Yoshi's chewing on nothing

Yesterday I noticed that Yoshi's been making weird movements with his mouth. It kind of looks as if he's chewing on something but there's nothing in his mouth. Or he kind of looks like what people look like when they're trying to get something out of their teeth. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I don't know if its anything to worry about. My boyfriend said we'll take him to the vet if he continues this for a few days but I thought I'd ask around first in case this was something normal that we shouldn't bother with the vet about or if it was serious that we shouldn't wait a couple days for. Anyone have any ideas? I'm really worried. He doesn't seem to be acting any different besides that. He does it a lot throughout the day. Every few minutes or so for about 5 minutes. And he'll stop for maybe a couple of hours and do it again.

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Permalink Reply by Kayla Rae and Rowdy on April 18, 2011 at 3:34am

Rowdy did something kinda similar to this when he was teething, I realized he was knocking out his baby teeth and fussing with them before swallowing or leaving them. I was able to find 2 :) I don't think he was as frequent as Yoshi, but he did it about once a day for a few days while he was teething. Hope everything is okay!

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Permalink Reply by Bax & Zigs & Rosie on April 18, 2011 at 8:37am

Once Baxter was chewing on an antler and then he started doing something similar to what you're describing. We thought he had something in the back of his throat that he couldn't get out. After a sweeping check of his mouth, we found that was nothing there. I took him to the emergency vet and the vet said he might have scratched the back of his throat. When we got back in the car, he stopped making the chewing motion.

Is this something that he just started doing or something that he does occasionally?

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Permalink Reply by Jane on April 18, 2011 at 10:12am

He's still young isn't he? My guess would be a loose tooth.

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Permalink Reply by Rachael & Waffle on April 18, 2011 at 11:02am

Maybe he is getting hair in his mouth and he's trying to get it out?

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on April 18, 2011 at 12:53pm

My most serious thought would be a petit seizure...if it keeps up I'd take him to the vet...otherwise if he's young I'd think a loose tooth or something stuck between his teeth (rawhide?)

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Permalink Reply by Lisa && Yoshi on April 18, 2011 at 4:38pm

thanks, everyone. I think i feel just a tiny bit less worried because Yoshi is probably at the age where maybe his baby teeth are coming out. so i'm still gonna wait a couple of days and just watch and see if it gets better or worse. probably going to take him to the vet anyway just in case. but i appreciate all the advice and experiences shared! =)

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Permalink Reply by Lisa && Yoshi on April 26, 2011 at 8:10pm

BTW Yoshi stopped doing that weird thing with his mouth. We didn't end up taking him to the vet after all. I'm assuming everything's okay. Thanks for all the advice, everyone! =)