bunny_love
Young Bun
my poor Holland Lop has malocclusion! It's so sad, is there anything that might make it a bit better? Because her teeth are growing REALLY fast.
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malocclusion
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You can have mallocluded incisors removed 
If they're growing back quickly this is the fairest treatment - one operation and they're done forever (there is a slight chance that if a bit of root is missed some of them may grow back but it's just a slight chance)
I noticed a drastic difference in how much easier it was for my buns with malloclussion to eat hay and veg after having their incisors out - even a few days after Mary had his incisors burred down, he'd get loose fur etc stuck inbetween them and go off his hay after about a week. If they find it easier to eat more hay they're a lot less likely to get molar problems too
If they're growing back quickly this is the fairest treatment - one operation and they're done forever (there is a slight chance that if a bit of root is missed some of them may grow back but it's just a slight chance) I noticed a drastic difference in how much easier it was for my buns with malloclussion to eat hay and veg after having their incisors out - even a few days after Mary had his incisors burred down, he'd get loose fur etc stuck inbetween them and go off his hay after about a week. If they find it easier to eat more hay they're a lot less likely to get molar problems too
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Is it molar malocclusion or incisors or both? How old is your Bun and when was the condition diagnosed?
Dental problems tend to fall into two main catagories, inherited (genetic) and aquired (as a result of a poor diet from a young age) Some breeds are also more prone to malocclusion, lops tend to have more problems.
Its hard to give specific advice without knowing more details but certainly a good hay/grass based diet is what all Buns need for healthy dentition. But if dental disease is advanced, especially if the tooth ROOTS are abnormal, then regular dentals will be required regardless of what Bun is fed.
Here are a couple of links that you may find helpful:
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/dental_disease.htm
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/dental.html
Janex
Dental problems tend to fall into two main catagories, inherited (genetic) and aquired (as a result of a poor diet from a young age) Some breeds are also more prone to malocclusion, lops tend to have more problems.
Its hard to give specific advice without knowing more details but certainly a good hay/grass based diet is what all Buns need for healthy dentition. But if dental disease is advanced, especially if the tooth ROOTS are abnormal, then regular dentals will be required regardless of what Bun is fed.
Here are a couple of links that you may find helpful:
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/dental_disease.htm
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/dental.html
Janex
HS
Wise Old Thumper
Hi there. Our housebun Squidgy had maloccluded incisors, and we had them removed (5 years ago now) as they kept growing back very quickly. He has no problems with his molars so far. He has a normal diet, we just need to make sure his hay is cut up into smaller pieces, as are his veggies.
bunny_love
Young Bun
She's two years old. Her teeth have been a problem for just over a year. Her front teeth are the ones that have the problem. They have to get cut really often, more often than I would think usual. I think that it's an inherited trait, because she's always been taken really good care of, by me and by her previous owner. Should I get her teeth removed?
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I would certainly discuss that option with your Vet.
Janex
Janex
Incisors can often because misaligned because of an injury too - for example snapping a tooth or a knock to the face may cause a tooth to grow at a slightly wonky angle, and as this one grows it pushes on the one next to it and causes that to misalign too. These two no longer meet the opposite two correctly so they don't wear down as well as they should.
Sounds more like hereditary malloclussion if it's happening so fast though - Rex's were due to breaking a tooth and his grew quite slowly but I thought it was fairer to have them out when he was neutered anyway to save another op in the future or having them burred down. Mary's were inherited and he needed them burring down almost weekly before he had them removed :shock:
Sounds more like hereditary malloclussion if it's happening so fast though - Rex's were due to breaking a tooth and his grew quite slowly but I thought it was fairer to have them out when he was neutered anyway to save another op in the future or having them burred down. Mary's were inherited and he needed them burring down almost weekly before he had them removed :shock:
bunny_love
Young Bun
Does it hurt for the teeth to come out? Or will she not be able to eat as much?
It's done under anaesthetic, they will be a bit sore after the op so will probably prefer soft food like grated veg and pellets soaked in warm water for a day or two. Heals pretty quickly and they become very good at picking up pellets with their lips! They will need their veg cut down though
Peppermint and Noah both had their front teeth removed (father and son trait). They were given a long lasting pain relief jab before they left the vets and they had sore mouths for a few days ( same as we would really). Both carried on eating aftwerwards, the only difference now is I chop all their veg up for them.