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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 11:47:15 GMT -5
I don't know about pain meds, I know that tooth pain sucks and I would want them, but I don't know about ferrets. I'd drug mine up but that's just the way I am, I hate pain. Is the gnawing due to pain or just the tooth removal?
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Post by Heather on Oct 1, 2014 13:36:06 GMT -5
Is he normally free roam? That may be why he's gnawing on the cage. You might offer him some meaty bones to chew instead. ciao
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Post by racheld on Oct 1, 2014 13:38:06 GMT -5
No, he was just grumpy about not being out. Haha.
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Post by Heather on Oct 1, 2014 14:40:17 GMT -5
I've got a wee boy who is like that right now too. So he sends his sympathies. He's given up on the cage raging and has settled for biting me instead. Much more satisfying in his opinion ciao
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Post by racheld on Oct 1, 2014 14:52:49 GMT -5
Ha. I am letting him roam a little right now, I figure it's better for his mouth to let him out than it is for him to be gnawing on cage bars. Is it still safe to leave food in the cage? I've been offering him snacks and then putting the meat back in the fridge because I'm a worried about bacteria growth. Also should I give CS as a preventative antibiotic?
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Post by racheld on Oct 1, 2014 21:10:48 GMT -5
He's eating well but only if I hand feed him little pieces...I expect it hurts to try to pick up bites on his own.
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Post by Heather on Oct 1, 2014 21:22:46 GMT -5
All my guys who've had dental surgery, Napoleon and Odin were right back at their food I had to give them soupy for the first couple of days but it took surprisingly little time until they were eating not only their soupy but full prey foods as well. They got meats from the time they got back home Did your vet not send you home with an antibiotic? I suppose you could use CS. Napoleon had in infection in his mouth so was sent home with antibiotics as part of his treatment. Odin's tooth wasn't inflamed but he was suffering some pain (why it was removed). He was given antibiotics purely as a preventative. ciao
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Post by racheld on Oct 1, 2014 21:24:21 GMT -5
No they didn't, I was a little surprised. Remus is getting grinds right now, I'll probably introduce chunks again in a couple of days.
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Post by racheld on Oct 2, 2014 8:40:03 GMT -5
He ate really well this morning! About an ounce of whole ground rabbit. He still mostly wants me to break it up into little bits, but he was definitely eager for breakfast. I also tried using the dropper on my bottle of colloidal silver to put a drop on the wound but I couldn't get him to yawn so I don't know how accurate I was. Ha.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 9:16:58 GMT -5
Trying rubbing his ears, that makes my Caillou yawn repeatedly. We have lots of colloidal silver, and we use it for everything
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 9:35:58 GMT -5
Glad to hear h. Is doing well
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Post by Heather on Oct 2, 2014 12:05:55 GMT -5
Take care using CS for everything....consider it similar to an antibiotic, no more often than you'd consider using an antibiotic and for pulse therapy only. It's long since been discovered that by using CS for "everything" that you will nullify it's benefits...similar to over prescribing antibiotics. ciao
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Post by unclejoe on Oct 2, 2014 16:40:00 GMT -5
If you have torbitrol (sp?) it might calm him down and help him sleep. It did that cor the fuzzies ive had on it
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Post by racheld on Oct 2, 2014 17:09:02 GMT -5
He has been MUCH better since that first day, I think he was just extra antsy because he'd been in the little boarding cage at the vet's office all night.
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Post by racheld on Oct 2, 2014 19:36:09 GMT -5
He's really not wanting me to get a good look in his mouth tonight...I'm not sure if it's because it's painful, or because he doesn't like his mouth messed with in general, or both...
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