degu

[Jacs]

one of my degus (always been the smaller of the two) has become very skinny and pretty lathargic (sp?) im trying to find a vet that actually has an idea about degus because the vet i went to last time just didnt have a clue. in the meantime im wondering if its his molar teeth causing problems in which case i need to know is it ok for them to drink cows milk? im planning on making up a small amout of porridge to try and get some food in him but dont want to make him worse, so would i just be better making it up with water instead of milk? or get a special kind of milk. i have a syringe to feed him from so i just need advice what to put in the syringe to feed him. xxxx

[Jacs]

oh by the way, i have checked his front teeth and they seem perfectly fine, i tried giving him one of his fave treats he broke it up into my hand with front teeth but didnt seem to actually eat much of it, his eyes dont seem to be weepy and his breathing sounds about normal.

[housecat]

My friend has degus and takes them to Sandhole vets in Snodland. They seemed pretty clued up there. Can you get there by any chance?

[Jacs]

may be able to get dad to take me there, im pretty sure now its his molar teeth, because i did porridge oats mixed with water and i dnt think i ever seen him want something so much keeping a close eye on him, he is still drinking which is good, will feed him little and often and if dad can get me to snodland ring the vets!, if i cant get there i may just ring my local vets and ask them to check his teeth i am 99% sure thats what it is,

[Jacs]

argh rang 3 vets now all 3 have said "we cant get you in till tomorrow"

[Jacs]

woo finally got thru to sandhole and he has an appoint tomorrow she said to just keep feeding him watered down porridge and watery wheetabix keep a close eye on him and he should be fine untill tomorrow morning. thank you so so much housecat! xxxxx

[housecat]

Brilliant!
Hope all goes well tomorrow.x

[Jacs]

will let you know how it goes, to be honest i think i may change my vets permanantly.. this place seems amazing, will wait and see how i feel about it tomorrow i do wish i had known about them sooner! thank you again!

[Jacs]

they have taken him in for an emergency operation he has major moler problems
they said they are putting him straight on fluids and gonna try stablise him best they can before they operate... the lady was lovley and tryin 2 be positive... but i can tell she didnt think there were a huge chance of him pulling thru... i will hear from them later and in the meantime i have everything crossed! i could do without anymore deaths at the moment

[Jacs]

just a quick update, they had to wake him up part way thru his tooth work because he wasnt responding well, they are keeping him in under close supervision, he is on lots of medication and being fed regually as he has lost alot of weight which he needs to regain to be strong enough for the ansthetic, they hope to get the rest of the work done friday however if they feel he is strong enough tomorrow it will be done then. my lil chester is a fighter <3