Ernie - Losing Weighthttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/13283/ernie---losing-weight Hi all...........I would really appreciate any advice about my lovely chinchilla - Ernie - he lives in a massive cage with his brother Burt - when I rescued them they were both a good weight if not slightly over weight - Burt is still a very good sizeen-USTelligent Community 10Re: Ernie - Losing Weighthttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/112473?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:17:45 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c73c5072-8008-45cb-85c1-ea9cdf4f7eacSusan Jackson<p>Friend of mine had chinchilla and it was the teeth at the back. Some spikes but just overly long. After dental put weight back on.</p> <p>Probably recovery would be better and doing some syringe feeding. Suppliments in the diet food also.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ernie - Losing Weighthttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/112471?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:21:52 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c9ccb482-f987-4ca4-9f81-ced47198763eKerry Brennand DipAVN (Surgical) RVN A1 MBVNA<p>Thanks guys he wont let me see his molars - too wriggly - but no drooling/pawing at mouth/eating on one side of mouth/cant feel any bony lumps - but yeh think I will need to get his teeth checked - tempting with broccoli, grape, parsley, carrot, anything to get him to eat - hes tiny compared to beefy Burt!!!!!! </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ernie - Losing Weighthttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/112470?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:15:34 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:4d5746e5-50ca-452d-b8a8-f28db1bf0546Maisy<p>Definitely get his molars checked. My old degu started to lose weight though eating okay, but when he had his dental check there was molar spurs. Is he salivating more than normal or can you feel any bony lumps around his jaw?</p> <p>Hope all goes okay with Ernie <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thumbs_up.png" alt="Thumbs up" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ernie - Losing Weighthttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/112469?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:10:38 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:02cc8db8-61ef-4d6f-9b4b-aababd080f68Sal the 1st<p>what are his backteeth like? </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>