Last weekend my friend and I went to a rabbit show and rescued 3 8week old chinchilla rabbit kits from a breeder who stated that theymost likely would not have a pleasant future (won't go into the details here)
My friend took one female as a pet andI took the other 2 intending to surrender them to my shelter for adoption.
My friend took her rabbit to the vet on Mon and learned that she (rabbit) had moderate molar malocclusion which could most likely be managed by molar trims
I took my 2 to the vet on Tues fearing that this could be a genetic issue . The positive is that the female has basically normal teeth at this point but the negative is that the male has severe malocclusion. His tiny little lower incisors are already growing over his tiny upper incisors and his molars appear too short , at this point to grind food normally . The vet determined that his small size was probably due to his not getting adequate nutrition .
The vet recommend euthanizing the male.
I told her that I would attempt to feed the male critical care until I could determine whether I could get him into a sanctuary or rescue that could take on the expense and/or care of a dentally challenged rabbit
From having had BeauI know the worst of what a dental challenge can be.
I know many people on here have rabbits that have dental issues and have vets that successfully treat them so I am unsure what kind of challenges this rabbit will bring. I have seen him nibble on hay and also he can eat the parlsey thatI gave him (first green that he ever had )
I had not planned on placing this in the rescue section because this is not the type of rabbit that most folks want to take on.
I HAVE contacted several rescues but have not gotten a response yet .
I would be willing to rehome this rabbit ( and possibly the female also if the person wanted to bond them) but only to someone on here who is very experienced with rabbits and knows what they may be getting into and can demonstrate to me that they can handle this type of problem
Dental problems are usually expensive so having the $$$$ is a necessity.
Dentally challenged rabbits require a lot of time and attention.
My rabbit Beau should have gone to the dentist more often than he did but because of the driving distance and also the $$$ I took him several times a year which was the best that I could do .;he did suffer from my inability to go more often and I have vowed never to take on a bun with these kinds of challenges again.
The little male bun's name is Bernie and the female is Colette
Bernie is hidden behind Colette in the 1st pic and Bernie is in the forground in the 2nd pic. In Some ofthe pics it is difficult to tell who is who , however, Bernie is much smaller and a litttle darker.
I believe that these rabbits are standard chinchilla rabbits so probably will be between 7-10 lbs
PM me if you have questions
Maureen
My friend took one female as a pet andI took the other 2 intending to surrender them to my shelter for adoption.
My friend took her rabbit to the vet on Mon and learned that she (rabbit) had moderate molar malocclusion which could most likely be managed by molar trims
I took my 2 to the vet on Tues fearing that this could be a genetic issue . The positive is that the female has basically normal teeth at this point but the negative is that the male has severe malocclusion. His tiny little lower incisors are already growing over his tiny upper incisors and his molars appear too short , at this point to grind food normally . The vet determined that his small size was probably due to his not getting adequate nutrition .
The vet recommend euthanizing the male.
I told her that I would attempt to feed the male critical care until I could determine whether I could get him into a sanctuary or rescue that could take on the expense and/or care of a dentally challenged rabbit
From having had BeauI know the worst of what a dental challenge can be.
I know many people on here have rabbits that have dental issues and have vets that successfully treat them so I am unsure what kind of challenges this rabbit will bring. I have seen him nibble on hay and also he can eat the parlsey thatI gave him (first green that he ever had )
I had not planned on placing this in the rescue section because this is not the type of rabbit that most folks want to take on.
I HAVE contacted several rescues but have not gotten a response yet .
I would be willing to rehome this rabbit ( and possibly the female also if the person wanted to bond them) but only to someone on here who is very experienced with rabbits and knows what they may be getting into and can demonstrate to me that they can handle this type of problem
Dental problems are usually expensive so having the $$$$ is a necessity.
Dentally challenged rabbits require a lot of time and attention.
My rabbit Beau should have gone to the dentist more often than he did but because of the driving distance and also the $$$ I took him several times a year which was the best that I could do .;he did suffer from my inability to go more often and I have vowed never to take on a bun with these kinds of challenges again.
The little male bun's name is Bernie and the female is Colette
Bernie is hidden behind Colette in the 1st pic and Bernie is in the forground in the 2nd pic. In Some ofthe pics it is difficult to tell who is who , however, Bernie is much smaller and a litttle darker.
I believe that these rabbits are standard chinchilla rabbits so probably will be between 7-10 lbs
PM me if you have questions
Maureen
