Inutaru
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Within the last few months, one of my boy's bottom teeth began to grow at an angle, up into his top lip. I took him to the vet and he had surgery to file the tooth down and to see what was causing it to grow funny.
The vet told me that he has an abscess under his front teeth because his jaw is too small/slightly deformed. She informed me that there wasn't anything I could really do aside from bringing him in regularly for teeth clipping.
This is where my problem begins.
My bill for that one trip was quoted at $530 dollars, but when I paid it came out closer to $470. That being said, she made it out to sound like I'd have to bring him in every couple of months to have this done. He spent a week on antibiotics and pain killers.
What she didn't say was that after two weeks, his tooth would already be half way grown in with the same problem I had a few weeks ago. I understood that rats teeth grow fast, but I figured I'd have more time before I'd have to drop another 400 something on him.
This all being said, I'm 23, I live at home and I have three other pets on top of this little guy- spending 400 every couple of weeks on his teeth just isn't realistic for me to achieve.
I love smudge to death, but I don't know how I can keep this up, his tooth is in a way where he can't chew blocks to file it down himself- and I'm not comfortable clipping his tooth myself because I'm afraid of splitting his tooth and or hurting him in any way.
Is there anything I can do? Or will my rat have to live in pain because I can't afford to help him as often as he needs it
The vet told me that he has an abscess under his front teeth because his jaw is too small/slightly deformed. She informed me that there wasn't anything I could really do aside from bringing him in regularly for teeth clipping.
This is where my problem begins.
My bill for that one trip was quoted at $530 dollars, but when I paid it came out closer to $470. That being said, she made it out to sound like I'd have to bring him in every couple of months to have this done. He spent a week on antibiotics and pain killers.
What she didn't say was that after two weeks, his tooth would already be half way grown in with the same problem I had a few weeks ago. I understood that rats teeth grow fast, but I figured I'd have more time before I'd have to drop another 400 something on him.
This all being said, I'm 23, I live at home and I have three other pets on top of this little guy- spending 400 every couple of weeks on his teeth just isn't realistic for me to achieve.
I love smudge to death, but I don't know how I can keep this up, his tooth is in a way where he can't chew blocks to file it down himself- and I'm not comfortable clipping his tooth myself because I'm afraid of splitting his tooth and or hurting him in any way.
Is there anything I can do? Or will my rat have to live in pain because I can't afford to help him as often as he needs it