binkyCodie
Mama Doe
Yes I'd read this - and seen it a little in action. Makes you wonder what else is in play that leads to so many dental issues in pet rabbits then...
breed/breeding is apart of it. take a look at a wild rabbit..then compare their faces to one of the more popular breeds, lop, lionhead. you'll note how a wild rabbit has a very triangle face, I call it bike seat like :lol: and then you'll notice lion heads, lops, have very, very, sphere shaped heads. some almost have no muzzle at all, their head is just rounded. this consequently leads to dental issues, as not all of the teeth can fit. misalignment then happens, which can never be corrected and can cause minimal to severe dental issues (some buns needing regular dentals every few months, others every month).
obviously......not every lop will suffer extreme dental issues, & a more bike seat head rabbit may suffer extreme dental problems. its def not..as clear cut as that. but its more so a likely reason. my previous vet has seen a huge increase in rabbit dentals over the years - namely lops and lion heads, & other dwarf breeds (like the netherland dwarf). she very much believes its due to breeding, face & jaw shape.