helppp please! overgrown bunny teeth back !!

im new to this so ill tell you a little about my bunnys and if you can help please!!

i have 4 lionhead rabbits three girls one boy, the girls zero Babs and mugglebun, the boy monster, i did have 5 which he was a boy named rex, they all age from 2 year down the oldest is babs.
i first got rex and babs when i did my gcse's they where brother and sister i adored everything about them! and still do!

Last year was when i lost rex i was distraught as i had had him from 7 weeks old and doted on him and babs all my money went on them i felt like a failure.
Rex started slavering and loosing weight quite quick but i thought that he lost the weight because my vet told me to cut down on his food so i did but he was still eating i went aways to a festival for a weekend but cam back on the sat to check him he was still slavering and didnt look to well i asked my mum to keepe an eye on him as i was to be back on the monday and she wasnt able to take him to vets on the sunday. When i took him he was diagnosed with overgrown back teeth, so the vet put him in for his operation to have them filed unfortunatly he didnt survive the operation because his heart failed now with my other bunnys i am very cautious of their teeth and giving them the right food even though rex was giving the right food and hay and apple twigs too.

a couple of week after rex, babs was showing the same signs so when i took her to the vets it was confirmed but minor and the vet said it would clear up with the right foods which she had, this was about 5 months ago but over the past few days signs are coming back but not strong signs she eats and runs about fine not tired at all just sneezing (everytime she eats anything and not) and opening her mouth and moving her tongue when shes eating (like shes trying to get comfortble) and the odd watery eye but she doesnt slaver, which is what is confusing me,

i was wonder if this is defenatly the signs of overgrown back teeth and what procedures there are to help as even though i know that to file them down would help her a lot more she is a very timid rabbit and if rexs heart failed im sure hers would too! and i was wondering what procedures people have gone through please helppp !!!!!

try putting this in rabbit chat or health section and you will get mroe answers, yes its a sign of teeth problems but could be anything from elongated tooth roots, to back molars needing filling, it sound like the problems with your rabbit s is through genetics or through breed high fibre pelleets (over 16%) helps wear teeth down and lots and lots of hay and grass also twigs etc helps too, if your rabbit needs dentals the vet should check them for underlying health issues such as heart conditions and should be a rabbti savvyvet using a rabbit anestetic, then the risks are minimised, i would see if any forum members live near you and can suggest a better vet as this may make a big difference many forum members have dental bunnies and take them for ops regualrly i myself have 2 one who seems controlled via diet and one who needs dentals rarely as although his teeth are growing funnily and are an odd shape they are in wear currently. x

Hello

My rabbit has a condition where his jaw is not alligned right. So when his teeth grow to much it can hurt him. We used to have to put him under annasthetic. But it was too worrying to now we go to a vet who does it when theyre awake. Don't worry its not as bad as it sounds. Its the German way apparently. I'm sure if you research into it you could find someone to do it. It is much cheaper too. Also we were told to put our rabbit on a mainly hay diet. With not as many leafy greens and solid food apparently it encourages them to eat the hay which will help keep their teeth down. But not so they starve We also have special 'eating' hay which my rabbit LOVES! hope this helps x