HI my rabbit has not been eating and we want to the veterinary hospital on sunday take him in to help him to eat and to day had to do hes teeth as it was stoping him eat and do any one no if it well come back and he well have delntal problems all time can anu one help?

Hi

Sorry to hear about your rabbit. Dental problems do generally recur-which teeth were affected, his back molars or front teeth? What breed and age is he?

Your vet should discuss prognosis etc when you collect your rabbit. Regular monitoring and dental checks can help to prevent the problem worsening. Signs such as difficulty eating, dribbling, being quiet and hunched up and eye discharge are all signs of dental problems, though the first sign of not wanting to eat, I'd get him checked over. Increasing hay/grass may help the teeth to wear down naturally-ideally the diet should consist of primarily hay anyway as this can improve dental health. Depending on which teeth were affected, extraction can be considered though this is usually just for incisor problems.

Hope your rabbit is okay

As black cat said yes its very good to give more hay in the diet as this can help to wear the teeth a little more. This will depend on where your rabbit has his teeth problems as some times this can only be sorted by the intervention of the vet.
Its very common for the teeth to have reaccuring problems once they have been once already.Sorry to say this can become costly depending on what your vet has recommended. Any way good luck and hope bunny is better soon

I believe that teeth problems in rabbits is due to poor breeding,we had pedigree bunnies when i was youngr and never had any problems.

It can be very serious problem in Rabbits.

My Netherland Dwarf (18 months old) stopped eating and I took him to the rspca hospital who said his back molars were growing the wrong way, so we had them filed. They didn't prescribe any painkillers. He tried to eat, but found it difficult and gave loud teeth grinding noises, which are a sign of pain. So I went back and they gave me some painkillers. He had become extremely skinny and I was giving him water by a syringe. Unfortunately he died last Wednesday.

What he died from is called GI stasis - please do look it up (sometimes called ileus)

I am slightly worried as his brother is showing signs by producing small irregular shaped poo. He is eating very well, but not drinking from the bottle and will only drink from a bowl, which I find very odd. The vet said his teeth are perfect, so I am wondering if he is stressed due to the loss of his brother (his bonded partner).

I have just got a baby mini lop to bond with him and give companionship, so hoping for the best.

Hi i got my rabbits back at 8:30 on monday and he is doing a bit batter eating little bit it was he back molars and he is 1 year old

rabbits teeth never stop growing if they get to long they cant eat mine have wood blocks to nibble at keeps teeth short.

A breeder once told me she use to get odd apple tree branches from her friends tree for her bunnies to knaw on. As long as they havent been sprayed with any thing.

My old bunny suffered continuous dental problems due to poor breeding, i had to get her teeth checked every month.As she was so well handled she often have a concious dental. But when she was sedated for extraction i had an £85 vet bill, and i had to inject her with antibiotics daily for a week!
I would often have to add biolappis to her food. And she would get wartery eyes when her teeth were hurting her.

I would reccomend you give your bunny as much hay as possible, and if possible, bed bunny on hay rather than straw. I also used to feed Blossom on burgess excell, as i could add pineapple juice to this when she was moulting.

Best advice is to put a litter tray in the corner of the hutch where bunny goes to the loo,
keep a close eye on the poo, if it becomes smaller than normal, get a vet to check, and also check eyes if they are watery

Kay

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A few of my rescue rabbits had really long teeth they were at the vets every 3 weeks for them cutting back, you can have the teeth removed but its your choice and they can grow back.