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Post by goingpostal on Apr 8, 2011 21:53:28 GMT -5
So, as if I needed more ferret issues right now I just checked in on everyone else and noticed Koda broke off the bottom of his tooth. The big pointy one in front (canine?). He's still quite chunky and was chowing on the rat so it must not be bothering him enough to affect eating but wondering what should be done about that. He's going for his checkup next Fri but I'll have to call and let the vet know in case we need to plan for something extra. When it rains, it pours right?  |
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Post by Heather on Apr 8, 2011 22:01:45 GMT -5
Are you saying he's broken the tooth right off? or just chipped the end. If it's just chipped don't worry about it. Keep an eye on it but most rescue ferrets have chipped teeth from fighting the cages they're confined to. I've had a couple of guys break off teeth doing cage wars  Odin tried to pull Fun-Go out of his cage by pulling on the blankies that Fun-Go was sitting on. Odin broke off his canine entirely and required some surgery but this was only because his bottom tooth was ripping his upper lip. I would keep an eye on it but not worry ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2011 22:36:40 GMT -5
Oh no! Poor baby! How do you think it happened?
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Post by goingpostal on Apr 9, 2011 5:30:05 GMT -5
The bottom quarter or so is broke off, who knows what he did it on, they aren't caged so no chewing or fighting that, it's got to be recent because I check them all over pretty often and just clipped nails on Tues and didn't notice it then.
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Post by Sherry on Apr 9, 2011 11:20:07 GMT -5
If it's not bothering him, I'd not worry overly. As Heather mentioned, keep an eye on it, and if it seems to be, then have it checked. You can have the vet take a look when he goes in, but I really don't think it's anything that you need to worry about xrays, etc. for.
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Post by crazylady on Apr 10, 2011 16:38:51 GMT -5
Hi i fits not bothering him and he is eating fine dont worry about it just keep an eye on it one of my old guys ( we nicknamed him nasher lol ) wore his teeth down naturally to little stubs ! ( through constant chewing on bone and hunting and they never bothered him it got to a point where we actually couldn't figure out how he killed prey underground lol ( he would hunt using a locator collar if he stopped for more than two mins we marked the spot and once he emerged we would dig down and hey presto there would be dinner lol ) the rabbits were never marked or bleeding lol my husband used to say he scared them to death lol he lived to be 13 and managed just fine to demolish whole prey with his ground down stumps lol take care bye for now
crazy lady
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Post by Sherry on Apr 10, 2011 21:17:45 GMT -5
Bev, that is amazing! I didn't think they'd be able to take down live prey with teeth in that condition  |
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Post by goingpostal on Apr 10, 2011 21:31:29 GMT -5
Well good to hear, I'll get it looked at of course but doesn't seem to be bothering him in the least. My cat has a similar chunk gone from her tooth from before we got her so I thought we might be alright.
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Post by joclyn on Apr 10, 2011 23:52:12 GMT -5
as long as the root isn't exposed, the broken tooth shouldn't be an issue at all!!
boo broke both his top canines when he was sick - just the tips are gone; one worse than the other - and he eats just fine. over time, the raw food has toned down the rough/ragged edges. bugger still chews at the carrier door when he's in it for longer than 5 minutes...so i still worry he'll do more damage and then need to have something removed 
as for bev's ferret being able to kill prey with stumps - don't they break the neck of the prey rather than bite through the skin to block the airway??? if i am thinking it correctly, then, as long as they have a good hold (and ferrets have good strong jaws) stumps or full-sized teeth wouldn't make any difference...
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Post by crazylady on Apr 11, 2011 14:58:16 GMT -5
Hi often they bite into the base of the skull causing a brain bleed but I think in nashers case he did just that break necks as he had the kind of grip and shake motion that was the best I have ever seen his jaws seemed to lock and once on there I could pick up a rabbit and he would be locked in place with him dangling in mid air and until he decided he was going to let go nothing short of a miracle would get him loose lol he also had a nose on him like a blood hound lol he used to stand outside of warrens put his head in the hole if he bottle brushed and did his little shake we knew dinner was home and he was off down that hole like a tornado lol if there was no one at home he would simply sniff and walk off we once proved this to a friend who wouldn't believe there was nothing in a warren lol nasher passed it by my friend said no way look fresh droppings has to be someone home we said fine try your ferrets lol six ferrets and two hours later result no rabbits lol never underestimate an old timer they know there job lol plus nasher won me a free bacon sandwich on the way home and that tale was told many many times in the local pub lol take care bye for now
crazy lady
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Odin tried to pull Fun-Go out of his cage by pulling on the blankies that Fun-Go was sitting on. Odin broke off his canine entirely and required some surgery but this was only because his bottom tooth was ripping his upper lip. I would keep an eye on it but not worry
