Ged Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 </STRONG></DIV><H1>Dislocated Jaw</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Other Ed</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi, The outher day when I went to feed my oscars, i saw a tail hanging out of ones mouth! it was one of the small convicts (not in there for food). The oscar spat his meal out sometime during the day when I got home from work and removed the remains of the dead fish I saw that the oscar had a dislocated lower jaw. <br> Should I try to tuck it back in? ( its hanging out on one side) or would this risk making the problem worse? <br> If so how would I handle the fish, its about 10cm. <br> Thanks <br> Ed. <br> </P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: lungy01</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi there dude , Unless you are absolutely sure you know the <br> mechanical geometrics of the jaw structure, leave it ^l. <br> And wait for nature to take its coarse, Unless it does'nt take <br> food for a long period then some intervention may be required ..... hno....Good luck.... <br> Andy... </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: meesterclarence</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi. Definitely leave it alone. It will have to fix itself. Hopefully it will. Good luck. <br> <br> Paul. </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Gcichlid</STRONG><BR><BR>Very common syndrome with oscars. Sometimes it corrects itself - sometimes it doesnt. I've raised heaps of oscars with dislocated jaws and providing they can still consume food it detracts from their appearance but is not life threatening. <br> Many times it corrects itself at least partially. <br> I had one Tiger Oscar with a dislocated jaw that never corrected, an ugly bugger but a great pet, who survived for over 10 years before finally dying of old age. <br> Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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