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Overgrown incisors in rabbit under one year old

Azucena

Alpha Buck
Hi,

After eventually bonding Rose to her new rescue partner, Henry, I noticed he seems to be eating his hawthorn quite oddly.. I've just noticed today that I think his incisors are overgrown. He does not get a lot of pellets and always has access to hay. He is under a year old.

What should the vet be suggesting for him?

Thanks,

Azucena
 
It depends how bad it is. Some vets burr down incisors for a while, but in my experience it usually ends up in taking them out.

Would you be averse to doing that? It's a big (and expensive) operation ...

Thanks for the reply :)

I think the top ones are too long and curling under, from what I can see - although he doesn't like me checking!! I can feel it if I put pellets flat on my hand for him to eat. As he's so young (about 9 months old I think) I wonder if extraction would be better for him than who knows how many dentals. I don't give many pellets, so I wouldn't say its something diet could control.. So I'm not sure I have much choice!
 
Thanks for the reply :)

I think the top ones are too long and curling under, from what I can see - although he doesn't like me checking!! I can feel it if I put pellets flat on my hand for him to eat. As he's so young (about 9 months old I think) I wonder if extraction would be better for him than who knows how many dentals. I don't give many pellets, so I wouldn't say its something diet could control.. So I'm not sure I have much choice!


Welcome :wave:


Yeah it's sad, but I've known several buns over the last few months who have had their teeth out before 6 months old. Probably genetic and nothing you could have done about it.
 
Welcome :wave:


Yeah it's sad, but I've known several buns over the last few months who have had their teeth out before 6 months old. Probably genetic and nothing you could have done about it.

Thank you. It's reassuring to know he's not the youngest with dodgy teeth! He's off to the specialist tomorrow morning.
 
My rabbit had hers out in Jan and has been fine. She kept having them Burren but it was too often so decided on removal
 
Thanks everyone!

He's having them burred today, but will probably end up having them removed.


That's what happened with one of mine. He was taken into rescue with madly overgrown incisors, and at first they were burred. Depending on the severity it can sometimes return them to 'normal'.

However it's often the case they are removed, and a rabbit ever looks back :)


My lovely vet wrote this blog post:

http://www.twickenhamvets.com/rabbit-dental-problems-part-2-malocclusion-incisors/
 
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