth.

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She may not need syring feeding. If the spurs have not caused any soft tissue damage then once they have gone her mouth will feel much more comfortable. If she has soft tissue damage she may need syringe feeding for a couple of days, aswell as Metacam and possibly prokineics to keep her GI tract ticking over.

I expect Mark will want her eating a bit for herself and pooing before discharging her. Sending her lots of vibes xx

Fellie said:

My wee Lady Bug has been admitted rather suddenly for a dental. She wasn't eating last night and it seemed like stasis to me then, so gave her some metacam and she was much better when we went to bed and nibbling on hay.

This morning she is her normal self - begging for food etc, but she was having trouble eating so that got me thinking it's her teeth.

Took her to the vets, and Mark took a very quick look in her mouth and yes, she has got spurs so she went in for a dental.

This is my first dental experience. What should I expect when she gets home? I'm guessing I'll have to feed her critical care etc - which I am dreading as she is a nightmare to get anything syringed into her. Hubby was practically lying on top of her last night whilst I quickly got metacam into mouth.

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Oh Fellie, I'm sorry n- you've enough on your plate!

She may not necessarily need syringe feeding. It's the coming round from the sedation/anaesthetic that requires the recovering from and perhaps giving a bit of helping hand.

If there's no damage to the inside of the mouth, it's all the better. Sometimes vets give antibiotics to cover against any infection from a nick in the cheek, and of course getting Baytril into her will be a nightmare!

I hope she just comes round well and that the spur wasn't too damaging - vibes for you both xx

oh no dentals aren't fun!

as others have said, syringe feeding may not be needed. i have one bun who if i place the critical care in a bowl he laps it up. then again, i am a bit naughty and add some sugar if anything when mine have surgery of any kind, just to get them eating i offer them all the good bits. veggies, a few pellets, treats. anything inside of them to get theirgut going would be good.

while tissue damage may not have happened, sometimes the whole procedure can leave their mouth a tad sore. as you can imagine its open for a while causing a slight ache.

if she refuses to eat overnight, you'll need to head to the vet ASAP likely for some pain medicine and an injection to get her guts moving. had to do that a few times with mine and he bounced back after that.

i hope it all goes okay!

Thank you everyone - it's good to know what to expect.:wave: