Elgato5164
11-22-2024, 03:09 PM
Hi,
This is my first time posting. I’ve been very paranoid about posting as I live in Georgia
and it is illegal to keep squirrels. I do squirrel rehab “under the table” with help from a certified rehabber. However, one of my NR squirrels may possibly have an odontoma. One of his incisors has just “disappeared “ and he has had watery eyes off and on and
sounds “weezy/squeaky” and congested. My friend that has been a certified rehabber for more than 20 years helped me take a look inside his mouth. Other than the missing incisor we noticed a “nub” of some sort poking out from the inside jaw line inside his mouth. It looks like a small tooth.
All of his symptoms point to an odontoma. I know he needs an xray to confirm but I don’t know of any vets that (other than one which I won’t go back to)in GA that will work with a squirrel. Does anyone here know of a vet in my state that’s safe?
Further info:
My squirrel’s name is Rocky and he is about 4 years old. He is a gray squirrel that had malocclusion as a baby but it eventually corrected itself. He eats fine and in fact he is a bit chunky.
Any advice or recommendations will be greatly appreciated!
This is my first time posting. I’ve been very paranoid about posting as I live in Georgia
and it is illegal to keep squirrels. I do squirrel rehab “under the table” with help from a certified rehabber. However, one of my NR squirrels may possibly have an odontoma. One of his incisors has just “disappeared “ and he has had watery eyes off and on and
sounds “weezy/squeaky” and congested. My friend that has been a certified rehabber for more than 20 years helped me take a look inside his mouth. Other than the missing incisor we noticed a “nub” of some sort poking out from the inside jaw line inside his mouth. It looks like a small tooth.
All of his symptoms point to an odontoma. I know he needs an xray to confirm but I don’t know of any vets that (other than one which I won’t go back to)in GA that will work with a squirrel. Does anyone here know of a vet in my state that’s safe?
Further info:
My squirrel’s name is Rocky and he is about 4 years old. He is a gray squirrel that had malocclusion as a baby but it eventually corrected itself. He eats fine and in fact he is a bit chunky.
Any advice or recommendations will be greatly appreciated!