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Oh no! Tooth problems can become serious if not taken care of, so it’ll be good to get your vet to check him out. I’m not a vet, but they should probably take x rays of all the teeth to make sure everything else looks ok. Usually with misaligned front teeth, the molars aren’t meeting properly and he could have spurs on some of his teeth which may be why he’s reluctant to chew things. Also, not all buns are “destructo-buns.” Leroy doesn’t chew any of the cardboard boxes or wooden chews I give him, which from what I’ve heard, is actually ok, because the his teeth get ground down well enough from eating hay. Also, the bottom tooth that’s missing may have just stopped erupting because of a root problem, so x rays would probably good. But expensive
It’s possible that he’ll need regular incisor trims and/or molar trims. I’d highly recommend that you let your vet do that… this site talks about some of the problems that can come with self trimming… also, the first two pictures are of healthy teeth which would be good for a comparison (the later pictures are somewhat graphic though!)http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Dental_diseases/Treatment/Clipping.htm
Anyway, I might be jumping the gun, so see what the vet says! Good luck!
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Dog! haha! So happy you went with your son’s suggestion.
When the incisors don’t line up, it’ll often means there’ll be overgrowth in the molars also. The sooner you get onto possible teeth issues, the less you might be dealing with them down the track. So if his incisors are clipped, then hopefully that’ll mean his molars can wear normal by eating hay.
Have you had any luck finding a vet yet? It’s worth asking if they’ll do a payment plan. With Dog, I’d try book him in for his first appt to have the general check over, vaccinations(?), a tooth trim, weight and sexing. They do manage well without the incisors, so a vet may suggest removing the incisors. If he has to go under anaesthetic for dental work, they can do this and molar spurs all at the same time. -
s/he is booked in for 5.50pm tonight, cheaper than i thought! only £7.60, Hopefully all he requires is a clip, maybe they will take pity on a woman with hardly any money, and do his nails also lol ! but big weight off shoulders for now, so he will be seen today!! with the time difference it looks like ive called the vet at 3am!! but its nearly midday here lol
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Well all sorted!!! and Dog is officially a girl!!! he double checked, seemed a rabbit savvy vet! he cut her teeth down, and suggested keeping an eye on the back teeth to make sure they dont get too long. He said her stools seemed soft, but this will be due to the fact she wont be getting as much hay becasue of her teeth, he suggested dampening it a little to encourage her to eat. At least for now, she is perfectly back to normal, the missing tooth he said was not an issue. So i have one defo a girl! will have a look at mouse later see if i can work it out for myself , im pretty sure mouse is a she though, she’s too pretty to be a male lmao thanks everyone for advice!!!
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