From:
Gail Burlaka
Date: 2002-01-13 20:22:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Question about tooth care (with
pic link)
This is normal without any dental care. Teeth should be
cleaned whenever necessary - a small shadow is OK, but this
tartar needs to be removed. Your vet should be able to do it
without anesthetizing and YOU should learn how to do it
yourself without much resistance after your ferret learns that
YOU are the boss! I show my ferrets at ferret shows and have
to clean their teeth every 3-4 month to be absolutely white
and clean. Hope this helps. Gail
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Staroscik" <mstar@speakeasy.net>
To: <Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:01 PM
pic link)
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to know if this amount of tooth gunk is normal
for a 2 yo sprite.
>
> http://washingtonferret.org/pics/ferret_tooth_tartar.jpg
(80k)
>
> (The unhappy subject is Cracker, my second rescued ferret.)
>
> I had asked this once before but the photos I had were
pretty crummy... The
> new pic is 10x better. Folks who saw the first pics told me
that they
> normal. I hope that under better lighting the answer remains
the same. :) I
> am hopeful that all is well because the gumline looks
healthy to my
> layman's eye.
>
> Dr. Williams, you had asked if you could use those first
pics I took and I
> promised you better ones -- sorry for the delay, but here is
one. Use it
> however you like, I release it for the greater good of all
ferretkind. (I
> will leave it at this location if you want to link to it, or
you can copy
> it.) If you would like me to try for another photo just ask.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Matt
> (the guy who maintains the washingtonferret.org web site)
>
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