dental reoccurance

maggyrose · Oct 20, 2014

hello all

I cant find my old thread from while ago, so a new thread sorry!

Pearl was speyed earlier this year, and at same time had spurs burred down as vet noticed they were there. Then 11 wks later she had to have another dental.

Now 9 weeks since last dental she is showing signs again - she is booked in next week.

She is fed the small amount of SS pellets, and free fed good stalky hay, a handful of readi grass daily and no fresh food (her mate cant cope with veg)

She is a mini lop so the squashed face doesnt help, just want to see if there is anything else I can do or get checked out to see how to increase the time between dentals!??

Vegan_Bunny · Oct 20, 2014

Unfortunately it seems you are doing what you can for her. Some buns have genetic problems, their teeth may not meet up properly. No matter how much hay or good food they get their teeth will eventually elongate and grow spurs. Making sure she eats lots of hay will certainly extend the time between dentals, fresh grass and forage are good, too. :thumb:

MightyMax · Oct 20, 2014

maggyrose said:
hello all

I cant find my old thread from while ago, so a new thread sorry!

Pearl was speyed earlier this year, and at same time had spurs burred down as vet noticed they were there. Then 11 wks later she had to have another dental.

Now 9 weeks since last dental she is showing signs again - she is booked in next week.

She is fed the small amount of SS pellets, and free fed good stalky hay, a handful of readi grass daily and no fresh food (her mate cant cope with veg)

She is a mini lop so the squashed face doesnt help, just want to see if there is anything else I can do or get checked out to see how to increase the time between dentals!??

What would help is the vet not only burring down the spurs, but actually grinding the teeth down almost to the gum line. It *may* help the teeth to grow in a way which is more conducive to hay grinding. If teeth grow wonky it's doubtful you'll be able to correct them, though by the vet grinding the teeth low you may be able to extend the period between dentals.

Jbun · Oct 21, 2014

I don't remember who it was, but another RU member has a bun that was having frequent dentals, I think every couple months. They switched their bun to orchard grass hay(high in silica so helps with tooth wear) and I think it's been several more months since their bun needed another dental, if the bun has even needed another yet. Hopefully they'll come along and tell the details themselves.

Tamsin · Oct 21, 2014

Stalky isn't always the best for tooth wear, sometimes you want leafy because the leafy bits are rougher - it just depends on the hay. The test is how much your finger catches as you run it down a piece or how well it catches on clothing and gets spread around the house :lol:

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