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Post by moletteuk on Mar 2, 2011 20:27:23 GMT
I still think there is a chance the back teeth will resolve themselves when the missing front tooth grows in and if you can encourage lots of grinding action for the back teeth. Wait and see how it goes, if the problem with the front teeth persists then its annoying but simple and cheap to get them clipped, it's really the back teeth that could be difficult to deal with.
I agree that wood and bark are a great idea - both sets of teeth will be used - see what branches and twigs you can get of various safe woods in various thicknesses. You need fibrous material for grinding of the back teeth too. Maybe you could chop hay and/or herb mix into really short lengths so he can start grinding with his back teeth ASAP.
Good luck with it!
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Post by laineybell on Mar 6, 2011 13:12:11 GMT
more bad news...................... i jus checked chewies front teeth; the bottom right 1 is growin nicely, although the top 1s are very long. i am goin to book him into the vets to have them clipped again. i jus feel so sorry for this lil guy, nuffin seems to b working.  ive bought sticks, cut hay up small, but he jus wont touch any thing. i dnt no wht else to do |
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 6, 2011 20:05:15 GMT
give him a bit more time - the top ones will probably overgrow until the bottom ones are equal.
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Post by laineybell on Mar 8, 2011 10:28:42 GMT
hey, been to the vet....again, and they hav clipped his teeth, both front and back, which they had to use anasthetic again for. they hav also put him on metacam, but have told me tht if he doesnt start grinding his teeth on his own he future looks bleak..............
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Post by laineybell on Mar 8, 2011 12:25:01 GMT
he has plenty of hay in his cage, they always do. have tried nuts, he wont touch them.
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 10, 2011 18:55:26 GMT
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Post by laineybell on Mar 22, 2011 17:08:49 GMT
hey agen. i took ur advice, and went to p@h, got the herbal heaven, they ate it the first time i give it to thm but were not interested in it after!! i fort it smelt really gd lol. i also put willow sticks into the cage, again, minimal interest from mr poorly goo. He really picked up, put weight on, started eating, playin and chewin etc, for the first week he was on metacam. through this last week he has started grinding his teeth again, which obv means he is in pain, although still on metacam. i am goin to have to take him to the vet tomorrow if i can get him in, but am afraid of wht they r goin to say as it has only been 2 weeks since his front and back teeth were cut and they are not willing to give him anasyetic tht often due to his heart. they cannot clip his back teeth without this as he moves around too much this leaves me with a problem, as if he goes to degu heaven, my other goo will be lonely. i dnt know if i would want to get 2 more so soon after my other has passed, so would have to adopt my lonely 1...... |
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Post by laineybell on Mar 23, 2011 9:54:35 GMT
the last time i went to the vet, 2 weeks ago, they did over clip them, he only had tiny teeth, enuf to eat with tho. they have gone from being vvv short to overly long again in the space of 2 weeks. he has plently to chew on, eat and play with, he jus choses not to do it. i have booked him into the vet tomorrow to c if there is any more they can possibly do. |
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Post by laineybell on Mar 24, 2011 11:17:46 GMT
ok, so my lil goo is at the vets atm, they are gunna use anasthetic again today to over clip all teeth, but have told me they cannot keep doin it as it is every 2 weeks, and it is jus not fair on the lil guy. i have decided to do it 1 last time in order to try find a forever home for my other goo before i have to have the poorly 1 put down. PM me any 1 tht may b interested, thanks
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Post by laineybell on Mar 24, 2011 11:18:54 GMT
i really did not want it to come to this, but i havent got the heart to keep my other lil guy on his own, but cannot face having any more to join him after the heart ache of my poorly goo, so soon after.
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 24, 2011 16:56:42 GMT
I'm really sorry it's not going any better for you and your little guy |
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Post by laineybell on Mar 25, 2011 9:23:18 GMT
they x-rayed him and all they sed was that his roots were not gd, all wonky and stuff, which means tht he will always have problems. its sad, coz hes such a wkd lil goo. i dnt wanna get rid of my other 1 when the time comes, so i am considering leaving him on his own 4 a few weeks and c how he copes.
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ive bought sticks, cut hay up small, but he jus wont touch any thing. i dnt no wht else to do