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Miffy went for her check up and i feel like a bad bunny mum now :(

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nina83

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Well miffy went for her check up today and omg the poor rabbit, they showed me an xray of her teeth and theyre horrid theyre all wonky and the wrong shape and bending and they've started going through her lower jaw but apparently wont go through which is a good thing i suppose and all because she stpped eating hay!!! He reckons she'll be on pain relief for life but he reckons that she shouldnt need her teeth doing as often from now on as her roots are showing slowed growth and the hay (if she eats it) will keep the tops trimmed nicely. Took parsley too as his vaccination was due so they gave him an M.O.T too and i said how parsley sits in the hay basket munching hay all day and his teeth arent prefect either, vet said theyre too pointy in some places but that's more to do with his breed and that as long as he keeps eating hay he shouldnt need anything doing to them (phew) he was so scared he weed in the basket the poor thing so i'm so glad i took them together and miffy was well enough to have her booster vaccination too :) but i really did feel like a bad bunny mum perhaps i should have had them as outdoor buns then they'd eat grass :(
 
I know; but there's not much you can do, unfortunately.

If you got her/them from a pet shop it might be wise to let them know so they can stop using that breeder...if it was a professional, although I doubt it will have been.
 
Well funnily enough it was a petshop we bought both my buns from and when parsley was diagnosed with EC last yr we informed the shop and they'd already stopped using that breeder for another reason
 
I agree, bad teeth can be genetic. My Inky is prone to tooth problems if he doesn't have enough hay, he's a dwarf cross which makes it more likely.
 
Stella and Bud eat the same diet - he has perfect teeth. Stella had just had to have anesthetic to trim all her teeth. She does chew things, willow sticks and apple and pear sticks, she just has bad teeth. Bud has never needed anything doing to his, I think that it can be genetic.
 
nina83 said:
Well funnily enough it was a petshop we bought both my buns from and when parsley was diagnosed with EC last yr we informed the shop and they'd already stopped using that breeder for another reason
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Did they say what the reason was, by any chance?

Not that it can change things; but you'd think if it was something like this (i.e. requiring treatment) they'd have told you.
 
foxyfaerie said:
Did they say what the reason was, by any chance?

Not that it can change things; but you'd think if it was something like this (i.e. requiring treatment) they'd have told you.
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They said it was something do with the woman ringing up saying she had 3 rabbits then bringing 5 and they said they didnt want black or white ones as they dont sell very well and she kept bringing black and white ones lol. Funnily enough ive not seen any lop eareds in there for a while, it's only a lil pet shop
 
Seems like she wasn't the best breeder then, so it's good they stopped using her, someone else is probably buying from her though...
 
most likley, i know the next buns i get will deffo be from rescue centres ont be buying pet shop buns but i wouldnt have miffy and parsley if i hadnt so it's not all bad
 
Is permanent pain relief the best option? I just wondered if there are long term side effects from that & if it might be better to have the teeth removed?

I've had very little dental-bun experience though:oops::D

I did have one bun that was a massive hay eater & had spurs removed as a youngster, so I think they can just be prone to it:cry:
 
i've no idea really and it's nearly all of her teeth that are affected they did say if it was just one or 2 they would remove them but it's nearly all of them they really look sore and u can see all the inflammation on the xrays hence the anti-inflammatory. We've been told to give 1ml twice a day metacam for 30 days then 1/2ml twice a day for 60 days then stop and see how she goes but if we suspect she's in pain to put her back on it. They are a rabbit specialist vets so i can only go with what they say unless i'm told otherwise :rolleyes:
 
nina83 said:
i've no idea really and it's nearly all of her teeth that are affected they did say if it was just one or 2 they would remove them but it's nearly all of them they really look sore and u can see all the inflammation on the xrays hence the anti-inflammatory. We've been told to give 1ml twice a day metacam for 30 days then 1/2ml twice a day for 60 days then stop and see how she goes but if we suspect she's in pain to put her back on it. They are a rabbit specialist vets so i can only go with what they say unless i'm told otherwise :rolleyes:
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They'll know better than me then:lol:

I just remember reading something about continual pain relief being bad for the stomach lining, but I may have read it about horses & got confused:oops::roll:
 
it wouldnt surprise me becoz anti-inflammatories arent good for humans long term either i gues i'll just have to see how she gets on and hope she doesnt need it long term
 
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