When it rains it pours..........

[6Dusters]

Most of you will have read about Jack and his teeth. I also have Sunni my PW female with teeth problems as well. I took her in along with Jack and knew that she needed to be looked at as well. Just recently I noticed her pawing at her cheek once in a while. The doctor said two back teeth are growing inwards over her tongue.
What are the chances I would have to deal with two chins, each with teeth problems. The news for Sunni is surgery tomorrow. I drop her off at 9am and pick her up in the afternoon. I sent her cagemate with her today to experience all the "odors" so there would not be any problems later at home. I'll be sending her cagemate Olivia with her tomorrow as well. They will put them together again when Sunni is awake and alert. They are giving Sunni Metacam as well. She is eating and drinking.

 

[mishellyshel]

good luck sunni! what type of surgery is she having? are they pulling the teeth or just filing??

 

[6Dusters]

Just going to file them down.

 

[AZChins]

Geez...that's so not fair! The odds of that happening are just so small. Seriously, I can go for months or even a year before I run across a chin with a problem or have one of them come down with one.

It's just wrong. I'm hoping that everything goes well with her tooth correction procedure. Sometimes that's all they need, just one little filing and everything goes back to how it needs to be!

 

[mishellyshel]

oh i am bringing my chin richie to the vet tomorrow too. she is going to decide if she can file or trim or if it is time to put him down. his initial & last filing was in may.
i hope all she needs is a filing and she is good as new.
i have been handfeeding him since them and we have bonded so much that i am just heartbroken.

 

[AZChins]

Awww...Michelle. I hope that everything goes well with Richie tomorrow.

 

[BoundNoFtWaL]

Wow guys. I hope they all turn out well. Good luck.

Question on the teeth filing. Do they have to put them under for this procedure? I'd not expect that they would be calm enough to let someone file their teeth while conscious. Also, with anesthesia should they be monitored for blood pressure and on an IV as well? With chew toys, that's more for keeping their front teeth worn down right? Are pellets and hay normally enough to keep their back teeth in check? The back teeth don't grow like their fronts, or do they? Or, is that what spurs are? Do their back teeth just have problems like some of us people have problems with our wisdom teeth?

 

[lauralynne]

Poor Richie & Sunni!I hope everything goes well for everyone! Please keep us posted and you'll be in my thoughts.

 

[Easterpiggy]

good luck with the babies

 

[starleomach]

I wish you the best of luck and hope it goes well. I will keep your chinchillas in my thoughts

 

[tunes]

Best of luck to both of you tomorrow. I hope it all goes well.

Do they have to put them under for this procedure?
Yes, they do. It would be too painful otherwise.

Also, with anesthesia should they be monitored for blood pressure and on an IV as well?
They monitor them but don't start an IV, or at least, not in my experience.

With chew toys, that's more for keeping their front teeth worn down right? Are pellets and hay normally enough to keep their back teeth in check?
Hay usually works the back teeth, with the grinding side to side motion for chewing. The front teeth get worn down more with toys and biting of the pellets.

The back teeth don't grow like their fronts, or do they? Or, is that what spurs are? Do their back teeth just have problems like some of us people have problems with our wisdom teeth?
The back teeth are generally where the spurs are, but the front teeth can grow like crazy too. I've seen front teeth completely over lap (top and bottom) and hide the opposite set of teeth because they are so overgrown. Some people advocate clipping the front teeth with nail clippers (thankfully, they are no longer on this forum spewing their garbage) but the safe and generally accepted way is with a dremel type tool to file them down.

 

[saphire]

Good luck to both of you and your chins.

 

[AZChins]

I agree with Peggy about the treatments. Although, you may want to use different types of hay to help with the back teeth. It's good to give them a variety. I like for my chins to get two or three types of hay on a rotation on a regular basis...I think it helps because each type of hay is chewed in a slightly different way.

I've had vets clip the teeth as opposed to grind them...the most important thing is that someone experienced handles it...it's never good to trim the teeth too short.

 

[Claire D]

:crossfingers: Good luck.

 

[Newt]

Best wishes to Sunni and Richie xxxxxx

 

[6Dusters]

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I'll be taking her in at 9 this morning. Good luck Michelle with your little one. I'm so thankfull for this forum. Only good people like all of you can understand the love we give these little guys. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Claire D]

Are they doing Xrays as well?

 

[6Dusters]

Here is Sunni and her cagemate Olivia. Sunni has the freckles.

 

[kdr13]

Aw they are beautiful! My first chin had major teeth problems in the back and had to have filings about every 6 months. Honestly I would have done them forever if she lived longer. She died from a seizure but when she had her teeth done she bounced right back, you wouldn't even have known she had them done....I hope your girl is the same!

 

[lauralynne]

Pretty girls!