Do you see that large block Sushi is chewing on? It's monkey chow. Sushi can only eat monkey chow after she has her teeth trimmed, because otherwise it's too hard/big for her to break pieces off of. That picture was taken a few hours after Sushi's teeth were trimmed last week.
Her teeth trimming went well. She's at 238 grams. Her weight is pretty steady these days, and I don't expect we're going to see her get any bigger. She is ten months old.
We did receive amazing news from our vet. We've decided to go ahead with the surgery to pull all of Sushi's incisors. This is a drastic step but will overall improve her quality of life. Right now her upper incisors appear to be dying and her lower incisors are loose and wiggly, making eating difficult. Not to mention that she has to go under anesthetic once a month to get her incisors trimmed, something that is more dangerous each time.
Last month we received a quote for the surgery - $450-600, depending on how it goes. At Sushi's appointment last week though, our vet offered to do the surgery for cost. Essentially, we pay for her anesthesia and her medications and the clinic will cover the rest of the expenses. Why? Because they appreciate that we are willing to do the right thing for her, and have done everything we can for her up to this point.
That is amazing news. A huge thank you to everyone at Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic and especially to Dr. Derek Nolan for helping us to get Sushi the care she needs. Her surgery will be next month.
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| Sushi's a pretty special rat. |
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