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Health / Many improvements after filing and then suddenly he's worse again
« on: April 21, 2016, 05:11:44 AM »
Hello,
So my chinchilla Egon had the following problems:
We had x-rays and the vets suspected malocclusion. He was put under and they filed his teeth. They also found a tooth which was totally lose and they took it out. The root remains, though.
He got home and we immediatly saw improvement. He no longer showed any of the problems above. He's slowly gaining back his ability to eat more rough food.
That was 2.5 weeks ago. I got home yesterday after being away for 8 hours and suddenly he's showing ALL of the problems (except the breathing) again. I tried to give him liquid critical care, and he tries to drink it and barely does but sometimes he whines and spits it out while pawing.
Could it be wound in his mouth, or an abcess? I don't think it's his roots because drinking shouldn't affect that?
So my chinchilla Egon had the following problems:
- Stopped eating his pellets
- Wheezy noise when breathing
- Pawing at mouth
- Coughs when eating
- Pain when grooming his whiskers
- Pawing beneath the eye with his hind feet
We had x-rays and the vets suspected malocclusion. He was put under and they filed his teeth. They also found a tooth which was totally lose and they took it out. The root remains, though.
He got home and we immediatly saw improvement. He no longer showed any of the problems above. He's slowly gaining back his ability to eat more rough food.
That was 2.5 weeks ago. I got home yesterday after being away for 8 hours and suddenly he's showing ALL of the problems (except the breathing) again. I tried to give him liquid critical care, and he tries to drink it and barely does but sometimes he whines and spits it out while pawing.
Could it be wound in his mouth, or an abcess? I don't think it's his roots because drinking shouldn't affect that?