10-23-2015, 07:22 PM
I do hope that this is just a blip and that he gets back to his old self soon.
Just a thought, Catherine, but how are his teeth? The front one can look fine but sometimes the cheek / back teeth can grow inwards over the tongue, and this can make eating difficult and they can get a very sore tongue. It's very hard to check ourselves and a vet will use an instrument to examine them. It can be done at home but you need to hold the cheeks open, gently of course. The easiest way to do it is to use two teaspoons. You use the handles to hold the cheeks open and the back teeth can usually be seen. They don't like it, of course, and they really have to be on their backs to do it, but it can rule out tooth issues, or rule them in and they are relatively easy for an experienced vet to deal with.
Of course it may just be Murray's time. I hope not.
Come on, Murray, my boy.
Just a thought, Catherine, but how are his teeth? The front one can look fine but sometimes the cheek / back teeth can grow inwards over the tongue, and this can make eating difficult and they can get a very sore tongue. It's very hard to check ourselves and a vet will use an instrument to examine them. It can be done at home but you need to hold the cheeks open, gently of course. The easiest way to do it is to use two teaspoons. You use the handles to hold the cheeks open and the back teeth can usually be seen. They don't like it, of course, and they really have to be on their backs to do it, but it can rule out tooth issues, or rule them in and they are relatively easy for an experienced vet to deal with.
Of course it may just be Murray's time. I hope not.
Come on, Murray, my boy.
Greeting from Wales.
Hwyl Fawr o'r Cymru.
This is the web site of the rescue I volunteer at.
http://guinearescue.blogspot.co.uk/
Hwyl Fawr o'r Cymru.
This is the web site of the rescue I volunteer at.
http://guinearescue.blogspot.co.uk/
