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My rabbit, Eddy, is five years old and has always had front teeth which needed clipping. For the last eighteen months we had a lovely vet who we would go to see and she really did a good job. Last week I took Eddy for her appointment and was a bit put out to hear that our regular vet had left and we had to see another one. I book my appointments weeks in advance so I thought they could have told me.
It was evident that the new vet wasn't very experienced with rabbits but she gave Eddy a check over, did the teeth and we left. A week later Eddy was off her food, first thing yesterday morning I checked her mouth and saw that the right front tooth looked like it had shattered and the left tooth was almost falling out! We went straight back to the vets- I requested a different one- only to be told that Eddy had a huge abscess which has burst and today she is having surgery to remove both her front teeth.
I can not understand how my rabbit has gone from being in excellent health with good teeth to having a pus filled face with broken teeth within the space of seven days. I am wondering if the inexperienced vet has taken too much of the tooth off exposing the pulp which has allowed bacteria to get in. I did question this with the vet but she said that although trimming could have triggered it, it was more than likely to be something in the teeth alignment. I am not convinced.
Has anybody else had a similar experience and if so what action did you take?
Has anyone now got a rabbit with no front teeth? :shock: Eddy's favourite thing was chewing and now I am really worried she will be bored.
She is currently kept outside, fed on Burgess pellets for 5+, has a lots of hay/ greens/ carrots, and is vaccinated against Myxomatosis and VHD.
Any advice would be really appreciated!
It was evident that the new vet wasn't very experienced with rabbits but she gave Eddy a check over, did the teeth and we left. A week later Eddy was off her food, first thing yesterday morning I checked her mouth and saw that the right front tooth looked like it had shattered and the left tooth was almost falling out! We went straight back to the vets- I requested a different one- only to be told that Eddy had a huge abscess which has burst and today she is having surgery to remove both her front teeth.
I can not understand how my rabbit has gone from being in excellent health with good teeth to having a pus filled face with broken teeth within the space of seven days. I am wondering if the inexperienced vet has taken too much of the tooth off exposing the pulp which has allowed bacteria to get in. I did question this with the vet but she said that although trimming could have triggered it, it was more than likely to be something in the teeth alignment. I am not convinced.
Has anybody else had a similar experience and if so what action did you take?
Has anyone now got a rabbit with no front teeth? :shock: Eddy's favourite thing was chewing and now I am really worried she will be bored.
She is currently kept outside, fed on Burgess pellets for 5+, has a lots of hay/ greens/ carrots, and is vaccinated against Myxomatosis and VHD.
Any advice would be really appreciated!