What is dental correction for rodents and rabbits?

Dental correction is required for excessive tooth growth, which affects rabbits, degu, chinchillas, guinea pigs and rats. Their incisors have no roots and grow all their lives. If they are not spent enough on food, you will need a doctor's help. Our dentist in Kyiv and Kyiv region saws his teeth and checks that there are no stuck food, abscesses or wobbly teeth in the mouth.

If the patient is ill, weak and unable to eat, he should be fed through a syringe for several days. When the animal becomes stronger, a procedure involving the patient under general anesthesia will be performed.

The problem and its consequences

In the case of pathology, the teeth grow incorrectly, injuring the tissues of the oral cavity. Such a disorder can be caused not only by poor nutrition, but also by trauma or genetic predisposition. The following symptoms will tell you that your pet's teeth are growing excessively:

• Impossibility to eat.
• Salivation.
• Rubbing your face with your paws, as if something is interfering.
• Emaciation.
• Fistulas and abscesses on the lower jaw - in the running case.

If you ignore the problem for a long time and do not consult a doctor, the masticatory muscles may weaken. Sometimes there is a dislocation of the mandibular joint, after which you have to help your pet with food throughout his life. The sooner you start solving the problem, the more likely it is that the animal will soon be able to eat normally and return to normal life.

Prevention of excessive tooth growth in rabbits and rodents

Proper nutrition is especially important. A large part of the diet of rabbit, degu, guinea pig and chinchilla should be premium hay - with a high content of thyme grass. Cheap hay does not contain this cereal and does not allow you to grind your teeth properly. You can give a tablespoon of granular herbal feed a day. Also be sure to treat greens and vegetables. The basis of the rat menu - cereals.

Be sure to periodically check your front teeth for curvature, discoloration and length. Every six months, even a healthy animal should be brought for a preventive examination of the oral cavity.

Important: rabbits and herbivorous rodents should not starve, even if they have problems with teeth, otherwise there may be irreversible changes in the gastrointestinal tract. If the animal does not eat for more than 6 hours and does not defecate during the same period of time, contact the Animal Clinic immediately.