|
|
Post by lyles on Oct 20, 2021 19:27:28 GMT -5
Earlier today I saw Aron on a blanket with blood all over his paws and on his mouth, he was pawing at his mouth for a moment and I took him to the sink to wash all the blood off. I tried to look at his mouth for any injury but didn't see any. After that I didn't see any more blood or signs of distress from him and he seems fine now. I saw a small spot of blood and saw that a metal grout scraper fell down at that spot and thought he cut his mouth trying to chew on it, but I saw no blood on it. Looking closer I saw what looks to be a small bone fragment covered in his blood.
Is it possible he just chewed on a dried bone (I'm always finding old dry bone) and it splintered, cutting the inside of his cheek or back of his tongue? Never seen that happen before but I've cut my tongue before and it bleeds a lot.
|
|
|
|
Post by Charlie on Oct 20, 2021 23:50:37 GMT -5
Poor little guy. Were you able to see anything in his mouth? It's possible he may have cut himself with the bone when he bit in or it got caught in his teeth and may have dislodged it when he was pawing at his mouth.
|
|
|
|
Post by abbeytheferret6 on Oct 21, 2021 2:48:57 GMT -5
Hope u have no more problems. I have not had any ferrets cut mouth on a bone---but my Abbey had one lodged in the roof of her mouth. She panicked running about which made me panic and off to the vet I went. It had dislodged at some time before we got there and never could be found as they did not see it.
|
|
|
|
Post by lyles on Oct 21, 2021 17:25:37 GMT -5
He's doing good. Playing, eating with no other signs.
I need to be more vigilant in cleaning up their leftover bones I guess.
|
|
|
|
Post by unclejoe on Oct 21, 2021 21:01:30 GMT -5
good to hear. unless you have a feeding den that can be isolated while they eat, they will drag off bones and bits. this is the first time I've heard of an injury resulting. that bone must have been pretty old.
|
|
|
|
Post by lyles on Oct 29, 2021 12:26:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I never seen anything like it either in all these years. Early this morning I had to dislodge a large bone stuck on the roof of his mouth, first time I had to assist him like that too.
Alice would often get bones stuck in her mouth, they both share very similar behavioral traits as well.
|
|
|
|
Post by pablos27 on Nov 13, 2021 6:34:03 GMT -5
My boy once choked on small piece of bone in grinded meat. He was choking for about 15 min and he was coughing blood. Eventually he coughed it out. He was checked by vet and they said he will be fine. And he was getting better. He was eating soft food and he had energy to play (he was still recovering so there was a little bit less play than normally). There was no signs that there is something wrong with him. Week later I had to leave him with his at rescue centre for a few days as I was traveling abroad. 3 days later he died. Lady who was looking after them couldn't tell what have actually happened, she only said that he was very quiet all afternoon and next day morning she found him dead. We still don't know what have really happened as we didn't want to autopsy. Most likely his wound reopened and caused internal bleeding. But that's just our guess. Anyway since then no bones for my ferrets (apart from bone meal, bone broth or chicken feet & wing tips).
|
|
