Have to teeth so often...should I have them pulled?

[Snicker Bar]

I've posted and learned about the methods described about cutting Doodle's teeth...many thanks again for all your tips and descriptions of favorite tools:)! But after reading about "Trooper" , and Odontoma stories, I began to worry about creating a problem myself. He jaw was broken when she came to us as a baby ( now approx 1 yr old). She had a fissure in the roof of her mouth that is now completely healed, and her upper/lower incisors were out of alignment . I didn't realize how quickly ( and self traumatic ) her teeth were,until about after two weeks of her arrival I saw her face changing to that of a baby beaver! The poor thing; her uppers were causing ulcers on her lower lip, and the lowers had drilled small holes into her hard palate. So ever since, I've been doing my best to trim them, according to the guidelines from the experts on this forum. My concerns are, the frequency ( literally every 7/10 days- if not she grunts, tosses head and has the beaver look coming back). Also, my incompetence 🙁🙁🙁...I can do well sometimes; but more often than not , I cut too short ( bleeds) or get a jagged edge that needs re-nipping ( this was frowned upon). In other words, is it a worse risk to her for these frequent , sometimes not so great trims, of getting this tumor? Should I take her to Fla and have them removed? Or is there a video here somewhere I could watch? Something (Online) demonstrates "how to trim a squirrels teeth"; it said blood isn't a problem; no nerves, no pain- that cannot possibly be true...

[redwuff]

Having face/jaw trauma and regular tooth trimmings are now being thought to cause odontomas. It would be a good idea to have yearly x rays done to check on the teeth.

I am four days post surgery for a large odontoma on an eight year old squirrel. It is a rough surgery. As members of TSB go through this we are learning more and more.

What you are asking is a great question. Do we remove propalactically or not.

Trysh

[Snicker Bar]

Oh no!! I hope your baby will be ok!! If you don't mind me asking, was it just an incidental thing, or, was yours a jaw trauma, or have a pre existing tooth problem?

[redwuff]

He came in as an eight month old with MBD.. Bad diet. Got that taken care of and tried to release him but he never was a climber and made his nest on the ground. I call him simple but he has always been a good boy.


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What a tail!! He's handsome:) Little Doodles also nests on the ground, inside an upright piece of hollow log with bedding inside ( she's also unable to walk well) ; and my Snickers had a huge nest on he floor of their room ( she's unable to jump or leap from head trauma). My only climber /high places girl is Dandies; she only has one good eye, but can leap on my head from anywhere...I hope he makes a full recovery without complications. I'll continue to try and trim as carefully as I'm able😑, but yearly X rays can be doable here. I may msg the doctor and see if she could send a picture ( unless there are some here?) of what an early Odontoma looks like.