I have a 5 year old girl who stopped eating hay and started losing weight 2.5 months ago. She lost about 50-60 grams so we went to the vet for an evaluation. My regular vet was going out of town, so I went to an unfamiliar vet who sedated my girl and took a peek. I thought that they would do x-rays and filings then if needed, but that was not the case. They thought they saw a large spur on the bottom molar and said they would set her up for a new appt. Long story short, the estimate was very high and they started talking about doing things to her that didn't seem right, so I trusted my gut and off to a different, well known vet we went. On Monday she had her x-rays and filing. The new vet has done over 100 chin dentals, which I know is not a ton, but he did seem very knowledgeable about the procedure and the correct chin meds for pain and gut. After the procedure, he said he only saw the very tiniest spur and couldn't figure out what the other vet saw. He said her roots look fine and there was no abrasions or sores in her mouth. He is not sure why she stopped eating hay and dropped weight. She nibbled on hay immediately after waking up and we brought her home with metacam .1 every 24 hours and reglan .2 twice a day. I have been hand feeding since before the procedure (CC, Lifeline and EFL) so she is getting a minimum of 72 mls per day and she eats it fine. She also gets 3-4 dropper full of simethicone per day and plenty of playtime. The concerning thing is, she still is hardly eating anything on her own, even though the vet did very little and she does seem more tired than usual in her cage, but runs like a maniac during playtime. Poos are fine as long as we do the handfeeds. Because of all the mis-diagnosed teeth issues I have read about here, I am hoping that the experts here can chime in and see if they see things that the vet did not. I would really appreciate any thoughts or help.
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