Senior Bun, Possible Dental Issue, and Sedation

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- 04/17/2023 at 7:26 PM
  HesaBadBunny
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  Hi everyone –
  
  I tried to create a post earlier but I had a “fatal error” warning on the page and it did not load.
  
  Anyway, the gist of that post was that my 8 year old Mini Rex (he will be 9 in November) has dental problems, I think. He is going to the bathroom fine, fairly active, alert, and eating hay. He has gone off his Oxbow pellets and all of this Oxbow treats. That is how I know something was up with him. He ate sofa banana without a problem and a tiny piece of orange (smaller than a finger nail).
  
  He has no drooling or eye discharge. His teeth sometimes make “squeaking” noises when he eats hay and he would softly grind them in his sleep, like a “chomp chomp chomp.”
  
  He is going to the vet on Wednesday. A rabbit savvy vet. I have had rabbits for 20 + years but it is shocking that I have dealt with other issues, just not teeth in a senior. Anyway, I am bawling my eyes out.
  
  I know that the vet will have to sedate him and I am sick with worry for that appointment when the day comes. He was sedated for his neuter but he was 6 months old then. Now, as a senior, I have a whole set of worries mainly that when I drop him off a the vet that is the last time that I will see him. He is basically all I have in life right now.
  
  Can people share their senior rabbit and sedation stories? Good and the bad?
  
  I need to keep my emotions in check that I need to take care of him NOW and not let a potential problem get worse. He could pass while I do the right thing or suffer for no good reason. Apologies for my tone, I am really worried and stressed. Thank you.
  
  So, I tell myself, I need to keep my emotions in check. He needs help and it would be selfish and inhumane not to get him help because I have fear of my own heart.
- 04/18/2023 at 12:26 AM
  Bam
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  Your previous post is here, and there are replies to it 🙂: https://binkybunny.com/forums/topic/possible-dental-issue-in-senior-rabbit/
- 04/19/2023 at 3:30 AM
  HesaBadBunny
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  Hello – thank you! I was unsure that either post went through! Now I know that they did. My apologies for the double.
- 04/19/2023 at 3:35 AM
  Bam
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  Absolutely no problem! 🙂
  
  I’m locking this thread now, to keep the discussion in the first thread.
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