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My rabbit has lost his tooth2007-11-24 22:13:43

hi there, my rabbit who is 3 soon has lost his front tooth,i took him to vets last month as he needed his teeth trimming they had overgrown,they have told me i need to go back every 6 weeks to do the same thing as they keep growing.

yesterday i have now noticed that he has lost his front tooth there is no blood and his gums are fine ,just toothless how can this have happened? and will it be a problem for him,he is still eating very well and is still friendly and cuddly so i dont think hes in pain,do i just mention it when i next go to vets in 3 weeks?

Answers:

It sounds like your rabbit has wolf teeth (maloclussion). It is normally always a good idea to check a rabbit's teeth before you buy it. When a rabbit gets wolf teeth its teeth do not align properly and will often butt or curl. Rabbit teeth grow about 1/2" per month. Probably every 6 weeks is not soon enough. When the teeth get too long the teeth will tend to break.

If you can handle the rabbit well, you shouldn't have to take the rabbit to the vet. You could just flip the rabbit over and use a pair of wire clippers or toenail clippers or baby pig teeth clippers and clip the teeth back to the length they should be.

If wolf teeth is caught early enough when the rabbit is young and the teeth are not yet set, the teeth can sometimes be trimmed so where the bottom teet will align inside and underneath the top teeth like they should. This is normally done by cutting the bottom teeth short and leaving the top teeth long.