Linguini had a broken front canine this past spring - no idea how it happened. I noticed it when she was at the water bottle lapping. Sometimes a broken tooth is not a big deal, depending on where the break occurs. In her case the vet was unsure since it was borderline. He took a photo of her tooth and sent it to a veterinary dentist experienced in ferrets, as well as to other professional colleagues. The consensus was to remove it! There wasn't any sign of infection in the root area when he removed it so she didn't even have to be on antibiotics. So she only has 3 canines. It has made absolutely no difference to her eating habits or play behaviours, except she can't carry around her favourite large metal bell ball anymore. In fact as soon as she came out of the anaesthesia she started eating her crunchy ferret food even though I had prepared some soft food. Tressie A. Dutchyn, MA ID PhD student, Dalhousie University Research Associate Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network for Social & Behavioral Issues Hepatitis C & HIV/AIDS Department of Community Health & Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University [Posted in FML 5769]