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Post by andreoli on Dec 23, 2015 7:30:21 GMT
Our smallest degu had some problems with the back teeth, after we picked him up from the vet he seemed to do fine, we put him back in the cage and he is just sitting in his little house and doesn't eat and drink at all.
He just seems very sleepy and im a bit worried now, wen should i start to get him out and feed him with a syringe?
The vet removed one of the back teeth that was growing into his mouth and grinded down one of the front teeth.
He lost a lot of weight allready prior to the surgery, and now im worried howm long it takes after a surgery to get him back to normal eating.
thanx for the help
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Post by littlepaws1999 on Dec 23, 2015 15:33:40 GMT
I would personally start feeding him now. From my experience with only my vet trimming my degus teeth (she doesn't want to removed them), she always recommends I feed critical care with a syringe for at least a week, or until I notice hes eating by himself multiple times a day.
Did your vet give you any pain medication? Because I'm sure he has some discomfort in his mouth, which is causing him to act like this.
The only way you can help him feel better in by force feeding, it will also help to get his weight up a bit.
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Post by andreoli on Dec 23, 2015 17:07:33 GMT
Thank you for your quick respond. The vet gave some "liquid food" called recovery. But we just called and asked for some meds. So they gave us a gel for the stomach and a pain killer called metacox to give afterwards. He finally came out of his house but still seems lethargic and not interested. But as you mentioned, he might still be in pain.
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Post by littlepaws1999 on Dec 23, 2015 17:39:08 GMT
The metacox, should help with any pain he has. If you have someone hold him for you as you give the meds it might be easier to give to him, usually animals don't really take medications on their own.
If you have someone to hold him also in a towel, that would be the best way to force feed him the recovery also. Just like humans, most times with medications you have to eat. So I really recommend even if hes not interested to try and get as much food into him, but try not stressing him out too much as hes already went through lots.
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Post by Maravilla on Dec 23, 2015 19:08:47 GMT
she always recommends I feed critical care with a syringe for at least a week, or until I notice hes eating by himself multiple times a day. One week of CC just after having the teeth trimmed? What are your vets doing? Normally, a degu should start to eat on his own quite quickly. I would give some painkiller (metacam; or metacox which seems to be the Swiss brand of it) and maybe some soft food (I don't use Critical care or other brands) during the first couple of hours. If I had to feed him special food for one week I would be very, very worried! The problem of this soft food is that the degu does not need to use its teeth enough as there is nothing to grind. And this is exactly the reason why the back teeth grow. |
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Post by andreoli on Dec 23, 2015 20:47:30 GMT
As he was quite week it was easy to give him the meta. About 3 minutes later he was perky and wanted food, but wasn't really interested in the liquidy stuff. He tried to eat the puffed corn but I guess it was still a bit too hard for him. I then took less water to mix the recovery, just enough to be able to form a ball and he loved it.
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 23, 2015 21:11:37 GMT
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Post by littlepaws1999 on Dec 23, 2015 22:20:13 GMT
she always recommends I feed critical care with a syringe for at least a week, or until I notice hes eating by himself multiple times a day. One week of CC just after having the teeth trimmed? What are your vets doing? Normally, a degu should start to eat on his own quite quickly. I would give some painkiller (metacam; or metacox which seems to be the Swiss brand of it) and maybe some soft food (I don't use Critical care or other brands) during the first couple of hours. If I had to feed him special food for one week I would be very, very worried! The problem of this soft food is that the degu does not need to use its teeth enough as there is nothing to grind. And this is exactly the reason why the back teeth grow. Theres a whole medical back story behind the main reason that she recommends in our case to feed him it for so long. I'm not going to get into that here because this is not my thread. I never go the whole week, and I mainly use it to help boost up his appetite. |
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Post by animalmadchloe on Dec 23, 2015 22:49:10 GMT
Al had his teeth done last week and had a large lesion in his mouth he was on metacam for 3 days after just for pain relief. He was eating hard food pretty much the same night as the surgery. Maybe there is something the vets missed that's still causing some pain?
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Post by andreoli on Dec 24, 2015 7:45:52 GMT
So this morning I thought i'd wait with pain Killers and gave them a bunch of fresh hay. Tony immediately came up and started eating. He seems a lot better today, cleaning himself and others again. The vet said that his tongue was a bit saw maybe because of the tooth that was loose. And as he only weighs about 150 gr she said to feed the recovery stuff additionally, the pack will last about 7 days and I guess he then will be back to normal, about 190 gr.
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Post by bouncy on Dec 24, 2015 8:16:01 GMT
Glad he's looking better!
Having a back tooth removed will have left a sore and tender mouth. I hope he continues to improve!
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Post by Maravilla on Dec 24, 2015 10:23:03 GMT
And as he only weighs about 150 gr she said to feed the recovery stuff additionally, the pack will last about 7 days and I guess he then will be back to normal, about 190 gr. How old is Tony? 40g weight gain is as unhealthy and alarming as 40g weight loss in 7 days. So don't hope that he will gain this in only one week. A slower weight gain (10-15g per week) would be much better. What about their normal food? What do you feed normally? Hay is just an additional thing. It is great if he eats it but it shouldn't be the main food. |
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