Netherland dwarf teeth

[Bazza]

Hello all im not sure if ive posted in the correct place !! My netherland had spurs removed 2 days ago now he stayed in vets for obs for 2 nights then was told i could bring him home to keep an eye on him for 48 hrs. Im at my witts end because i know hes gonna be in some pain vet didnt give me anything and wants to see him again for checkup tomorrow. My point is he hasnt done much today ive tried to feed him almost everything suitable fresh greens hay, wet hay, little bit of fruit but he wont touch anything only sit there. Please tell me he will get stronger and this is me just panicking too much x

[kurottabun]

Sorry to hear that your bunny is unwell

Do you have any Critical Care on hand? It’s from Oxbow and it’s commonly used if the bunny isn’t eating anything else. You can syringe feed him with some.

Hay is quite abrasive so he may not want to eat it as it may be painful for his little mouth post-op.

Is he drinking water?

[Wick & Fable]

Did he have teeth removed or did he just have spurs grinded down? And how old is your rabbit? And also how experienced is your vet in rabbit dentistry? Do you know how many spurs or how serious the spurs were?

I ask because Wick gets his spurs grinded once every 5 weeks, so hearing about staying at the vet for two nights is unusual for. Wick just comes home with me after the 15min grinding operation and typically does fine.

Sometimes if a rabbit is slightly older and it’s their first time with a spur grinding, there can be an adjustment period because the mouth might be sore, and if any of the guys or inner cheek may have been grinded, that can obviously cause some pain as well.

If he is showing signs of pain, it may be good to call the vet and ask for some pain medication, as well as ask what the vet expects his bounce back time to be.

One of Wick’s grindings did not go smoothly and he came home and did not seem to bounce back as usual. I brought him back in to my vets surprise (we’d never done that before), and we narrowed down possibilities. In the end, we realized the grinding may have irritated a tooth infection which was now bugging wick so we put him on antibiotics for a month and he was good once on treatment.

A more recent occasion, Wick’s vet flat out said they had to burr some of his inner cheek in order to get into one of his spurs, so he may feel a bit down. He was uncomfortable for two days after, but recovered after that.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Bam]

If you can’t get Critical Care or an equivalent recovery formula for small animals, you can soak pellets in water until it’s a mush, then feed the mush in a syringe. You can mix in sth good if you like, a bit of mashed banana, a spoon of baby fruit/berry purée etc. The fruit sugars can help perk him up, so in a situation like this, a little bit of sugar is not wrong. He really needs to get food in him now.

It’s not super-easy to syringe feed a bunny, but we’d be happy to give you tips and pointers. Many of us has done it.

He could still be sore, but if you get food in him now he might feel a lot better. Maybe even so he starts eating on his own. Otherwise, asking the vet for some Metacam would be what I’d do.

Keep him warm until he’s eaten. Poorly buns can get hypothermic and that slows the gut.

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