Hello everyone
Hopefully someone on here will have some experience with this and will be able to give me some advice! I'm worried about my little bun
I've had my rabbit Sooty for 2 months now, he is about 5 months old. I'm not 100% sure, but I think he is a netherland dwarf mix.
About a week ago I noticed that his front bottom teeth were getting quite long and overlapping his front top teeth, he was struggling to eat vegetables unless they were cut into tiny pieces and he had stopped grooming Sweep (his bunny friend). I took him to the vets as soon as I realised.
The vet cut his teeth down and after examining his mouth told me that they don't line up correctly and he will need regular trims to stop them from overgrowing. She said it was quite common in his breed.
She said that sometimes the teeth can be removed if it becomes too much of a problem but she wouldn't recommend it because the surgery can be very stressful and the teeth may grow back (not sure if this is possible..?).
I have no problem with taking him to the vets regularly and can deal with the cost, but I am worried about his wellbeing. He hates being in the car and I can imagine having to do this every few weeks could be very stressful for him. I've researched the problem and I wouldn't cut the teeth myself because I'm not experienced and I don't want to cause him more pain.
Has anyone had experience with the tooth removal surgery and would they recommend it? If it would be better for Sooty in the long run then I would consider it. Can a rabbit live happily without it's front teeth? Just looking for advice from anyone more experienced than me, I want to do the right thing for him.
Hopefully someone on here will have some experience with this and will be able to give me some advice! I'm worried about my little bun
I've had my rabbit Sooty for 2 months now, he is about 5 months old. I'm not 100% sure, but I think he is a netherland dwarf mix.
About a week ago I noticed that his front bottom teeth were getting quite long and overlapping his front top teeth, he was struggling to eat vegetables unless they were cut into tiny pieces and he had stopped grooming Sweep (his bunny friend). I took him to the vets as soon as I realised.
The vet cut his teeth down and after examining his mouth told me that they don't line up correctly and he will need regular trims to stop them from overgrowing. She said it was quite common in his breed.
She said that sometimes the teeth can be removed if it becomes too much of a problem but she wouldn't recommend it because the surgery can be very stressful and the teeth may grow back (not sure if this is possible..?).
I have no problem with taking him to the vets regularly and can deal with the cost, but I am worried about his wellbeing. He hates being in the car and I can imagine having to do this every few weeks could be very stressful for him. I've researched the problem and I wouldn't cut the teeth myself because I'm not experienced and I don't want to cause him more pain.
Has anyone had experience with the tooth removal surgery and would they recommend it? If it would be better for Sooty in the long run then I would consider it. Can a rabbit live happily without it's front teeth? Just looking for advice from anyone more experienced than me, I want to do the right thing for him.