Pepe’s Dental Visit Follow-up

[Sarita]

Pepe went yesterday for his followup (he had not been eating his pellets for a few days and also had some poopy butt problems for a few days as well, which I figured was due to dental problems).  Apparently he only had a few minor molar spurs but Dr. Wiggs was concerned that he wasn’t eating his pellets even with the few molar spurs.  They gave him a shot of baytril and filed his teeth and luckly he did eat his pellets last night – he is only one of a few of my pellet eating rabbits.  He does seem in better spirits this morning.  I actually prefer going here too because the cost for his dental work is cheaper than my regular vet (which is odd considering the credentials of this vet.)

I was also curious about Dr. Wiggs because he has been around doing dental work for ages.  Here is what I found out about him (very impressive and Pepe is in good hands) – apparently he is one of the leaders in vet dental and I know he’s invented many special dental devices and cameras and such for use in his own practice.:

Dr. Robert B. Wiggs is a 1973 graduate of Texas A & M University. He owns the Dallas
Dental Service Animal Clinic, and is a Professor at the Texas A&M University System’s
Baylor College of Dentistry. He is a past-president of the Dallas County Veterinary
Medical Association, a member and a Past President of the American Veterinary Dental
Society, a Charter Fellow and Past President of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, a
Diplomate and Past President of the American Veterinary Dental College, President of
the Veterinary Oversight Group, and President of the World Veterinary Dental Counsel.  
 
Dr. Wiggs is author of Veterinary Dentistry Principles and Practice published by
Lippincott Raven, co-author of The Veterinarian’s Companion for Common Dental
Procedures, and has written over twenty chapters for other books as well as a large
number of articles on veterinary dentistry. Veterinary Dentistry Principles and Practice
was described as “the bible of veterinary dentistry” in its reviews upon publication.  
 
Dr. Wiggs received the American Veterinary Dental College’s Peter Emily Award in
1994, Texas A&M University’s Outstanding Alumnus – Companion Animal Medicine
Award in 1995, the Texas Veterinary Medical Association’s Companion Animal
Practitioner of the Year Award 1996, the American Veterinary Dental Society’s
Research and Education Award in 1999, The Academy of Dentistry’s Fellow of the Year
Award 2001, the Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award 2001, as well as other awards. Dr.
Wiggs has been lecturing both nationally and internationally for many years.  
 

[katie, max & penny]

blegh A&M, blegh Aggies. but he sounds very fancy!

[Sarita]

LOL…I know Aggies have a weird reputation don’t they…I guess since we are Texans we know that :~) It is a great school though despite those weird Aggies. I have a friends who’s husband got his degree from their – he’s an architect. I do think that they focus alot on livestock and cats and dogs at their vet school due to the location of the school.

[kralspace]

Wow, sounds like a dream dentist for pets. Glad he is able to help Pepe, I know you’ve talked about how aggressive Pepe can be, you didn’t have to give him a butt bath did you?

I worked quite a few years at Texas Farm Bureau as art director and that place is ALL aggies. And they hated Baylor so much I wasn’t allowed to use green and yellow on practically anything, try designing farm graphics using only maroon!

[Sarita]

I did actually have to give him a butt bath (well, I just ran a little water on his butt since the poop wasn’t too bad on his butt, just my carpet) but I did get out my suit of armor to hold the little rascal. He does seem in much better spirits today though.

Hmmmm…curious as to what you could come up with on a farm that is maroon…I guess that took alot of creative ability.

[KatnipCrzy]

Glad to hear that Pepe seems in better spirits. 

[kralspace]

I wish I had body armor. We cut Lola’s nails last weekend. I made my son put on (over his own clothes) my houserobe (for molting-rex-hair control), a long sleeve heavy denim shirt and a heavy canvas apron before catching her. He knows how to hold her so all she can usually do is make faces , but after we finished he let her turn sideways to cuddle her and she sank her teeth into the crook of his arm and was shaking her head like a pit bull. He wound up with a welt that raised up about a quarter inch with a blue bruise…..lol

She’s so sweet and loves to be petted and head rubbed and even let’s me brush her, but boy does she hate to be picked up, she turns into a boob biter!

[Sarita]

Yikes – are those covered under health insurance :~)

I cannot believe you got you son to wear your bathrobe too.

[RabbitPam]

Here’s a 21st Century Bunny Nail Trimming Suit with Clipper attached:

 

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Pfffttt pam!!!

Sarita-You probably couldn’t have searched the world to find a more qualified bunny dentist!! That’s really great!!

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