Petco Text Logo
Petco Pet Logo

My rabbit's teeth grow wrong. Should I remove them or keep trimming?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 6 lbs

hi there, I have a year old rabbit that has something wrong with his jaw which makes he's teeth grow wrong, he needs them trimmed every 5 weeks because he can't keep them down himself, went to the vets today and it was a different person.. he said the rabbit needs his front teeth removed.. but our orginal vet said that if that happened the rabbits jaw would collapse and the rabbit would need put to sleep, what would you recommend?

1 Answer

Most Helpful Answer

Image profile

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 7th, 2016

Your rabbit jaw will not collapse if you get the front teeth removed but the surgery is risky as well as the recovery, overall I would still recommend continuing doing what you do now (teeth bur every 5 weeks), those are just two options, two different approaches, eventually it's for you to choose what you would prefer to do.

Vote icon

2Pet Parents found this answer helpful

image
Have A Vet Question?

Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.

Sponsored