From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-03-24 21:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Dental Care
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Stephen and Robin Price
<snrprice@b...> wrote:
> You want to look for a vet who is board certified in animal
dentistry
> and/or oral surgery.
That's a very good suggestion. If you simply go to the yellow pages
here on Yahoo, and type in your home town and the search
keywords "veterinary dentist" - you 'll probably come up with
something.
Ferrets don't really get cavities, but you may be looking at a broken
tooth, with a slab fracture showing the pulp cavity. Ferrets get a
type of cavity-like lesion underneath the gumline called a resorptive
defect, although I've never seen one (although I've never much
looked - but I'm going to start).
with kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM