Not Chewing Wood/ Dental Problems

[KookieKing]

Mitsuki doesn't seems to be too interested in chewing on her wood and has a small dental problem, one of her teeth on the bottom is a little higher then all the rest that are in good condition. I was wondering how to get her into chewing on her wood or if there is anything else I can give her to help her tooth problem before a vet needs to step in?

 

[SweetSassy]

My rabbit isn't a chewer either. Some rabbits don't like to chew. If it's a front tooth, more than likely the doc will have to trim it if she doesn't like to chew. My bunny just likes picking things up and throwing them. :biggrin2:It doesn't cost much to trim front teeth. The doc charged me like $7 last time.

 

[KookieKing]

It's not the front, one in the middle. Vet said chewing on hay should help but I'm not so sure.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We have 14. Some chew wood and some don't. They all like cardboard boxes and paper tubes. they love to shred and chew newspaper too--especially if I am reading it. You may have to go to the vet--spurs on the molars will cause them to use their chewing ability less, thus causing growth issues. We have one with bad alignment and he goes in every two months.

 

[SweetSassy]

if it's one of the molars then hay should help. Thats whats going on with my bunny right now. her molars are sharp going-slanting toward her tongue. She has to go in to have her molars filed down next week but he said her eating hay doing the grinding motion would help.

 

[SweetSassy]

She wasn't eating alot of hay before cause she only wanted her veggies and fruit. So I cut way back on the veggies(once a day)and she's finally eating alot more hay. And I put her on a really good pellet. But Sassy never has chewed on things. I've given her wood toys, boxes, Tp-Pt rolls and she never has chewed. So I have to leave it to the hay to do the work.

:apollo:April