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My Black Loop Eared Rabbit Called Star Has Teeth Promblem Again. Have To Take Him To The Vets Tomorrow. Can Anyone Give Me Advice On Looking After His Teeth , As I Am Realy Stugging To Pay The Vets Bills. I Have Wood Blocks For Him, He Is Only 3 Years Old. Thank You X
 
Is it his front teeth or back teeth?
If it's his front teeth, you can have them removed. It costs a bit (about £60 I paid I think) but once they're removed they're gone forever (in most cases anyway! If enough root is left behind for whatever reason they can grow back but usually it's fine) and buns manage fine without them.
If it's his back teeth it's harder but changing the diet can help. Rabbits need to eat lots of hay (and/or grass) and this will help wear his teeth down. Veg should be leafy fibrous stuff like carrot tops (rather than carrot), romaine lettuce, spring greens, curly kale, as well as herbs like parsley and dill. The action of eating this kind of food means the back teeth grind together so long teeth or spurs get worn down.
 
Its His Back Teeth What Is The Promblem. They Are Growing Curly Instead Of Straight. I Am Worried About Him Going To The Vets , Ihope He Pulls Through As This Is His Secound Time This Year And Both Times He Has To Go Under . I Just Want The Best For My Star X
 
There are a couple of vets around that do dentals without general anaesthetic and I think it only costs around £8... there is one in Nottingham and another in Coventry, but it might be worth asking around your local vets to see if they are able to do it...
 
Teeth Promblems

Yes We Feed Him On Hay ,veg, Fruit, And The Best Rabbit Food. The Vets Charge Me For The First Time 117 Pounds This Time Its Going To Cost Me 80 Pounds. Xx
 
That's really expensive, definately look around other vets :?
How much hay does he eat and what sort of veg and pellets is he eating?
 
That is really expensive. Hope someone can recommend a good vet to you.
My tooth problem rabbits have the dust free hay, readigrass, timothy hay and grass. It makes up about 70-805 of their diet. They have very few pellets and some veggies a day. This seems to work.
 
That is very expensive! :shock:

I would start a new thread Lulu asking for a vet reccomendation in your area- there are a few people on here who live near you.
 
Lulu :wave:

Are you able to get into Drayton (otherside of Pompey)?

Rob or Petra @ Pet Doctor's should be able to do it for less, Rob's a specialist in the smaller exotics and a god send :love:
 
The vegetables you're feeding aren't going to promote good wearing of the teeth. I'd try to introduce some leafier greens - remember to do it one at a time and introduce it slowly. Mine would get carrot tops rather than the main part of the carrot, romaine lettuce, spring greens, curly kale, the outside greens from cauliflower, dandelion leaves, dill, parsley. These are all veg that requires the bun to eat them in a very similar way to grass, grinding them down with their molars in a side-to-side motion which also wears down the teeth. Veg like carrots and cucumber are eaten by the bun biting chunks off with their front teeth and then chomping on the small pieces like they would pellets, so don't encourage much wear of the teeth
 
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