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Rabbits eyes vs teeth

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Groovychick1804

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Are teeth problems related to eye problems?

I took my netherland dwarf rabbit Poppy to the vets just over a week ago about his eyes, they were runny particularly his left one which was closing up, the vet gave me some drops for these. I also asked the vet to look at his teeth he said they were little over grown but nothing major and just left them. His eyes have fully opened now.

Now his eyes are still very runny even though I am putting drops in them every night and morning and I have noticed that one of his front teeth has broken.

I am jsut wondereing if this is related, i am booking an appointment for him tomorrow for Wed to see the vet.
 
I know with chinchillas, weepy eyes can be a sign of the roots of the teeth growing upwards too far and towards the eye sockets. Unfortunately nothing can be done other than putting the chinchilla to sleep when it has no quality of life.
Not sure if this is the same for buns though.
 
Teeth problems can cause eye problems as the roots can grow up and cause all sorts of problems. I think that is one of the first signs of teeth problems. Your vet will probs need to anaethetise your bun to get a good look at his teeth. I think Caz wrote a good article about teeth problems which should be on here somewhere!

There are things that can be done for bunnies teeth (unless very very bad), surgery being a usual route to remove teeth/spurs or to sort any abcesses out. Your vet will be able to tell you more!
 
Our netherland dwarf had teeth problems, although they didn't affect his eyes. His front teeth have been removed and he's fine now, so I'm sure something could be done.
 
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