silverrabbit
Mama Doe
Hello
One of my rescues was in his previous home for around 7 years. I went to pick him up and had visited him previous and on all occasions he had NO access to hay and no cereal and the water bottle was empty. He was so underweight that his head looked too big for his body and had blocked tear ducts that because they were left unflushed, had scarred over and now cannot be fixed even after he had an op to try and reopen them.
Anyway, that's just a bit of history. They eyes are actually looking good now he's dry and protected from the elements. I was expecting teeth issues as I normally do from rescue rabbits, and he has regular back teeth filing/clipping though cannot have anaesthetic after he almost didn't make it through a previous dental now
What I wanted to ask was if anyone had experience of the little toothy things behind the front 2 top teeth overgrowing? Barney has them growing out to the side, curling, and although the vet trims these they regrow very quickly no matter how much hay he eats. What can I do to help him? I see it sometimes makes him uncomfortable as he plays with his mouth with his front paws, like trying to get something unstuck. This is even after he has a dental. He eats fine and loves his hay, but I don't want him to be uncomfortable
One of my rescues was in his previous home for around 7 years. I went to pick him up and had visited him previous and on all occasions he had NO access to hay and no cereal and the water bottle was empty. He was so underweight that his head looked too big for his body and had blocked tear ducts that because they were left unflushed, had scarred over and now cannot be fixed even after he had an op to try and reopen them.
Anyway, that's just a bit of history. They eyes are actually looking good now he's dry and protected from the elements. I was expecting teeth issues as I normally do from rescue rabbits, and he has regular back teeth filing/clipping though cannot have anaesthetic after he almost didn't make it through a previous dental now
What I wanted to ask was if anyone had experience of the little toothy things behind the front 2 top teeth overgrowing? Barney has them growing out to the side, curling, and although the vet trims these they regrow very quickly no matter how much hay he eats. What can I do to help him? I see it sometimes makes him uncomfortable as he plays with his mouth with his front paws, like trying to get something unstuck. This is even after he has a dental. He eats fine and loves his hay, but I don't want him to be uncomfortable