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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Molar Spurs?

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    • ergodic
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        I had to take Gracie into the vet she literally stopped eating, she has been rather dainty about eating food since August which I have mentioned to the vet.  She did not eat her pellets last night and she only had a little bit of hay and lettuce. She really just wanted to hide out.

        Her stomach feels fine she is just not interested food. We did blood work on her and two of her liver values, the one the vet was more concerned about was the globulin,  were elevated but everything else looked fine.

        She  just had a check up on Friday and the one one today both vets did not think her teeth were too bad, but the one vet today mention that even little ones can irritate certain bunnies.

        Anyone have any similar experiences?


      • Bam
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          My bunny Yohio had the tiniest spurs and they caused him to stop eating. The first vet we saw didn’t think his slight spurs could be the cause, but his refusal to eat persisted and after 3 weeks he had his molar burred. A few days later he was back to his old self again.

          We have heard of rather many cases like these here. Some bunnies really have very sensitive mouths.

          One sign that is a molar spur issue is that the bunny seems to want to eat, comes running for food and then won’t take the food or drops it. Certain food-types are avoided more than other, f ex tough food like hay. The daintiness with food that you describe is rather typical. Since eating hurts, the bunny will be picky.


        • Sarita
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            Many times – yes, it’s true, many rabbits are very sensitive – would get those teeth filed down.


          • kirstyol
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              I actually had the opposite with Bramble, we only knew he had spurs because the vet checks rabbits teeth when neutering them routinely. he had no loss of appetite at all so we take him every three months to have his teeth checked, he just had them filed for a second time four months ago and his last check was thankfully ok.

              My vet recommends that we do everything we can to make him work his teeth so he (or him and Ron since they live together) get as many chewable treats as possible, especially those containing hay. Any slight change in his eating and I have to take him in for a check, but since he also is prone to gas its difficult to tell which is which so I only take him if I notice it over a few days, if just the one day I treat as gas. Eating only veggies and not touching hay or pellets is the biggest sign according to my vet


            • LittlePuffyTail
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                Ditto. Bindi will sometimes show signs he needs his molars done even when they are tiny. Some of those tiny spurs can still be painful. If left untrimmed they can cause stasis and even mouth ulcers or abscesses.


              • ergodic
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                  So they called me yesterday and they said they saw a spur running into her cheek. She had them trimmed yesterday, and they said last night she was eating by herself. She is now home lounging on the floor and not hiding under her castle best news she had some hay too.

                  She seems much happier and less angry.


                • LittlePuffyTail
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                    Glad to hear all went well.

                    I know myself, if something in my mouth hurts, I’m just miserable so I don’t blame a bunny with molar spurs for not being themselves.


                  • ergodic
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                      She is much more subdued, though she is eating on her own. She seems like she just wants to mainly rest.


                    • Kokaneeandkahlua
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                        Rupert’s spurs are super tiny and if he doesn’t get his levelling every three or four months, we get GI stasis. I don’t go by size, just time between. They can get abscesses on their tongue or cheeks which make it uncomfortable to eat, as well as having difficult chewing which impacts digestion.

                        I know-it sucks having to have regular dental work done! Rupert is super tired, foggy and cold after his dental. Sounds like yours is too. You’ll have to watch her weight and behaviour to know when she’s due again-what did the vet say about frequency of needing them done again?


                      • LittlePuffyTail
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                          Ditto that. I have to have Bindi’s teeth checked around every 5 months.

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