Yesterday MILU had his 4th dental procedure. He was still eating "well", and hadn't lost weight when we booked his appointment, which was unusual. All the other 3 times he had dental procedures performed, he hadn't eaten for days before seeing the dentist, and was thin and weak. Yesterday his weight was 2.7 kilos (5.95 pounds), much better than the 1.9 kilos (4.18 pounds) he was last time we saw his dentist.
He had - again - spurs on lower M3 (both sides, like last time) and some other teeth grew too much too, so the dentist filed the lower and upper teeth (not only the lower like he did last time). He said if MILU eats better, we may not need to extract any teeth or even go back to have his teeth filed. I guess he's getting tired of seeing us there, heheh
I asked him about the misaligned incisors - I had sent a pic by email and he had said it seemed like the jaw was misaligned - it had never been before the 3rd procedure.. I checked more than once and MILU's incisors were misaligned every time I had checked them. However, the dentist told me yesterday that he checked them and they're normal. He took a pic and they look normal in the pic. I haven't yet checked MILU's teeth as yesterday he was too weak due to the procedure, and today he's not yet quite ok, so I don't want to stress him. The dentist said rabbits can move their jaws and maybe MILU made that when I checked him. However, I don't understand why MILU would make that on purpose and keep his teeth/jaw misaligned for long.
I wonder if, as on the 3rd procedure only the lower teeth were filed (and the upper were too big), maybe the upper teeth were too long in a way that, closing his mouth, MILU would have it a little twisted, to better accommodate his teeth - ? Well, the important thing is that the incisors are ok.
I also asked the dentist about MILU's chin and the little lumps I feel there. He said "you told me you felt lumps there before, I remember that", and I did, but I hadn't felt the are wet or crusty before, so I got more worried this time. He has said nothing about what they are, he changed the subject after saying he remembered me asking about it before. I suppose there are no abscesses there in his opinion then - ?
I haven't been sleeping as I go to bed late and have to wake up at 6 am on Mondays and Wednesdays; yesterday I went to bed after 1 a.m. and at 5 I had to bring MILU to my room (he had to fast for the procedure so I brought him here), and my neighbors' kids cry at night (for hours and hours and hours and nobody checks the poor kids!). When I hear them crying, I remember how I have a rabbit who's the perfect kid: won't cry, won't ask me things, he's always happy with whatever I give to him, etc. When I hear those poor kids crying for 4 or 5 hours straight I'm really happy to have a bunny - although I think if I were a mother, my kids wouldn't cry that much, because I'd LOVE them - I don't think certain people love their kids. If a baby cries nonstop for hours (every night) and nobody gets out of bed to check her (they live above me and I can hear their steps when they walk), it gives the impression that these parents don't give a care about her.
Ahhhhhh I can't wait to go sleep!!!! I got a lot to do, but I'll take some time to sleep today/tonight. I can hardly think at all any more.
* I'll post the pics of MILU's dental procedure results later, ok?
The crusting is kind of concerning though. Does it smell bad? If it's a burst abscess, it would probably smell pretty vile... I think?
