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Post by claire on Sept 2, 2018 16:33:55 GMT
Ok ntg that's the third thread you've suggested Timothy hay company so I also emailed them. If mine like it it'll be a miracle!!! And I'll also rave about them
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Post by misscatafer on Sept 2, 2018 17:39:14 GMT
My samples are being sent out this week will be interesting to see if Boo likes them. I'm anticipating another vet visit soon, she lost weight this week and has been a little bit moody, she will have gone 10 weeks between trims.
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Post by misscatafer on Sept 21, 2018 19:25:30 GMT
It's been 13 weeks since Boo last needed work done, she's continuing to do really well, very proud degu mum she has actually been chewing frequently for the past few weeks, her front incisors are looking great, she is doing a good job at keeping them down. I only gave my sample of the hay to the other girls as I knew they would appreciate it more, they loved it! They ate most of it but I did spy them also using it to 'brush their teeth' the way degus do with hay. So I would highly recommend it.
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 22, 2018 0:24:02 GMT
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Post by moletteuk on Sept 22, 2018 14:12:08 GMT
Fab! It does look like good hay
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Post by bouncy on Sept 22, 2018 14:30:47 GMT
So, my dear, what do you think of this latest vintage? Well, it has a lovely bouquet, and a nutty aftertaste, but I'm a little unsure about the hint of cowpat. Oh, to me, that adds a little more body. It's excellent! I would compare it to the '76 vintage. One to go down in the cellars, and certainly too good for silage.
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Post by misscatafer on Sept 22, 2018 14:38:28 GMT
Haha, love it! I love their little paws holding the stalks, so cute
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Post by moletteuk on Sept 22, 2018 14:45:22 GMT
ROFL. I'm getting gooseberry with a hint of vanilla. I bet they do do that though, they are so fussy over hay there must be a complex assessment going on.
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 22, 2018 18:28:33 GMT
R O F L!! Good thing I wasn't drinking tea when I read that!!
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Post by misscatafer on Nov 1, 2018 6:53:33 GMT
Hip hip hooray! Boo is now 6 and has gone 4 months since her last trim, she is in really good shape lately and I'm so pleased
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Post by moletteuk on Nov 1, 2018 15:30:17 GMT
Woohoo for Miss Boo
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Post by misscatafer on Dec 20, 2018 14:02:49 GMT
Boo went to the vets today. Gavin wasn't concerned about the hair loss around the eye and ear area at all, he said the eye is bright and healthy as is the skin, and there is no treatment for Toby choosing to pull it out. He was highly doubtful that Toby 'sensed anything' was up with her. He suggested it was stress related and asked if we had had any changes in the home recently, which of course we have. Her back molars on both sides were "bridging", touching top & bottom basically so have been trimmed right back down. He said they would have been affecting how wide she could open her mouth but there were no injuries to the tongue and she has still been eating fine so they weren't causing too much of a problem. One spur was removed from her left lower incisor - he said due to it being rounded off and very thick he thought it was a extra tooth at first! It had clearly been there for a while but again hadn't been causing any issues. On her right side one incisor had grown back diagonally into her mouth instead of upwards... But luckily she had somehow been keeping this down so again, no injuries to mouth, tongue or restriction on eating. So overall I'm pleased with how well she is doing, amazing she went 6 months too between treatment. The nurse as usual cooed over how tame and easy to handle she is. She was very spritely all the way home in the car but since coming home she has been resting on the snuggle safe sleeping and doesn't want any attention from Toby - I guess the adrenaline has worn off and now she feels safe again she is able to show that she is actually pretty worn out.
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 20, 2018 18:10:13 GMT
Sounds like she has a lot of things going on in her mouth and fortunate that none of them were causing her a major problem, pretty good all things considered. Glad Gavin wasn't worried about the fur loss around the eye.
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Post by misscatafer on Dec 20, 2018 19:33:50 GMT
Yeah. The only new problem is this diagonal tooth, which of course is caused by the misalignment of her jaw I guess.
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 20, 2018 19:46:32 GMT
Hopefully with that being at the front you might be able to keep an eye on that now you know about it.
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Post by misscatafer on Dec 30, 2018 21:14:36 GMT
Here's an update on how Boo's eye is looking... He's still overgrooming her grr : Also please can I have some advice on her nails. Her back paws are both pretty overgrown. I've noticed this since we got her as her nails always get caught easily in clothing, but I got a good look today and woah..I wish I had noticed this when I took her to Gavin so I could have asked him to trim them. What do you guys think? (hope this pic is clear)
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Post by deguconvert on Dec 30, 2018 22:24:21 GMT
WHOA! Yeah, you will want those looked after, especially as that "thumb" nail will soon have curved enough to begin impaling her foot.
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Post by misscatafer on Dec 31, 2018 0:35:29 GMT
I would be confident holding her while Rob trimmed but how easy is this to do and what to use? Or do you think it is a vet job? I could take her somewhere local for it as it's not specialist stuff I'm imagining? Yeah her 'thumbs' on both back feet are curving like this and several of the other back nails are very long. You must think I'm such a neglectful degu mummy not noticing this before!
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Post by deguconvert on Dec 31, 2018 7:21:20 GMT
Not at all!! Most degus will wear their back claws down naturally but then, some do not. Do you have any ceramic tile that you could turn over to reveal the bottom rough area and place that in a high traffic zone? Maybe she would do it all on her own. Though I have to think getting some help from your vet and then having the tile placed might be your more successful path to follow. And ... I would ask the vet because I have no idea how you identify the quick in the nail on a rodent. Would be most upsetting to cut too short and have lots of bleeding.
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Post by misscatafer on Dec 31, 2018 8:21:13 GMT
She liked the sandstone ledges but they are worn down smooth now. I'll look into adjusting the cage and getting her to a vet to sort this out.
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