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Pippin has a small spur, why?

jazxo

jazxo

Mama Doe
Pippin got her vaccinations at the vets yesterday and the vet checked her teeth and said she had a tiny spur on one side but it wasn't doing any damage but we should keep an eye on it.

She's such a good hay eater, eats a lot more than your average rabbit so why would she get a spur?

Really scared now :(
 
Small molar spurs are not at all uncommon, even in Rabbits who eat tons of hay. As long as she maintains her good hay intake and you get the Vet to monitor her teeth every 6-8 weeks she may never need any treatment.
 
Taking Donny and Lola back to the vets in 2 weeks I think it is.. As they have the 'beginnings' of spurs and they only eat hay and forage! :roll::lol: oh well.. Hopefully when they get checked again it will be okay.
 
Hopefully it won't amount to anything. Just hate the thought of her needing a dental when I work so hard with her diet!
 
One of my bunnies had little spurs at every check up for years and never once needed a dental. I imagine it's down to genetics causing a slight mismatch in jaw alignment. I also wonder if these are bunnies that not fed a good diet would be ones that end up with teeth problems. So your care with the diet might be what's stopped them being a problem :)
 
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