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Can teeth get better???

S

Silly 'bunny mummy'!!!

Mama Doe
Pixie had another dental on Monday which wasn't a surprise as she has them about every three months so she was due. But the surprise came when the vet said she only had one sharp spur right at the back. Really unsusal as she usually has quite a few by this time. She's been having frequent dentals over the past three years and all of them have been pretty extensive. Pixie eats very little hay or grass and trust me, I've tried everything I can think off even spraying hay with apple juice! All she did was lick it off! Could it be that her teeth are finally getting better?? Is this possible?? I have noticed the past couple of dentals she's eating far more herbs and her pellets of course so could this be helping? Either way I'm so pleased the vet only found one spur : )) She is my darling and always takes her after dental meds and critical care so well, she really is a little star and my sweetheart :love:!!
 
I have found that my dental bunnies settle into a regular pattern and it does seem to get easier. I suspect that (once the initial work has been done) part of it is that I am better at spotting when something needs doing for that bunny, their diet is modified to suit, and that the rabbit finds a way of coping betterl. They seem to develop a way of chewing that suits them so only some teeth need attention, rather than all the ones that may have been involved initially. So things do change and can settle into a manageable pattern with longer gaps between treatments - sometimes, anyway.
 
I think pellets can help to grind down the teeth so it may have helped!
Have you tried to wet the hay with water? Some rabbits prefer this :)
 
My bunny alternates the side that needs most work. She will go ever 8 weeks or so now, that seems to be the pattern. Used to be every 4 weeks changed her diet and everything. X
 
FloLo said:
I think pellets can help to grind down the teeth so it may have helped!
Have you tried to wet the hay with water? Some rabbits prefer this :)
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Pellets don't grind the teeth down, unfortunately. Only hay/ grass does that :(

In my experience, dental bunnies eating hay can definitely improve their teeth and the time between dentals.

With bunnies who don't eat hay, it depends on how the molars are aligned. If molars are very badly aligned, they will get worse as they get older.

Good for you that your bunny's teeth are showing signs of improvement :wave:
 
Update; advice needed

Pixie has now lost a back tooth! The vet didn't even have to pull it as it came out as he was rasping it. I'm so shocked and so mad with my vet as I wasn't told when I collected her last Monday that her tooth had come out. The vet was called away to an emergency so wasn't there when I picked her up just a nurse. That was a week ago and she's still not eating properly. She was eating apple and a few herbs but now wont touch anything. She's really living on critical care, gut stimulant, pain killers and antibiotics. Can a bunny ever start to eat when missing a back tooth?? I'm so worried about her. I'm at work at the moment and she's back at the vet being force fed every two hours but it's so very stressfull for her and me as I cant concentrate on anything today.
 
Have you had any x-rays done yet? Sounds like there is something else going on. Do you have access to a specialist rabbit vet?

I have had 2 rabbits with jaw abscesses who had teeth that 'fell out' during regular dentals. In both cases there was an infection in the jaw bone. It is / was managed by antibiotics (eg daily Streptacare), anti-inflammatories (twice a day) and, extra grooming and dentals as needed. Both got progressively worse, but managed for over 18 months with an amended diet - ie whatever they would / could eat with a fragile jaw and dodgy teeth. Both rabbits seemed happy enough but it does mean a lot of hands-on care and is life-limiting in these 2 cases.
 
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