The Vet Visit

I am back after taking in 4 pets to see Dr.T, and Wow I am exhausted now, 4 carriers, had to make multiple trips back and forth to the car, into the vets, leaving the vets, and back into the house. But got to get every one better. Dr.T believes Fagan's lack of eating is due to pain. After feeling his jaw and looking into his mouth he is certain that Fagan has hyperextended roots. The roots of his teeth have grown upwards and close to the jaw/cheekbone and it is causing some serious pain for Fagan. Dr.T says that we could have his teeth removed but then there would be the problems of removing those overgrown roots which would make the surgery long and gruelling. Then, Fagen would still have some pain in his life, and would be on a liquid/ mush diet for the rest of his life. The other alternative is keeping Fagan on pain management. We went home today with Metacam, an antinflammatory and pain reducer. I gave Fagan the dosage, and he has already started eating more and pooping more, so much better :) once again Dr.T hit the nail on the head as to what was wrong and what to do about it. Fagan will more than likely be on the pain meds every day for the rest of his life or else the pain will return and he'll stop eating again. Unless we have the surgery done, but Dr.T warned us that it is risky and may not help. Hopefully the Metacam will keep fagan as our happy, eating and pooping machine.
Sweetie had the bald spots, Dr.T checked her skin, did some skin scrapes and found nothing. No mites or other problems. And since Sweetie is shedding her fur excessively like all the bunnies in our care right now ( it is that season) and she isn't chewing or itching at herself, the bald spots formed from the shedding. We do see new fur growing back in already. I've just never witnessed a bunny shed to badly and quickly that skin was exposed for a brief period of time.
Butterscotch had his mouth checked out, he had an abscess about a month ago that was drained. And it looks really good, and Dr.T wants to see him again in another month.
We do have some new arrivals here , we have a female short haired Syrian hamster, named her Ginger Snap. And two Aquatic frogs, they are African Clawed frogs, I named them Fred and Wilma. They are a boy and a girl and apparently do love each other, they mate all the time according to their previous owner who was moving away and couldn't take them with. Tomorrow we are receiving a litter of rat babies, they were an unplanned litter and will be looking to be adopted and find their forever homes.