Oh nooooo... top teeth missing from overgrown bottom teeth!!!

[Daisey007]

:grouphug

Oh nooooo.......... Chewy's upper teeth appears to be missing from over grown bottom teeth! I can't believe this happened, he chews on a femur bone all the time!

After reading a post here about something thought to be a tumor in a squirrels mouth, I decided to check Chewys teeth because he hasn't been eating as well as usual... and I found the problem.

I'm taking him to the vet on Monday to get his teeth trimmed... unless someone convinces me that I can do it. Are there are any detailed 'how to videos' that the experts here can recommend???

Will his top teeth grow back?

Thanks again guys,

Pam

[stepnstone]

:grouphug

Oh nooooo.......... Chewy's upper teeth appears to be missing from over grown bottom teeth! I can't believe this happened, he chews on a femur bone all the time!

After reading a post here about something thought to be a tumor in a squirrels mouth, I decided to check Chewys teeth because he hasn't been eating as well as usual... and I found the problem.

I'm taking him to the vet on Monday to get his teeth trimmed... unless someone convinces me that I can do it. Are there are any detailed 'how to videos' that the experts here can recommend???

Will his top teeth grow back?

Thanks again guys,

Pam

If you have a safe vet you can go to, use him.
One experienced with teeth trimming is a lot less stressful on them having to have it done.
Yes, his teeth will grow back in.

[Daisey007]

My new wildlife veterinarian is very new and inexperienced... but I agree, it will certainly be a lot less stressful (to ME for sure!).

Thanks!

[stepnstone]

My new wildlife veterinarian is very new and inexperienced... but I agree, it will certainly be a lot less stressful (to ME for sure!). Thanks!

One can learn to trim teeth if necessary but a vet has the advantage of
anesthetizing that we don't. That can make it so much easier on all parties
involved.

[DaSquirrelMom]

I cared for a four-month old squirrel who never grew top incisors. In their place, she had a frenulum tissue along with a slightly deformed palate. Because she was well-nourished and could eat rodent chow, veggies, and unshelled nuts (until her bottom teeth grew too long), no one suspected she couldn't grow upper incisors.

I hope Chewy can grow top incisors.