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HELP!! Is this RI or am I crazy!!!!!

garycrain Oct 17, 2005 06:08 PM

One of my pastels has a swollen lip, Ive passed my judgement just wanted some other opinions. We've got a vet visit coming....

Replies (3)

ssnakes Oct 17, 2005 07:50 PM

Did you look inside his mouth? Using a Q-tip or other soft object, lift open the mouth and look inside to see if there is any mucous strings or other cheesy-looking globs of stuff? A normal mouth should look pinkish-white and there should not be any excess of mucous or "stuff" in there. Let us know.
Susan

BelgianBeer Oct 17, 2005 09:35 PM

Could possibly be mouthrot, but it is not a symptom of RI.

PHLdyPayne Oct 18, 2005 03:28 PM

without a look into the mouth, it could be alot of things, mouthrot, absessed tooth, infection of the gums, bite etc.
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PHLdyPayne

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