Oswald and Alfred

[Jess_sully]

I was thinking it could be sephia too, but sinceOswald is obviouslly white, it made it seem more black and white, lol.Oh, don't worry... you'll see lots of pictures of the little man

 

[aeposten]

My new little chap deserves a bunny blog of his own!

A Note on Alfred:

His bottom teeth are overgrown as a result of his maloclusion, but theyare trimmed regularly. Soon he will be seeing a veterinary dentalspecialist to see if they can be removed surgically in order to improvehis quality of life.

Now on to the good stuff!

All of Alfred's photos can also be viewed on his Flickr.com Photoset!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/sets/72157594269328555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/234454960/in/set-72157594269328555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/234453703/in/set-72157594269328555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/234452472/in/set-72157594269328555/

More to arrive shortly!

-Amy

 

[aeposten]

Also, pictures of Alfred's and Oswalds NIC Condos can be found here:
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15723&forum_id=1

 

[Haley]

What a little darling! :inlove:

Are those his teeth you can see in the photo? Poor little guy. rayoes he eat well?

So, will they be considering removing all four teeth then? What a little trooper.:hug2

More picsplease!:bunnyheart:kiss:

Haley and the boys

 

[aeposten]

Yes, those are his teeth. He eats very well. I just have to make sure I cut his veggies and hay into smaller pieces.

I'm not sure exactly which teeth will be removed. I only got the numberof the specialist and a note from the doctor when I was at theemergency clinic. I was lucky, today a doctor who specializes insmall/exotic animals was on call, and she came out to talk to me aboutthe malocclusion for a few minutes (it was a "slow" day at theemergency clinic today). She was the one who suggested that I look into the surgery.

He's such a sweet little guy. He likes to sit quietly in his cage or atthe foot of my bed when I'm reading. He's still a bit shy,but he's really starting to show his little personality.
-Amy

 

[Haley]

Ive been reading up on incisor removal (since Max just had one out).

In his case, they just removed one lower bc of the abscess..but if thetooth above the empty area is growing fast and causing problems, theywill remove it later.

From what I know, there is a lot of success with removing the frontteeth in rabbits. Usually, if they remove the lower two, they willremove the upper teeth as well (bc once those lower teeth are gone, theupper ones will just grow too long and need to be trimmed anyway).

Let us know what you find out.Im curious what your dentist will have to say...

 

[naturestee]

Yay! Another dwarf hotot cutie! I'll have to show him to Fey and Sprite.

I love those ears. They're supposed to be a "mismark" for hotots but it's so cute I wish they actually bred for it.

It's great that you're looking into the incisor removal surgery,especially with how bad his teeth are. I sometimes hang outon a UK bunny board and it's a really common surgery there because ofthe problems that clipping can cause. Most buns seem torecover from it really well.

 

[aeposten]

I'm so glad to know that the surgery issuccessful for most bunnies who have it. Even if Alfred is not acandidate, I'm sure he will lead a wonderful life. I'll have his teethtrimmed whenever they need it and continue to cut up his veggies andhay.

And naturestee, I agree I LOVE the black on Alfred's ears. It gives my little chap more character.



Perhaps Fey, Sprite, and Alfred could go on a bunny triple date? Oh la la!

-Amy

 

[Jess_sully]

I'm not sure how I missed this thread, butAlfred is QUITE the handsome little guy, and I love the fact that youchanged the name. It's much more youuu, if I do say so myself. I'm surehe will be much better after the surgery... it's pretty common andsuccessful in my area.

 

[naturestee]

Oswald and Alfred's threads have been merged.

Your friendly neighborhood Admin.

 

[aeposten]

Thanks very much!

I will have new pictures up shortly!


-Amy

 

[aeposten]

I had Alfred's teeth trimmed a few days ago, andhe looks absolutely wonderful! I'm not sure about the surgery to havehis teeth removed, at this point it may be too expensive. I may have towait until after my graduation from The VetTech Institute in 2007.

