TheCallyBear
Warren Scout
I am feeling so down right now, I feel like I'm failing.
After everything that happened with Ginny and Flo, and now Eric.
Firstly, I'd just like to ask that if possible, could you all take things a little easy on me. Only since last October have
I really started to learn things about rabbits, properly. Before that I was one of "those" owners. You know, those who
give their rabbits 2 bowls of museli a day and keep them alone. I also bought Eric from Pets at Home too. :?
Yeah, basically, I was clueless. But I am learning!!
When Eric was neutered back in January and they checked his teeth whilst he was under. They let me know that his
back teeth were quite overgrown so they clipped them. They never said that they would need doing again.
Stupidly, I didn't think they would. Regarding his diet, Eric eats two handfuls of pellets a day anymore, and he drops weight.
He point blank refuses to eat hay. I have tried nearly every brand. Standard farm hay, supermarket hay, hay for pets, ect.
However, he will eat grass, and boy does he eat a lot of it. So he has a run on grass that is connected via runaround to his hutch.
He also has veg every day, and I buy him apple sticks quite regularly.
**Sorry if this bit isn't clear, I am only repeating what the vet told me. I couldn't really understand him.**
A trip to the vets today for a check up revealed that his front teeth don't grow normally, they grow apart and gradually get further
apart. They don't meet his bottom teeth either, they grow over. His bottom teeth aren't smooth, they are ridged. His back teeth
are nearly touching his gums and therefore, his mouth is in bad shape.
The vet recommended extraction or leaving it and waiting until "something happens." :?
What I wanted to know is what I can do to make things easier for Eric. And whether it would be wise to go for a second opinion
since I'm really not convinced that this guy is spot on. I mean, why would you consider something as drastic as extraction but then
say "or you could leave it." D: But then again, I'm not a vet.
Thank you all so much for listening, I'm praying I don't come across as a bad owner. :'(
After everything that happened with Ginny and Flo, and now Eric.
Firstly, I'd just like to ask that if possible, could you all take things a little easy on me. Only since last October have
I really started to learn things about rabbits, properly. Before that I was one of "those" owners. You know, those who
give their rabbits 2 bowls of museli a day and keep them alone. I also bought Eric from Pets at Home too. :?
Yeah, basically, I was clueless. But I am learning!!
When Eric was neutered back in January and they checked his teeth whilst he was under. They let me know that his
back teeth were quite overgrown so they clipped them. They never said that they would need doing again.
Stupidly, I didn't think they would. Regarding his diet, Eric eats two handfuls of pellets a day anymore, and he drops weight.
He point blank refuses to eat hay. I have tried nearly every brand. Standard farm hay, supermarket hay, hay for pets, ect.
However, he will eat grass, and boy does he eat a lot of it. So he has a run on grass that is connected via runaround to his hutch.
He also has veg every day, and I buy him apple sticks quite regularly.
**Sorry if this bit isn't clear, I am only repeating what the vet told me. I couldn't really understand him.**
A trip to the vets today for a check up revealed that his front teeth don't grow normally, they grow apart and gradually get further
apart. They don't meet his bottom teeth either, they grow over. His bottom teeth aren't smooth, they are ridged. His back teeth
are nearly touching his gums and therefore, his mouth is in bad shape.
The vet recommended extraction or leaving it and waiting until "something happens." :?
What I wanted to know is what I can do to make things easier for Eric. And whether it would be wise to go for a second opinion
since I'm really not convinced that this guy is spot on. I mean, why would you consider something as drastic as extraction but then
say "or you could leave it." D: But then again, I'm not a vet.
Thank you all so much for listening, I'm praying I don't come across as a bad owner. :'(