Teeth
If today was an episode in a cult TV series then it would definitely be called 'Teeth'. Today I had to get dental treatment for my husband, daughter and Degu, and work a full time job round it all. The husband and daughter will be fine, but Diego, is a bit more complicated. The vet told me today that he has teeth spurs in the back of his mouth and they are painful and preventing him eating. If left he will starve to death, so the only options are to either have him put to sle

Worried about my Degu's teeth
I didn't expect my first blog post to be about a health issue, in fact I imagined telling you all the cute things about one of my Degus called Diego. But the star of the show has a problem. I was giving Diego his usual cuddles yesterday, and when he got really relaxed and turned onto his back, I notice some fur loss around his throat. The fur was also wet. Could it just be from drinking I thought, or maybe its something more serious? So this mornings cuddles involved a more t