irishmist
Well-Known Member
I took Pez to the Vet today to have his pre-opfor his neuter and decided to make it a double appointment and haveCleo's teeth checked.First off putting them in the samecarrier was not a good idea Pez was all over Cleo making the trip tothe vet bad to start. So I took Cleo and wrapped her in atowel and carried her that way, boy oh boy did she enjoythat...NOT!
Cleo had been doing a lot of mouthing and would not have anything to dowith carrots. I was right in assuming that there wassomething wrong with her teeth. All four molars had spurs onthem that were almost a 1/4 inch. The top spurs were facinginward and trapping the tongue and the bottom 2 were facing outwardand rubbing on the cheek. Her lower incisors were alittle long as well. Cleo is not a big chewer unless ithappens to be her favourite treat...phone cords.
Pez had his pre-op and all went well with that, he had blood work drawnand a fecal float. Never realized that the only time therabbits DON'T poop is when they are at the vets! His exam wasdone in another room so that they could do the blood work at the sametime. He comes back to me and talk about mad. Hesat there and glared at me thru slitted eyes, I talked to him insoothing tones and he THUMPED at me! One mad bunny one to go.
Cleo, was very good with her examination, until they checked herteeth. Hard to believe it took 2 people to hold her so theycould look in her mouth. There was no way she was gonna lethim put that thing in her mouth. Finally he got a look at theteeth, and he said they need to be taken care of ASAP. So inthe back she goes, gets put under anesthesia and gets them taken careof. The removal of the spurs was successful, but we had towait an hour for her, to make sure she was stable when she came out ofit. They bring her out from the back wrapped in a blanket(bunny burrito) and I had to make sure she was held so shewas on her stomach. She did not move the whole wayhome. She just laid in my arms and whimpered. Whenwe got home I unwrapped her. There was blood all over her jaw(apparently this procedure traumatizes the gums). But evenworse there was one single tear running down her face. I heldher for a bit, but she wanted down and is now in hiding in mybedroom. The vet said that she may not eat because her mouthis sore.
So any suggestions on what I might give her in the meantime, besidesnutri-cal (I think she is traumatized enough lol). Could Igive her some baby food? She is so fussy and I think that ifI even thought about syringing her, she would have a fit. Iam probably being a worry wart, but the last thing I want is to haveother complications set in.
Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!
Susan
Cleo had been doing a lot of mouthing and would not have anything to dowith carrots. I was right in assuming that there wassomething wrong with her teeth. All four molars had spurs onthem that were almost a 1/4 inch. The top spurs were facinginward and trapping the tongue and the bottom 2 were facing outwardand rubbing on the cheek. Her lower incisors were alittle long as well. Cleo is not a big chewer unless ithappens to be her favourite treat...phone cords.
Pez had his pre-op and all went well with that, he had blood work drawnand a fecal float. Never realized that the only time therabbits DON'T poop is when they are at the vets! His exam wasdone in another room so that they could do the blood work at the sametime. He comes back to me and talk about mad. Hesat there and glared at me thru slitted eyes, I talked to him insoothing tones and he THUMPED at me! One mad bunny one to go.
Cleo, was very good with her examination, until they checked herteeth. Hard to believe it took 2 people to hold her so theycould look in her mouth. There was no way she was gonna lethim put that thing in her mouth. Finally he got a look at theteeth, and he said they need to be taken care of ASAP. So inthe back she goes, gets put under anesthesia and gets them taken careof. The removal of the spurs was successful, but we had towait an hour for her, to make sure she was stable when she came out ofit. They bring her out from the back wrapped in a blanket(bunny burrito) and I had to make sure she was held so shewas on her stomach. She did not move the whole wayhome. She just laid in my arms and whimpered. Whenwe got home I unwrapped her. There was blood all over her jaw(apparently this procedure traumatizes the gums). But evenworse there was one single tear running down her face. I heldher for a bit, but she wanted down and is now in hiding in mybedroom. The vet said that she may not eat because her mouthis sore.
So any suggestions on what I might give her in the meantime, besidesnutri-cal (I think she is traumatized enough lol). Could Igive her some baby food? She is so fussy and I think that ifI even thought about syringing her, she would have a fit. Iam probably being a worry wart, but the last thing I want is to haveother complications set in.
Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!
Susan
