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Anyone got bunnies with ALL teeth removed or is only option being pts?

racheld69

Mama Doe
:wave: Foxglove had her front teeth removed on Friday. She has a deformed, wonky jaw and her back teeth don't meet properly. She has had them burred and we are going back in a month for a check up. The vets think that theoretically she would prob have to have them burred every month under anaesthetic which I and they thing is not fair on her so the only other option seems to be to be put to sleep which is heart breaking. She is such a happy and lovely bunny and has been through so much and I want to know if there are any bunnies with their back teeth removed out there coz if there are i can suggest that at the check up. Thanks loads. Rachel
 
:wave: Foxglove had her front teeth removed on Friday. She has a deformed, wonky jaw and her back teeth don't meet properly. She has had them burred and we are going back in a month for a check up. The vets think that theoretically she would prob have to have them burred every month under anaesthetic which I and they thing is not fair on her so the only other option seems to be to be put to sleep which is heart breaking. She is such a happy and lovely bunny and has been through so much and I want to know if there are any bunnies with their back teeth removed out there coz if there are i can suggest that at the check up. Thanks loads. Rachel

Hi!

No it's not ethical to remove all of a rabbits back teeth. It's incredibly difficult to do also and involves breaking the jaw.

Lots of rabbits can live normally having dentals every month, and you may find that given a diet consisting mainly of roughage and fresh greens her dentals may not be as frequent. The level of tooth growth varies from bun to bun but unfortunately you won't have an idea of how long Foxglove can go between dentals until another is needed :)
 
Removal of the molars is often a much more complex op' than removal of the incisors. Sometimes the jaw has to be broken and some of the extractions may have to be done from the outside

Removing all a Buns teeth is something I, personally, would never contemplate.

Janex
 
It depends on the teeth. It can be very hard to remove them if they are okay but wonky. You also need to remove matching pairs otherwise they don't wear at all.

Some vets can do back teeth without anaesthetic - which might be an option if a monthly anaesthetic is too much.

Tam
 
ok thanks - i think they pretty much do not meet at all. Will have to see how much they have grown when i go back and fingers crossed it is not much.
 
I know of someone via the Internet from the US who has a bunny who *I think* has no teeth and lives a happy and comfortable life. :) Would you like me to try and put you in contact with her?
 
As others have said it's a nasty operation to remove ANY molars but to take them all out would probably involve breaking and then resetting the jaw, I would suspect only a specialist would contemplate it :? :?

Did you know that the incisors can be responsible for putting the molars out of line? It may be that with time and a good diet they fall better into occlusion. They will also get more wear without her incisors being present.
 
As others have said it's a nasty operation to remove ANY molars but to take them all out would probably involve breaking and then resetting the jaw, I would suspect only a specialist would contemplate it :? :?

Did you know that the incisors can be responsible for putting the molars out of line? It may be that with time and a good diet they fall better into occlusion. They will also get more wear without her incisors being present.

hi Sooz - yes, i started a previous thread on this when they were first found to be wonky and you suggested that so i told the vet and she says it is so out of line that it might have been broken as a baby and reset wonky or just born deformed and maybe that is why she was pushed out of the warren.
 
I know of someone via the Internet from the US who has a bunny who *I think* has no teeth and lives a happy and comfortable life. :) Would you like me to try and put you in contact with her?

Yes please. It would be interesting to hear about it although by the sounds of it it sounds like a nasty op I wouldn't want to put her through.
 
hi Sooz - yes, i started a previous thread on this when they were first found to be wonky and you suggested that so i told the vet and she says it is so out of line that it might have been broken as a baby and reset wonky or just born deformed and maybe that is why she was pushed out of the warren.

Ah, right, sorry.....I couldn't remember who that thread was started by :rolleyes:
 
she is a wild bunny by the way and was found at a few weeks old being pecked by crows and rescued just in time as was full of holes. She is about 10 weeks old now i think and gorgeous and very characterful with one boggly eye from her crow injuries.
 
Yes my Zippy has had all her teeth removed, sometimes we have one or two come back, but she's a complete gummy bear and manages ok :D
 
Yes please. It would be interesting to hear about it although by the sounds of it it sounds like a nasty op I wouldn't want to put her through.

I've sent her a message - I'll let you know if she gets back to me. I'm not sure whether his teeth were removed before or after she got him. But from pictures it's clear that her is very happy. :)
 
Yes my Zippy has had all her teeth removed, sometimes we have one or two come back, but she's a complete gummy bear and manages ok :D

Were Zippy's not done a few at a time or as they came loose from the burring?
 
was that for the same reasons - they were overgrowing too fast? did they have to break her jaw?


Her mouth was in right mess and roots growing backwards, she had them removed over a long period of time, yes some of her jaw was broken, but it was more a gradual decline, her roots were that weak that many crumbled away, they weren't that strong and over time grew weaker with each op. She's had op's every 4-6-8 weeks over 2-2.5 years. She can't eat solids, but manages fine on mush and she's always eat after ops.
 
Were Zippy's not done a few at a time or as they came loose from the burring?

Few at a time, but every few weeks, some came lose others meant her jaw was broke, but the regular dentals weakened the whole area.
 
One of my buns is the same... his molars are crumbling away, but it is better to let them come loose of their own accord rather than extract them all. I know of rabbits who live normal lives having no teeth at all eating just soft foods....but again the teeth loss was a result of poor bone conformation and they were removed as and when needed...mostly coming away on their own during each dental. Removing healthy teeth from a healthy jaw bone is far for invasive.
 
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