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enirehtak7

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my bunny sally recently bumped her mouth on a furniture and cut her lip, as well as broke her two front teeth. She eats shaved bits of carrots, and small cut bits of cilantro and romaine lettuce. I gave her a slice of banana and she could not bite it like she usually would, which is when I realized that she must be in pain. She does not look sick, but I would really rather not get there yet. I have called several vets around my local area, but many do not help with rabbits, and have a ridiculous fee. I am wondering if I should pull them out?


Thanks, K
 
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Thanks, K
 
rabbits teeth are incredibly sensitive and the correct alignment is vital - do not therefore attempt anything yourself.

Which country are you in? (I am guessing not UK)
 
Please, please don't pull her teeth out. That would be incredibly painful and cruel. I would highly recommend you continue your search for a vet to look at them for her and decide on the best course of action. Good luck in your search and hope your bunny makes a full recovery.
 
thanks you guys, (i live in the US, yep) she seems ok, but I'll keep looking. However, in the mean time, should I just leave her to it? She's not feeling ill, or in a corner, but I can imagine it's painful. I have sent some emails to vets and am awaiting their reply.


Thanks, K
 
enirehtak7 said:
thanks you guys, (i live in the US, yep) she seems ok, but I'll keep looking. However, in the mean time, should I just leave her to it? She's not feeling ill, or in a corner, but I can imagine it's painful. I have sent some emails to vets and am awaiting their reply.


Thanks, K
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I think the sooner she can be examined by a Vet the better. There is a risk of infection getting in to the tooth roots and if that occurs it can lead to all sorts of problems. So I would not do anything to the broken tooth yourself, but concentrate on accessing a Vet who can see your Rabbit within the next 24 hours. It is very important to monitor your Rabbit's food intake and poo output to insure that her GI tract keeps moving whilst she is having Dental problems. Secondary gut stasis will occur if she does not eat enough to keep things moving through.
 
enirehtak7 said:
thanks you guys, (i live in the US, yep) she seems ok, but I'll keep looking. However, in the mean time, should I just leave her to it? She's not feeling ill, or in a corner, but I can imagine it's painful. I have sent some emails to vets and am awaiting their reply.


Thanks, K
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Goodness so sorry this has happened ... I hope you get a good vet on the case.

Please don't do anything to the teeth yourself. They need to be assessed by an expert, and a vet would have to take the incisors out if that were the best course of action.

Good luck. Please keep us updated .... x
 
Try looking on this list to see if there is a good rabbit vet near you. Also looking up exotic vets for your area, then look at any online reviews for them, can sometimes give you a general idea of whether or not they may be good or not.
http://rabbit.org/vet-listings/
 
thank you guys! Still awaiting their reply, but i have given her pellets for the past few days, and seems to have eaten them all. still checking for any mishaps, however. still checking for any available vets; thank you jbun for the link!
 
I am confused why you think you need to pull her teeth. Even if they needed pulling, it is something that would need to be done by a vet under anesthesia.
Rabbit teeth regularly grow and wear against each other, so she will have her incisor's back. Hopefully her injury did not damage the jaw or tooth alignment. In the meantime, she needs to be watched for infection and be prescribed pain meds by a vet. Several years ago I owned a lionhead who broke off one of her front teeth and it began bleeding. I was able to see a vet immediately. The vet made sure it was clean and put something to stop bleeding. My bun was prescribed pain meds. Once her pain was controlled, she was able to eat pellets, but she had temporary problems eating her hay.
The vet charged me for an office call and the meds.
 
good news, you guys! so I checked with a vet today and earlier in the morning while i was out, i came back to pick her up for the appt. and her teeth were out! she may have spit them out, thank goodness. i don't think she would have swallowed them, though. anyway, she is healthy and in no pain! (-:
 
Did you still take her to the vet? She will be in pain, rabbits are just very good at hiding it.
If you are going to keep a pet you must be prepared to take it to the vet, it is all part of pet ownership.
I hope she is ok xx
 
i would probably be more concerned that her teeth have fallen out as she is now more at risk of infection. she really does need to get to a vet asap. even if they are not experienced in treating rabbits they could at least provide pain relief and put you in touch with a specialist. vets have a duty of care to animals, as do owners.
 
Did they give her pain relief? I would be very concerned about her, she has gone through a serious trauma injury xx
 
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