Incisors removal

[hln917]

We have been taking Shades, our lop to get her incisors trimmed every 3-4 weeks since last Nov. She also had to have her molars filed down twice since then. The vet said as long as her front teeth are trimmed, the molar should be fine. However the vet use the clipping method, which I now learn can be dangerous. I'm afraid the stress of taking her every month to have it dremeled down will cause additional stress. So now we decided to have her incisors removed. I do have some concerns. Has any bun here had the same procedure done and how does it affect their eating?

 

[Maureen Las]

Sorry that we missed this

http://www.hrschicago.org/teethfr.html


Buns with incisor removal supposedly can pick up food with their lips and move it back to their molars to chew. Veggies can be cut up in little pieces for the bun

Is your vet clipping the teeth or drilling the teeth with a dremel. ?

Clipping is worse for the tooth roots then the dremel but one has to be extremely careful using one because they get very hot
The preferred method is filing which would need to be under anesthesia.

You may want to get a 2nd opinion from an animal dentist who also does exotics like rabbits.

 

[Maureen Las]

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=11901&forum_id=10

Our library articles may also help you .

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

hln917 wrote:

We have been taking Shades, our lop to get her incisors trimmed every 3-4 weeks since last Nov. She also had to have her molars filed down twice since then. The vet said as long as her front teeth are trimmed, the molar should be fine. However the vet use the clipping method, which I now learn can be dangerous. I'm afraid the stress of taking her every month to have it dremeled down will cause additional stress. So now we decided to have her incisors removed. I do have some concerns. Has any bun here had the same procedure done and how does it affect their eating?

i might be missing something here..??..has an exotic specialist taken a radiogragh,,and determined the teeth must go.,,due to an infection.??..if i read this post straight forward,,per se--you have the rabbit on a very poor diet.,,need alot of grasses which will generate chewing and keep those teeth happy.,,to remove teeth is a drastic step backwards,,an occassional exam is all that would be required.//.i would never allow teeth to be clipped like toe nails,,they fracture,,turn infected,etc...stressful,,better believe it,,//.anathesia for grinding is the prefered method,..here is a link that my help http://www.rabbit.org or http://www.medirabbit.com --i raise exotics,and have my own website you are welcome to look at my profile for the web address...sincerely james waller

 

[hln917]

angieluv wrote:

Thanks for replying Maureen.

Is your vet clipping the teeth or drilling the teeth with a dremel. ?

She was clipping her teeth, which is why Idecided toswitch to a new vet.

Clipping is worse for the tooth roots then the dremel but one has to be extremely careful using one because they get very hot
The preferred method is filing which would need to be under anesthesia.

You may want to get a 2nd opinion from an animal dentist who also does exotics like rabbits.

I do have an appointment with a highly recommendedrabbit savvy vet on June 11 to get a 2nd opinion. This new vet is about 1 1/2 hours away and I just think therepeated stress of always taking her to trim her teethunder anesthesia every month outweigh taking her once and for all and getting her incisors out.

 

[hln917]

james waller wrote:

i might be missing something here..??..has an exotic specialist taken a radiogragh,,and determined the teeth must go.,,due to an infection.??..if i read this post straight forward,,per se--you have the rabbit on a very poor diet.,,need alot of grasses which will generate chewing and keep those teeth happy.,,to remove teeth is a drastic step backwards,,an occassional exam is all that would be required.//.i would never allow teeth to be clipped like toe nails,,they fracture,,turn infected,etc...stressful,,better believe it,,//.anathesia for grinding is the prefered method,..here is a link that my help http://www.rabbit.org or http://www.medirabbit.com --i raise exotics,and have my own website you are welcome to look at my profile for the web address...sincerely james waller

James, her incisors do not align up which is why they need to be trimmed every month. I think you may be mistaken thinking it's her molars.

 

[tonyshuman]

I know that naturestee and jadeicing both have bunnies without many teeth at all. It's good to consider removing the incisors, but I can't say whether it's the best thing for him right now. If he can do well in recovering from the surgery, it's probably much better to do in the long run.