LucyF75
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Just under 2.5 years ago we adopted a female chinchilla called Chilli, who we were told was about 2.5 years old giving us an estimated age of 5.
For the past year or so however Chilli has suffered with her teeth and after many visits to our local exotic vets, an x-ray and 3 teeth being removed (her gums were in a bad way at one point and they were very loose) we were told yesterday that her cheek teeth don’t seem to be growing as expected and that her current drooling is probably more due to issues with her roots which had been noted as a potential issue on the x-ray she had last year (we weren’t told this at the time unfortunatley). I should say that Chilli doesn’t have much trouble with her eyes at the moment and I think the vet was speaking about her lower jaw - we were a little shocked and upset at the time so didn’t take down any details. The vet suggested the best way forward would be medical management so we are now giving her a mixture of antibiotics and an anti-inflamitary.
We are obviously very upset especially given how young Chilli is that she is in this position. We don’t over feed her treats (just half a small shredded wheat here and there) but she has never eaten hay or vegetables - no matter what type we’ve tried. We give her Supreme Science Selective pellets. Given that the vet thinks her teeth aren’t growing much though I’m now thinking this might not be a problem.
I've read a lot of success stories about the use of vitamin c and calcium to help with dental issues. We’ve never given her these supplements and I’d like to give it a try - ideally in liquid form as between my husband and I we don’t have too much trouble administering her medication with a syringe so could be confident she was getting what she needed - I'm not sure she'll take to tablets. She weighed 500 grams at the vets yesterday and other than the dental issues seems to be in good shape. She loves being out with us in the evenings and will snuggle with my husband on the sofa!
Can anyone suggest where I could get liquid vitamin C and calcium in the UK and what dose would be appropriate?
Thank you!
For the past year or so however Chilli has suffered with her teeth and after many visits to our local exotic vets, an x-ray and 3 teeth being removed (her gums were in a bad way at one point and they were very loose) we were told yesterday that her cheek teeth don’t seem to be growing as expected and that her current drooling is probably more due to issues with her roots which had been noted as a potential issue on the x-ray she had last year (we weren’t told this at the time unfortunatley). I should say that Chilli doesn’t have much trouble with her eyes at the moment and I think the vet was speaking about her lower jaw - we were a little shocked and upset at the time so didn’t take down any details. The vet suggested the best way forward would be medical management so we are now giving her a mixture of antibiotics and an anti-inflamitary.
We are obviously very upset especially given how young Chilli is that she is in this position. We don’t over feed her treats (just half a small shredded wheat here and there) but she has never eaten hay or vegetables - no matter what type we’ve tried. We give her Supreme Science Selective pellets. Given that the vet thinks her teeth aren’t growing much though I’m now thinking this might not be a problem.
I've read a lot of success stories about the use of vitamin c and calcium to help with dental issues. We’ve never given her these supplements and I’d like to give it a try - ideally in liquid form as between my husband and I we don’t have too much trouble administering her medication with a syringe so could be confident she was getting what she needed - I'm not sure she'll take to tablets. She weighed 500 grams at the vets yesterday and other than the dental issues seems to be in good shape. She loves being out with us in the evenings and will snuggle with my husband on the sofa!
Can anyone suggest where I could get liquid vitamin C and calcium in the UK and what dose would be appropriate?
Thank you!
