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Casper's at the vets (teeth this time)

I am pleased to hear your bunnies are doing so well.
Even if his tooth roots are close to being an issue, it sounds like they are growing slowly since it has already been five years. Sending vibes it will be a long time,if ever,before it affects Casper's quality of life. Sending vibes for you and Sophie too.
 
I'm glad it all went well and that they are home again :love:
I understand you are confused when the vet and the nurse says different things:? I hope your vet will be able to clear it up.
How disappointing they didn't get water or their treats :(
 
Sorry not read all the posts as I am not too well. Just wanted to say that I think there was a bit of misunderstanding re tooth root growth. The VN saying they only grow upwards was almost certainly referring to the crowns of the teeth or the upper tooth roots. Lower Tooth roots that elongate do grow down into the mandible . Upper elongated tooth roots grow up into the nasal passages and toward the nasolacrimal ducts.

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bunny momma said:
I am pleased to hear your bunnies are doing so well.
Even if his tooth roots are close to being an issue, it sounds like they are growing slowly since it has already been five years. Sending vibes it will be a long time,if ever,before it affects Casper's quality of life. Sending vibes for you and Sophie too.
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Thank you, bunny momma. I really appreciate your caring and the vibes. :) It's actually a bit odd, because he had an x-ray in January and his roots hadn't gotten any worse then compared to last time, and his upper molar roots were fine then, not elongated, so they must've gotten worse just this year. So, I'm not sure if they elongate at a constant, even rate, or if it's rather random periods of getting worse followed by no change for a while.


Walli said:
I'm glad it all went well and that they are home again :love:
I understand you are confused when the vet and the nurse says different things:? I hope your vet will be able to clear it up.
How disappointing they didn't get water or their treats :(
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Thank you for caring, too. :love: I just sent the vets a message, so we'll see what they say. I asked about the water, too. Hopefully they did get it, but just in a different bowl or something...


InspectorMorse said:
Sorry not read all the posts as I am not too well. Just wanted to say that I think there was a bit of misunderstanding re tooth root growth. The VN saying they only grow upwards was almost certainly referring to the crowns of the teeth or the upper tooth roots. Lower Tooth roots that elongate do grow down into the mandible . Upper elongated tooth roots grow up into the nasal passages and toward the nasolacrimal ducts.

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Thank you for explaining, IM. That's what I thought, but we were definitely talking about the lower molar roots; she said, 'The roots can't break through the jaw, because they only grow upwards, so the only thing that happens is that those molars get spurs more quickly'. I was having a good brain day for once, so I can actually remember what she said. :lol:

I hope you can feel a bit better soon. I'm sorry you're not feeling too well.
 
I’m glad it went well and they are eating well :love: I hope you can get some answers from the vet xx
 
Thank you, Zoobec. :love:


The vet nurse I saw yesterday called me after I sent them my message, and we've got it all cleared up! They gave them water in a different bowl, so they did have water, thankfully, so I'm not sure why Sophie was so super thirsty when we got home! And the root thing, she explained that if the molars get too long, that puts pressure on the opposing molars, which pushes the roots of those molars deeper, which will then make them break through and cause abscesses, but as long as we keep his molars short (so, keep treating his spurs), that won't happen. So, that's very reassuring, and I understand now. :)
 
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Neither of them really wanted their pellets this morning, so I think they might have some lingering discomfort after all. They're still eating their hay just fine, though, so that's more important.
 
I need a good brain day:lol:

Thanks for explaining that, i get it now. Sounds like you feel more relaxed too. I hope S&C are back on their nuggets soon but as you say, at least they are prioritising the important stuff
 
Sending lots more vibes for your recovering bunnies. Eating hay is great, I wouldn't worry too much about the nuggets :)
 
joey&boo said:
I need a good brain day:lol:

Thanks for explaining that, i get it now. Sounds like you feel more relaxed too. I hope S&C are back on their nuggets soon but as you say, at least they are prioritising the important stuff
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If I knew where to get them, I'd tell you. :lol:

I do feel more relaxed now, yes. Thank you for hoping they'll be back on their nuggets soon. :)


Pets mum said:
Sending lots more vibes for your recovering bunnies. Eating hay is great, I wouldn't worry too much about the nuggets :)
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Thank you for the vibes, Pets mum. :) Yeah, I'm not too worried. They need their pellets to keep their weight on, but a few days aren't going to matter much, I don't think.
 
a reader of books said:
If I knew where to get them, I'd tell you. [emoji38]

I do feel more relaxed now, yes. Thank you for hoping they'll be back on their nuggets soon. :)



Thank you for the vibes, Pets mum. :) Yeah, I'm not too worried. They need their pellets to keep their weight on, but a few days aren't going to matter much, I don't think.
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So glad they're doing well :)

Yea I wouldn't worry about the pellets too much, they'll be fine without them for a bit x
 
Sophie's still been a bit fussy about her pellets, eating some of them and then only eating the rest when I hand-feed them to her, but today she ate her pellets right away, except for one, which she ate when I held it in front of her face. I'm so proud of her. :lol::love:
 
Aww, I told her you're proud of her, too, but couldn't see her reaction because she has her head in a tunnel, but I'm sure she appreciates it. :love:
 
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