Re: Vet Care - how much should I budget?
Hmm, as with any pet the costs can vary hugely from animal to animal. Our four hams all came from a well-known UK pet store and three of them are, touch wood, fine. The fourth, a little black chap, didn't seem to put on weight like the others and I could only see huge lower teeth at the bottom of his jaw. He also seemed desperate to drink but only got the water down him. An initial visit to the vet was frightening; he has a deformed jaw and had 1cm of tooth removed from the bottom; the top teeth appeared to be non-existent. The check-up a week later required anaesthetic and further clipping; the top teeth actually grow straight back into his upper palate. The vet has tried to clip them back, but was limited with the time that he was under anaesthetic ... £60 and counting ... He'll need monthly trims, if he survives long term - the prognosis isn't encouraging, tbh.
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