Although Jannet Talbott lives on a ranch in rural Alberta, Canada, she is never alone because there are always animals around her.
The animal enthusiast looks out for all of the numerous domestic and wild creatures that call her property home.
She once spotted something strange on the face of a squirrel she was observing as he ate a snack from her bird feeder.
Talbott said to The Dodo, “I could see there was something on the side of his face.” “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s a massive tooth growing out of his mouth,’ as I got closer.”
Although squirrels’ four front teeth are constantly growing, most of them are maintained short by their incessant nibbling on nuts and seeds. This squirrel had somehow avoided this, and Jannet was aware that he was in trouble.
Since the squirrel was unable to chew on anything, Jannet surmised that he was subsisting on powdered bird food as the tooth grew closer to his eye.
She now had the challenging challenge of attempting to apprehend Bucky, as she called him, in order to provide him with the assistance he need.
I happened to spot him in the feeder one day. It resembled divine intervention. She remarked, “I just had to reach in and grab him.” I simply kept telling him, ‘I’m going to assist you, Bucky,’ once I had him in my grasp. You will be alright.
Jannet discovered that the canine-challenged squirrel had more than one dental problem when she held it in her hands.
His mouth was in complete disarray. She described how his top incisors were growing within his mouth and curved around. His teeth rubbed on his face as he ate. He was really horrifying.
