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Honey is officially a dental bun

lucy24

lucy24

Mama Doe
So last weekend i noticed she was eating funny and when i looked her front teeth were growing up into her nose. i was so shocked and guilty i hadnt noticed already. i took her to the vet and managed to see the rabbit specialist. he was great with her. he actually said it looked like only 4/5 weeks growth so try not to feel guilty but i still do :cry: She has had her incisors burred down and shaped to try to te align them over the next few weeks with repeated burring. then if it hasnt improved might have to have them removed. (last resort) however it looks like it might be her back teeth causing pain and making her eat funny so her front teeth dont meet properly. in which case she will have x rays and i guess go from there.

i know alot of people on here have dental bunnys so i would like to know what to expect regarding treatment to her back teeth? if its the roots what will be next treatment wise? im going again wed anyway but would like to know a bit more if possible. slightly nervous about what is to come with HOney....
 
lucy24 said:
So last weekend i noticed she was eating funny and when i looked her front teeth were growing up into her nose. i was so shocked and guilty i hadnt noticed already. i took her to the vet and managed to see the rabbit specialist. he was great with her. he actually said it looked like only 4/5 weeks growth so try not to feel guilty but i still do :cry: She has had her incisors burred down and shaped to try to te align them over the next few weeks with repeated burring. then if it hasnt improved might have to have them removed. (last resort) however it looks like it might be her back teeth causing pain and making her eat funny so her front teeth dont meet properly. in which case she will have x rays and i guess go from there.

i know alot of people on here have dental bunnys so i would like to know what to expect regarding treatment to her back teeth? if its the roots what will be next treatment wise? im going again wed anyway but would like to know a bit more if possible. slightly nervous about what is to come with HOney....
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I'm so sorry you've discovered such a problem with Honey's teeth :cry:

Having the front teeth out is usually a fairly straight forward procedure for a rabbit savvy vet. It's probably a good idea to see how they go once they are burred down and whether she can eat better as a result.

A dental under anaesthetic and (possibly) head X-rays would be the way to go determining the health of the back teeth. Not all vets think head X-rays are useful (my vet doesn't) but occasionally they throw up useful info.

I wouldn't worry about anything that has as yet not been diagnosed. There is always so much to concern us about bunnies I try not to pre-empt possible problems :D
 
Hmm that's a very good point. It's so hard being patient for our bunnies sometimes. Especially when you just want them to be OK.
 
lucy24 said:
So last weekend i noticed she was eating funny and when i looked her front teeth were growing up into her nose. i was so shocked and guilty i hadnt noticed already. i took her to the vet and managed to see the rabbit specialist. he was great with her. he actually said it looked like only 4/5 weeks growth so try not to feel guilty but i still do :cry: She has had her incisors burred down and shaped to try to te align them over the next few weeks with repeated burring. then if it hasnt improved might have to have them removed. (last resort) however it looks like it might be her back teeth causing pain and making her eat funny so her front teeth dont meet properly. in which case she will have x rays and i guess go from there.

i know alot of people on here have dental bunnys so i would like to know what to expect regarding treatment to her back teeth? if its the roots what will be next treatment wise? im going again wed anyway but would like to know a bit more if possible. slightly nervous about what is to come with HOney....
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Poor Honey. It would certainly be a good idea to obtain skull radiographs to establish what is going on below the surface so to speak, aswell as addressing any problems with the crowns of the molars. That is the approach my Vet took with one of my Rabbits who developed Incisor malocclusion at the age of 7. She had never been a Dental Rabbit and she was raised on an almost hay only diet from the age of about 10 weeks. So why Dental problems suddenly occurred I do not know. She did have to have her Incisors out eventually. After that and one more Dental on her Molars she required no more treatment. Thankfully her molar roots were fine.

Rabbits can cope well without incisors. They may require help with grooming and diet wise they may find it easier to eat hand pulled grass rather than hay. Although some incisorless Rabbits manage OK with softer hay types. They can usually eat pelleted feeds and as long as veg is sliced up they cope with that too.

Hope all goes well for Honey at the Vets on Wednesday xx
 
Thanks jacksjane. It is weird when it's out of the blue. She is 4 and never had problems, has a good diet etc... the vet did say he will likely do full head xray . It's just all so new to me but I do trust my vet which always helps! He primarily deals with rabbits lol
 
lucy24 said:
Thanks jacksjane. It is weird when it's out of the blue. She is 4 and never had problems, has a good diet etc... the vet did say he will likely do full head xray . It's just all so new to me but I do trust my vet which always helps! He primarily deals with rabbits lol
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You're welcome. It sounds as though Honey has a Bunny Savvy Vet on board so I think you will receive good advice from him. I expect he'll show you the Xray films and explain what the findings are. That is what my Vet does and it's really interesting. It helps me understand what is going on with the specific Rabbit.
 
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