Hi all a lot has happened since I last posted.
Betty, the mum of Jessica had to be PTS just before Christmas because of neurological problems. I took her to the vets expecting to pick up some medicine but they noticed her behaviour was odd and along with other symptoms/ signs she was showing they said that was the best thing to do. I was absolutely distraught.
That has left Jessica, the daughter of Betty. Jess has had about 4 dentals now I think and the vet has said they need to be done every 3 months, in that space of time she develops quite bad spurs. Her last was the end of Dec and she’s booked in for her next in March. During her 3rd dental they removed a tooth as it had a bad infection and I was told the roots are getting lower into her jaw and might end up growing through?
Quickly after her most recent dental in Dec, she’s developed weepy eye? Ive got eye drops to use twice a day for 7-14 days and if that doesn’t help then I have to take her back to get her tear ducts flushed. The vet did say this sort of thing is common with dental rabbits even though I can’t remember her having this issue before.
How often do the flushes need to happen? Is it painful for her and will it be something that’s going to be ongoing like the dentals? I’m worried about all the stress it’s putting on her, she’ll be 4 in May - not exactly old.
I feel like I’ve failed her and am pretty upset with it all. She doesn’t really eat hay no matter how much I try and the different variety’s I buy. She started eating fiberfirst sticks (?) but has recently gone off them again but I’m going to persevere.
Betty, the mum of Jessica had to be PTS just before Christmas because of neurological problems. I took her to the vets expecting to pick up some medicine but they noticed her behaviour was odd and along with other symptoms/ signs she was showing they said that was the best thing to do. I was absolutely distraught.
That has left Jessica, the daughter of Betty. Jess has had about 4 dentals now I think and the vet has said they need to be done every 3 months, in that space of time she develops quite bad spurs. Her last was the end of Dec and she’s booked in for her next in March. During her 3rd dental they removed a tooth as it had a bad infection and I was told the roots are getting lower into her jaw and might end up growing through?
Quickly after her most recent dental in Dec, she’s developed weepy eye? Ive got eye drops to use twice a day for 7-14 days and if that doesn’t help then I have to take her back to get her tear ducts flushed. The vet did say this sort of thing is common with dental rabbits even though I can’t remember her having this issue before.
How often do the flushes need to happen? Is it painful for her and will it be something that’s going to be ongoing like the dentals? I’m worried about all the stress it’s putting on her, she’ll be 4 in May - not exactly old.
I feel like I’ve failed her and am pretty upset with it all. She doesn’t really eat hay no matter how much I try and the different variety’s I buy. She started eating fiberfirst sticks (?) but has recently gone off them again but I’m going to persevere.
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none of this is your fault. 
