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My rabbits teeth are overgrown which I only just noticed a day ago because I thought it was normal.. its impossible to get him to a vet before the weekend so I need serious help. Since he's almost unable to eat himself is there something I can feed him that doesn't require him to use his front teeth. Please help.. I'm really concerned..
 
You need to get in to a vet some way before the weekend ....
If he's not able to eat he'll die, how long is it since hes eaten anything ?
 
If your bunny isn't eating, due to teeth problems, he really needs to see a vet now :(

If he doesn't eat, his gut will slow down, and lead to all sorts of problems - I'm not meaning to scare you, but this can't wait till the weekend - his teeth will be making him feel uncomfortable :(
 
You need to get him to a vet, its only Thursday, if i phoned my vet with the same situation as yours they would fit me in today, no matter what.

It is unhealthy for a rabbit to go even a few hours without food, wait til Monday and he will have developed full blown stasis and may even be dead.

On top of that he may have mouth ulcers and lacerations making it painful even to drink, has he lost weight?
 
I agree, you need to get to a vet as soon as possible.
In the mean time you could try grating up some vegetables or soaking some pellets like Excell or science selectives in water so they go mushy. If you think he won't be too distressed you could try syringing some baby food (vegetarian!) into his mouth.
 
Hello

Unfortunately Rabbits cant 'wait a few days to see the Vet' if they are unable to eat. This is because a rabbit should always have food passing through their digestive tract to keep it functioning. If the guts stop working fat starts to accumulate in the Liver which causes fatal Liver failure :cry:
So as the others have said you do need to find a way to get your Rabbit seen by a Vet today.

Janex
 
Thanks. I will try to bring him tomorrow.. in the meantime is there anything I could feed him like a liquid type of food? He tries to eat and he can eat little bits but I don't think its enough for tonight :?
 
you can try syringe feeding with mushed up pellets or some organic vegetable baby food (without any onions in) but he must see a vet as soon as possible. I would class this as an emergency case.
 
Most recovery foods are only available at this short notice via a vets unless you already have it in stock (I buy mine online).

So as recommended earlier - mash up some of the pellets they are eating (if they are on pellets) with water to create a mush that can be syringed in or try veggie baby food.

My vets are open until 6pm - my old vets used to be open til 7pm - have you tried ringing them?

Caz
 
He did find a way to eat a little.. I'm really happy that a vets able to help him tonight. Its just so weird because I never noticed that his teeth were long.. anyways thanks so much for all the advice.. I hope tonight won't be too painful for him..
 
Just feed him w/ non-meat contents baby foods 6 x 6 ml per day. Heniz brand Corn, sweet potato, carrot etc. will do.

If your vet put her under, cut and trim down the teeth, by the time the surgery is done, she won't eat for at least 12 hr., she would still needed to be on baby food anyway
 
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