teeth grinding or teeth chattering?
Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:55
Usually teeth grindingin rabbits is a sign of pain or being very cross
- teeth chattering,is what they do when really REALLY happy.
It is difficult to tell the difference between the two sounds, but you will see from the rabbit's other behaviour- if the rabbit is running around and eating well then you have been honoured by teeth chattering.
Teeth grinding (in my bunnies) is usually a deeper slower sound whereas (in my bunnies) teeth chattering is a faster higher sound. Hard to describe on here and other bunnies may be different.
A rabbit in pain will usually hunch up and sit still, though they can suddenly drop on their side to relieve a bout of colic.
teeth chattering usually only happens when you are grooming the rabbit and will stop when you stop
teeth grinding will continue off and on no matter whether you groom them or not.
I just thought I would say for any new members.
(I am not a vet nor had any veterinary training , this is just my personal experience).
sue
What are other member's experiences of teeth grinding or teeth chattering?.
I may be lucky enough to get a video of teeth chattering this weekend when Coco comes back to see me?
- teeth chattering,is what they do when really REALLY happy.
It is difficult to tell the difference between the two sounds, but you will see from the rabbit's other behaviour- if the rabbit is running around and eating well then you have been honoured by teeth chattering.
Teeth grinding (in my bunnies) is usually a deeper slower sound whereas (in my bunnies) teeth chattering is a faster higher sound. Hard to describe on here and other bunnies may be different.
A rabbit in pain will usually hunch up and sit still, though they can suddenly drop on their side to relieve a bout of colic.
teeth chattering usually only happens when you are grooming the rabbit and will stop when you stop
teeth grinding will continue off and on no matter whether you groom them or not.
I just thought I would say for any new members.
(I am not a vet nor had any veterinary training , this is just my personal experience).
sue
What are other member's experiences of teeth grinding or teeth chattering?.
I may be lucky enough to get a video of teeth chattering this weekend when Coco comes back to see me?