From:
neinta@hotmail.com
Date: 2004-04-24 01:47:23 UTC
Subject: RE: Teething?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5469698.1082771243149.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I'm pretty sure they are getting their 10 1/2 week molars. (Marshall's gives a date range for births, not a specific date. So my babies are somwhere between 10 and 11 weeks.) I bought them some chew toys; puppy Kong and a few nylabones. I couldn't find the ones you listed but my sister (a vet tech) said these should be ok, I just need to check them for wear.
I think the chewing may be related to stress. I commute 2+ hours one way every 3-4 days so the babies have two homes. I take all of their toys with us and use their same bedding but it may just be too much for them. Hopefully, I can switch the commute to every other weekend or even once a month.
Author wrote:
> 11 weeks is near the tail end of teething (mandibular premolar 4 and mandibular molar 2 erupt approximately at 10 and 1/2 weeks) though it is still happening, but there are times when teething doesn't happen properly and then things like entraped baby teeth, misalignments, dental eruptions through the palate and abceesses can occur.
> So, it might be behavioral but have the treating vet look at those teeth during one of the vaccination appointments (or earlier if there seems to be a need).
> Yes, the Chewweasels, Foamy Fries, and other dense gelatin chews do help some ferrets a good bit but don't let the ferrets have too much at once or runs will occur.
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