Post by haylo on Mar 7, 2012 14:23:08 GMT -8
Both Merry and Pippin have had terrible teeth since I got them. They were overgrown and uneven, growing in all different directions when I got them about 6 weeks ago. They were clipped by the vet at the time. Since then they've both put on loads of weight and been eating well. However, their top inscisiors have never really grown back.. they both just have one short upper inscisior each, so there is nothing for the lower inscisors to wear against. So I check their teeth regularly and noticed they were getting long, Merry's in particular. Merry was also pawing at him mouth so I knew they were bothering him.
So I took them to the vets and I held them while the vet burred the teeth conscious. The vet was amazed we managed it with me holding them, they struggled a little but all things considered they were very good. Anyway.. when she trimmed Pippins teeth they were long but not as long as Merry's and she took one a little too short and made it bleed. It stopped very quickly but now I'm worried.. it's going to be really sore and I'm worried about infection. The vet didn't seem concerned but it's only since I've come away that I got worried about what this might mean for him. He's done so well (he was literally days from dying when I got him and now he looks healthy and happy) I really couldn't stand anything to happen to him now.. has anyone else had this problem? Either while trimming teeth yourselves or with a vet doing it? Was the gerbil ok?
They both went straight to food and water when I put them back in their tank and Pippin selected one of the crunchy wheat bits and started munching on it but obviously it was painful because he left it. So I've given him some porridge and he has eaten so I don't think he will starve but don't want this to knock back his progress. Also, I'm going away this weekend and I thought getting their teeth trimmed before I went was a good idea.. only I hadn't thought about what if there's a problem, now there will be nobody to look after him if he gets ill! Sorry I'm rambling, I'll shut up now..
So I took them to the vets and I held them while the vet burred the teeth conscious. The vet was amazed we managed it with me holding them, they struggled a little but all things considered they were very good. Anyway.. when she trimmed Pippins teeth they were long but not as long as Merry's and she took one a little too short and made it bleed. It stopped very quickly but now I'm worried.. it's going to be really sore and I'm worried about infection. The vet didn't seem concerned but it's only since I've come away that I got worried about what this might mean for him. He's done so well (he was literally days from dying when I got him and now he looks healthy and happy) I really couldn't stand anything to happen to him now.. has anyone else had this problem? Either while trimming teeth yourselves or with a vet doing it? Was the gerbil ok?
They both went straight to food and water when I put them back in their tank and Pippin selected one of the crunchy wheat bits and started munching on it but obviously it was painful because he left it. So I've given him some porridge and he has eaten so I don't think he will starve but don't want this to knock back his progress. Also, I'm going away this weekend and I thought getting their teeth trimmed before I went was a good idea.. only I hadn't thought about what if there's a problem, now there will be nobody to look after him if he gets ill! Sorry I'm rambling, I'll shut up now..