From:
"skye.walsh"
Date: 2007-03-01 22:23:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Dental question
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I have an elderly jill with cardiomyopathy and renal failure. She has
been eating soft foods only for about 2 years and I couldn't have
dentals done because of the heart disease. I clean her teeth with a
cloth and toothpaste from the vets every morning and night and have
done so since she stopped eating dry food but still she has a lot of
tartar built up. I wonder whether being on diuretics causes less
saliva to be produced which in turn speeds up the formation of tartar.
She gets Clavamox for a week roughly every 6-8 weeks to keep her mouth
and gums as healthy as possible. I was wondering what else can be
done, should she get antibiotics more frequently or are there
antibiotic toothpastes or is there any other treatment I can try? I
feel bad when I look at her teeth but also don't want her to die under
anaesthetic. She has had heart disease for almost 20 months so is not
very fit. I don't know what to do. I also want to learn how I can
manage teeth better in older, sick ferrets on soft foods in the future.
Skye
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