I was feeding my female SD Retic last night and noticed something odd about how she held her lower jaw. She sort of let it sag on the sides while she located the head of the rat to begin eating it. Once she opened her mouth to beging feeding...I noticed all of the symptoms of mouth rot. It even looks like a small part of both sides of her bottom jaw are deformed or eaten away!? I'm not sure how long she could have had this or where the hell it came from, but I just noticed it late last night. I made a vet appointment this morning, but the earliest they can see her is Friday @ 8am. I wasn't thrilled about this, but it's the only herp vet in town, so I guess it is what it is.

Can anyone give me some tips or pointers as to what I can do in the meantime to comfort her and prevent further damage. I have to admit this has me freaked out a bit. Never had to deal with this before.

Thanks in adavance.