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FHB- Survey Re Owners Perspective on Vet Treatment + Advice About Dental Problems
- Thread starter Jack's-Jane
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Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Artie had a claw that curled up instead of down, this was only the case in the last couple of years of his life. He's the one who lost a kidney to EC.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Just giving this a bump.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Quoted from Frances Harcourt-Brown [via Facebook]
"The results of the survey of owners experiences of dentistry for their rabbit are interesting. For those of you that haven't completed the survey, it is still open and will remain so until June. The link is in the 'sign up' button above. The results so far show a definite gender bias for rabbits needing dentistry. Breed may or may not play a part and I would really like to compare the results with the gender and breed distribution in the pet rabbit population as a whole. I am also working on a paper about ear disease and would like to know the percentage of pet rabbits that have lop ears so please will you help me by filling in another (very short) survey."
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/B9X2JNZ
"The results of the survey of owners experiences of dentistry for their rabbit are interesting. For those of you that haven't completed the survey, it is still open and will remain so until June. The link is in the 'sign up' button above. The results so far show a definite gender bias for rabbits needing dentistry. Breed may or may not play a part and I would really like to compare the results with the gender and breed distribution in the pet rabbit population as a whole. I am also working on a paper about ear disease and would like to know the percentage of pet rabbits that have lop ears so please will you help me by filling in another (very short) survey."
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/B9X2JNZ
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
My guess, given there is also a question as to whether the rabbits are neutered, is that it's something to do with a theory on lack of calcium, same sort of scenario as women can experience osteoporosis after hormonal changes... so female would be my guess... but that's based on sending a load of X-ray forms off for human patients and transferring the theory for rabbits, other than that theory I have nothing to offer:lol:
I also wonder if she also has a suggestion that lops are more prone to needing dentals but then needs to prove that we don't have a (for example) 80% population of lop rabbits to account for the high percentage of lops needing dentals.....
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I can't wait to find out 
My 2 dental buns have been does ..(still refuse to believe Joey was / is) ..but then I've had more does & 2 is hardly a good sample size. Had one lop & that one lop is deaf. I've had 2 bunnies with slightly waxy ears, again my lop & my lop cross (aka Boo & Mouse). I guess I'll need to be patient, all her results wont be in til June never mind processing it all
My 2 dental buns have been does ..(still refuse to believe Joey was / is) ..but then I've had more does & 2 is hardly a good sample size. Had one lop & that one lop is deaf. I've had 2 bunnies with slightly waxy ears, again my lop & my lop cross (aka Boo & Mouse). I guess I'll need to be patient, all her results wont be in til June never mind processing it allJack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I will have to fill out several of the Surveys !! I hope that wont break the system :shock:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Just bumping this up in case anyone is in the mood for another survey :lol::lol:
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
:thumb: I'm rubbish as I haven't done it yet
I didn't have any dental bunnies when this survey started ... I have 3 now!
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Just giving this a gentle bump as there are only 3 days left to fill it in and it would be good to have as many results as possible to aid the research.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
*bump*
Frances Harcourt-Brown BVSc FRCVS, from Facebook, 30 June: "Thank you for all the new responses. There have been over 40 in the last 24 hours. There were 467 responses when I last looked. 500 would be good. The results are interesting and I will share them once the survey is closed."
Frances Harcourt-Brown BVSc FRCVS, from Facebook, 30 June: "Thank you for all the new responses. There have been over 40 in the last 24 hours. There were 467 responses when I last looked. 500 would be good. The results are interesting and I will share them once the survey is closed."
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
:thumb:
I get another chance to fill this in now as Benji had a dental yesterday - my first bunny with a molar spur dental in over 9 years!!
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
I can't remember if you said they found any spikes, was it tiny ones that might or might not have been the culprit?
I waited ages to fill the previous ones in as it asks a lot of questions re longer term after the dental, so left it to the last few days to give an accurate an answer as possible... I completely forgot what metacam was given though as sooo long ago.... It then reminded me I need to give likkle Benji his dose tonight
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Yeah tiny ones maybe, no ulcers, no cuts . It was clearly Bobs hideously noisy machine that upset him. Joey is a very sensitive rabbit. There was no build up to Joeys "dental" issue, he ate everything on offer always then immediately stopped after his noisy garden scare.
Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
He says thank you. He is feeling very self-important as I've just told him that a picture of his fluff appeared on Twitter and none other than Richard Saunders 'liked' the picture