Here are some pictures I took of Alfred after having his teeth trimmed.My vet did an AMAZING job. I was so happy when I saw the results that Icried a little. He seems so much happier with shorter teeth.

As always, Photos of Alfred can be seen on his Flickr photoset.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/sets/72157594269328555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245009595/in/set-72157594269328555/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245013715/in/set-72157594269328555/

You can see Oswald giving the "bunny butt" in from his cage.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245013117/in/set-72157594269328555/

I'll put up some new ones of Oswald tomorrow.

-Amy

 

[aeposten]

Before I get on with the pictures I wanted tolet everyone know that I put up a bunch of new pictures of Alfred onthe post right before this.

These are of Oswald. It should be evident in these pictures why I have started to call him "Fatty McRabbit."

Oswald moved a huge pile of his hay from his cage to his favorite resting spot behind the box fan.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245972288/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245973145/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245973817/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/245974713/in/photostream/

As always more photos of the boys can be found on my Flickr.com page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeposten/

-Amy

 

[Haley]

Aww..love the new pics!

Oswald is becoming quite the little chub..he does look like that Skittles rabbit a bit!

Im so happy the teeth trimming went well. Did he use a clipper or adremmel tool? Ive heard things about both, and Im sure Max will needhis trimmed in the near future so Id love to hear what your vet did.

Keep those pics coming. Very cute boys!:kiss:

Oh, and were you ever able to help with that transport??

 

[aeposten]

Haley,
My vet used a dremmel tool to file down Alfred's teeth. From what I'veheard it's easier to get a shorter trim without reaching the bloodsupply with a dremmel because you can be more precise with them.

I've heard that with clippers there is a very small chance of damage tothe jaw when they are used. Especially over time, but the woman whohelped with Alfred's adoption at ARL has a rabbit with malocclusion whohas been getting his teeth trrimmed with clippers and dental tools for3 years, and he's felt no ill effects. I suppose it just depends onwhat your vet is comfortable with.

The cost for the trim was $18 and from what I've heard it ranges from about $12-$28 in my area.

Unfortunately, I was unable to help with the rescue this weekend. I wasdiagnosed with a case of Strep Throat on friday (after ignoring howhorrible I was feeling all week) and today I went BACK to the doctorand I found out that I have a pretty bad case of bronchitis as well. INEVER get sick, but I suppose that when it rains it pours . . .

-Amy

 

[Haley]

Thanks for the info...Im dreading Max's first trim!

Sorry to hear you're not feeling so well. Im the same way, I never get sick and when I do, its awful.

Hope you get to feeling better soon...Its a true sign that fall is here

 

[Haley]

How are you and the boys doing??

 

[SOOOSKA]

Amy, your Bunnies are so adorable. I must add to my Bunny Napping list. LOL

Alfred's eyes remind me of our Daisy Mae's, they look like they have eyeliner on. What colour are his eyes?

Soooska:apollo:

 

[aeposten]

An update on the boys and I:
We're all doing very well. I'm feeling much better. My 21st birthday is coming up this Saturday, I'm looking forward to that!

Oswald is recovering from his surgery and is as rambunctious as ever.He's been a little angry at me because I've been cutting down theamoung of pellets he gets every day. Oh well, he'll get over it.
Alfred is doing well. I visited home over the weekend because a friendon mine got married, and my mom surprised me with a tiny dor bed thatshe bought for Alfred. He loves it! He lounges in it constantly. Helooks a lot like Tumnus in his litter box when doing so.

And for fun, here is a picture of my boyfriend with some kittens:

I have a bunch of new pictures of Oswald and Alfred, I just need tofinish uploading them. I'll probably have them up in a day or two.

-Amy

 

[aeposten]

Sooos,
Alfred's eyes are a very lovely dark brown!

And both of my boys thank you for the compliments!

-Amy