missblondebunny
Mama Doe
hi
does anyone know where i can get some rabbit tooth cutters from and a large-ish syringe??
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does anyone know where i can get some rabbit tooth cutters from and a large-ish syringe??
x
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You serious?missblondebunny said:hi
does anyone know where i can get some rabbit tooth cutters from and a large-ish syringe??
x
jrn1310 said:With the introduction of burring, no vet should be now clipping teeth, if they are suggesting this they are ill informed and not up to date with a technique which has been practiced by most good vetinarys for at least the last 8 years. I would have to say avoid them like the plaque. Burring is far less stressful and painful for a rabbit.
No you cant burr rabbits teeth yourself this is done under antistheticmissblondebunny said:jrn1310 said:With the introduction of burring, no vet should be now clipping teeth, if they are suggesting this they are ill informed and not up to date with a technique which has been practiced by most good vetinarys for at least the last 8 years. I would have to say avoid them like the plaque. Burring is far less stressful and painful for a rabbit.
What is 'burring'?? What does it involve? can i do it myself?
last time i went to the vets they clipped my rabbits teeth, i thought it would be cheaper for me to purchase the clippers and to clip their teeth myself instead of the vets doing it as its easy enough.
Read heremissblondebunny said:could someone please explain what burring is to me as i have never heard of it before - i had no idea there was another of 'sorting out' rabbits teeth.
could someone please explain what burring is to me as i have never heard of it before - i had no idea there was another of 'sorting out' rabbits teeth.
Please note that clipping overgrown front teeth is no longer recommended. Clipping places extreme forces on the tooth, compressing the sensitive pulp further up the tooth and sending a shock wave through the skull. It’s painful (which is why rabbits hate it) and it can also shatter the tooth roots, leading to infection. Having said that, not all vets are equipped with suitable dental burrs (although this is changing as a greater proportion of veterinary practices purchase equipment suitable for rabbit dentistry), and some rabbits hate being restrained for burring - so the quicker option of clipping may be the lesser of two evils in some cases.
Extracting the front teeth offers a permanent solution, but it’s may only be worth doing if the rest of the teeth are in reasonable shape. Hence, most vets insist on doing X-rays of the teeth and skull before taking out incisors.
racheyrabbit said:Hi missblondebunny,
Which vets do you use? I'm in Bromley, so not that far away. I use The Laurels in Bromley, who seem very good with rabbits and have a very knowledgeable vet nurse. I've also been recommended Darwins in Biggin Hill (bit more your way, but a bit far away from me). Both these practices were recommended to me by the rescue where I got Kahlo, and they use Darwins as its cheaper apparently!
SOAD said:Beatrix's teeth are mis aligned, but she keeps them under control herself on my bloomin skirting boards :shock: :lol: