https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/24057/chinchilla-incisor-extraction I have a patient, an 11yo Chinchilla which has had regular burring of the incisors. But lately it seems to be happening more frequently and they are quite keen for incisor extraction if this is feasible. I have done this many times in rabbits and isen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/155605?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 26 Mar 2016 17:28:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0601997e-1260-46d0-8c9d-cfceb79bc8d8mariette asselbergs<p>If this is of any use to you: I have 20 year old chinchillas who over time have lost or had extracted their molars and incisors. They always ate their crispy charley chinchilla food but now I feed them a mash of their pellets soaked in warm water, and they love it!</p> <p>It is true they are tough as old boots!</p> <p>Mariette</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/155511?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:11:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0c380fba-79bf-41cf-ac32-a1d990863f91Robin Grimmer<p>Thanks Marie, &nbsp;one of the lower incisors seems to have stopped growing or is growing abnormally.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/155509?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:06:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e6d27dbe-3ff5-479a-8fa3-d61b6816c716Marie Kubiak<p>Definitely feasible and much like bunnies but a bit more fiddly! If funds allow do a couple of xrays to check for apical lesions as incisor dystrophy is not very common in chinchillas and may be a secondary issue. If ankylosis or resorption is present this may complicate extraction.</p> <p>Intubation is tricky as they have a fleshy structure in front of the larynx that prevents visualisation and prevents tube passage. I would use injectable anaesthesia supported with a nasal mask to provide O2 and iso during surgery.</p> <p>They do cope well with interventions, much tougher than Guinea pigs!</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>