Hi,
Last time I took my rabbit to the vet to have his front teeth clipped. The Vet that carried out the procedure was particularly c**p! I was absolutely horrified to see him crunch my little babys front teeth to shreds. By the end of the tooth clipping my baby had been left with his bottom two incisors basically non existent. They had been clipped so far down to the gum leaving two tiny spikes.As for the upper two --one had been completely snapped off leaving a tiny bit of tooth behind.
I didn't realise the extent of his teeth damage until I got home. I was absolutely devastated and poor little Harvey looked like he was in complete discomfort. He was scraping his little pins of teeth together and wouldn't touch his food. He has been through enough with his back teeth (he's a wild bun that was found injured in the road and has to have his back teeth trimmed regularly)
I stayed up with him all night....I felt sick to my stomach. I phoned the Vet the next morning and told them I was very upset about poor Harveys teeth. I saw a different Vet and they gave me some painkiller for the little man..... and charged me for it. I was totally disgusted!!!
Now Harveys front teeth have grown back they need cutting again. Is there any other way to trim his front teeth. I read somewhere that teeth can be trimmed with a burring device. Is this able to be done without putting your rabbit under? It's just that poor Harvey has to go under enough already for his back teeth so I don't want him to have to go through anaesthetic for his front teeth aswell.
Please help.
Nicola and Harvey
Last time I took my rabbit to the vet to have his front teeth clipped. The Vet that carried out the procedure was particularly c**p! I was absolutely horrified to see him crunch my little babys front teeth to shreds. By the end of the tooth clipping my baby had been left with his bottom two incisors basically non existent. They had been clipped so far down to the gum leaving two tiny spikes.As for the upper two --one had been completely snapped off leaving a tiny bit of tooth behind.
I didn't realise the extent of his teeth damage until I got home. I was absolutely devastated and poor little Harvey looked like he was in complete discomfort. He was scraping his little pins of teeth together and wouldn't touch his food. He has been through enough with his back teeth (he's a wild bun that was found injured in the road and has to have his back teeth trimmed regularly)
I stayed up with him all night....I felt sick to my stomach. I phoned the Vet the next morning and told them I was very upset about poor Harveys teeth. I saw a different Vet and they gave me some painkiller for the little man..... and charged me for it. I was totally disgusted!!!
Now Harveys front teeth have grown back they need cutting again. Is there any other way to trim his front teeth. I read somewhere that teeth can be trimmed with a burring device. Is this able to be done without putting your rabbit under? It's just that poor Harvey has to go under enough already for his back teeth so I don't want him to have to go through anaesthetic for his front teeth aswell.
Please help.
Nicola and Harvey