missing front teeth

Question
Hi, our rabbit got attacked by a dog. Although she looks mainly fine, she has has lost both her top front teeth during the fight. How could i possibly help? Thanks for your answer.

Answer
Dear Sandra,

How horrible!  She is lucky to be alive.

Even if she seems fine, please get her to a good rabbit vet immediately for treatment of shock.  She needs supportive care and a quiet place to recover.  Her teeth are the least of your worries.  Rabbits' teeth grow continually, and hers will grow back in a couple of weeks.  The vet may need to burr down the lower teeth so they don't overgrow while the upper s are growing back, but all should be okay, as long as none of the bones in her jaws were broken.

This is why you really need to get her to the vet.  There may be injuries you cannot see, and if these are not treated, there could be very bad results.  You can find a rabbit vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Please get her there ASAP for a full checkup.  And I guess I don't need to tell you that it's not safe for a rabbit to be unsupervised outdoors where a predator can strike within seconds.  Your bunny was lucky this time, but I know you will keep her safe inside and under your watchful eye from now on.

I'm sending lots of healing thoughts.

Dana