I adopted a ferret with a chipped tooth. Unfortunately the tooth did not heal or die, it had an open pulp line and caused an abscess under his chin. He had been treated with antibiotics to keep the infection down, but until the tooth was either pulled or possibly a root canal, the abscess remained. The shelter vet was leery about pulling it, since there was a good possibility that it might cause a cracked mandible. The shelter could just not afford a root canal. They did the best they could keeping the infection from getting worse or spreading. The first thing I did when I adopted him was to take him to a veterinary dentist. A root canal was performed. It was a bottom fang, by the way. The abscess slowly healed and has not returned. It never seemed to bother Dexie much, but after all was done, he sure did eat a bit more. And he was big to begin with. Just in case you're interested, the root canal was about $500. The same as a human, No smaller price for smaller tooth. It was well worth it to see him smiling all the time. Come see our ferrets... www.geocities.com/huronna [Posted in FML issue 3684]