Georgeypudding
Wise Old Thumper
A molar spur on a bunny :wave:
Never seen one before, very painful looking :shock:
Never seen one before, very painful looking :shock:
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An interesting picture for you dental bunny owners
- Thread starter Georgeypudding
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Greenleaf Animal Rescue
Mama Doe
Interesting. Good to see a clear photograph of what some of our dental buns are having to cope with on a month to month basis.
That is interesting.
Mainly because my vet said the problem with taking Poppy's incisors out would be they couldn't use a clamp to get to her molars because it hooks around the incisors, now I see what they mean.
One of the vets at my practice manged to show me right in Poppy's mouth by letting me look through that instrument (don't know the name), it's very interesting.
Mainly because my vet said the problem with taking Poppy's incisors out would be they couldn't use a clamp to get to her molars because it hooks around the incisors, now I see what they mean.
One of the vets at my practice manged to show me right in Poppy's mouth by letting me look through that instrument (don't know the name), it's very interesting.
Georgeypudding
Wise Old Thumper
I wonder how they do Mae's dentals then, she has no front teeth :wave: I'd love to have a look through the Otoscope (atleast I think thats the word) must ask next time Im there
Ahh, that's the name
The vet did say it is possible to do it without but makes it trickier to have a look. It's good to know they do manage to do do Mae's without her incisors, it's a permenant niggle at the back of my mind whether I should have Poppy's out or not. :?
Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
I'm far from an expert but I think any weight loss, dribbling (a wet chin), refusing to eat certain foods I beleive are some signs and some bunnies may need dentals regualry but some only the odd once or so I believe :wave: Making sure bunny has unlimited good quality hay and other foods such as leaves (hawthorn, bramble etc) can help to wear down their continuously growing teeth
emjrabbitwolf
Warren Scout
They can cause a lot of damage too!
Glad we caught benjamin's slight spurs early and managed to remove them with a diet change.
Glad we caught benjamin's slight spurs early and managed to remove them with a diet change.
silverspider05
Warren Scout
Jake had to have a spur removed from his molar about 6 months ago... I could only imagine what it looked like but know I know... OUCH! I'm not surprised they don't want to eat or anything, and it makes me kind of glad I'm so paranoid about his teeth that I freak out and take him to the vets everytime I think there's something wrong (I'm pretty sure they see me walk in and go, oh no its HER again!)
(I'm pretty sure they see me walk in and go, oh no its HER again!) Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Here's a fibre optic view
and another view
Spurs, and then the teeth once burred.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=49&ty=71
(I don't know how to do the smart thing and get them as a picture, sorry).
Spurs, and then the teeth once burred.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=49&ty=71
(I don't know how to do the smart thing and get them as a picture, sorry).
clutterydrawer
Wise Old Thumper
When Marnie had her dental the vet gave me her spurs in a little bag :shock: They looked vicious, no wonder she wasn't eating
OriginalFlintstone
Mama Doe
Thankfully I don't own a dental bun (touch wood!)
I'd always imagined what I thought spurs might look like, but didn't think they'd be quite so razor sharp.
Poor bunnies who have to endure that pain regularly
I'd always imagined what I thought spurs might look like, but didn't think they'd be quite so razor sharp.
Poor bunnies who have to endure that pain regularly
