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Post by fanny123 on Sept 28, 2010 6:57:02 GMT -8
How much of it do I feed him everyday?
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Post by david on Sept 29, 2010 8:10:39 GMT -8
Storm seems to be finding it harder to eat now, though she will have a good feast if I crush up her food, but is there anything else I can do to help her?
It turns out the fee at the vets was for both trimming her nails and teeth, to trim teeth is cheaper for some reason, £2.30, less than the bus fare there. So I think I will take her back next week to look at her teeth again and for some advice. But has anyone got any advice in the meantime?
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Post by david on Oct 1, 2010 11:51:20 GMT -8
I've crushed up Storm's food with a rubber mallet (it works OK). Storm lost a bit of weight, but since I crushed up her food, she's been eating loads (she is not usually an over-eater), so her weight is going back up, is it OK for her to eat too much until her weight is back to normal?
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Vixen
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Post by Vixen on Oct 4, 2010 10:08:18 GMT -8
The only problem with chutting the teeeth, is one very stressful and two can brake the teeth and make things worse, the stress factor and weight loss was one of the reasons we had Cy PTS in the end.
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Post by david on Oct 4, 2010 13:42:43 GMT -8
Fortunately, Storm is a calm gerbil (once caught!), so she was just relaxed when she was being treated, she didn't shake or anything, the only thing she objected to was the torch near her mouth - she grabbed that with both hands and tried to chew it.
Should vets not cut teeth then, is it not recomended?
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Post by david on Oct 8, 2010 6:23:36 GMT -8
I was holding Storm and stroking her last night, but I held her a bit too long, watching TV, so she let me know by biting me! It did hurt a bit, so am I right to take it that's a good sign and that she will soon be chewing things to pieces again?
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Post by Boz on Oct 10, 2010 10:59:37 GMT -8
Just a update on Gimli- Gimli's teeth grew completely back in a matter of 2-3 weeks. He's back to his old self.
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Post by Vixen on Oct 19, 2010 9:41:31 GMT -8
I just found Dusty has lost his top teeth now, have no idea why all mine get more than anothe to chew, the only thing I can think of is he was on anti biotics and the seringe may have knocked them.
Seems strange though almost 5 years of owning about 13 gerbils over those years and I only had a problem with teeth in the last 6-9 months.
He's on his normal food soaked in water with a little baby food mixed in as he won't be hand fed.
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Post by Vixen on Nov 1, 2010 7:57:45 GMT -8
quick update Dusty back on normal food now.
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Post by david on Nov 1, 2010 15:20:42 GMT -8
I also have an update: storm can chew again, not as good as before the teeth scenario, but she can chew toilet roll tubes to pieces again, it just takes her longer. She prefers me to hole her in my hand with the tube in the other, then she'll chew for longer than in her gerbilarium, and purrs when she's finished.
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Post by bopertop on Nov 8, 2010 9:42:17 GMT -8
Once I start seeing that hi teeth were growing I started feeding him rice puffs. For Smoke it takes approx 1 week. I would also offer solids every day (maybe something sweet and smelly to tempt his taste buds) and once he starts to eat them you know it is a good sign.
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