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Broken tooth
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Claire W
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Please weigh him daily to make sure he isn't losing weight (if he is losing weight, it means he isn't able to eat all important hay which is making up 80% of their diet) so you will have to step in with syringe feeding if that's the case.
If he is struggling to eat veggies, you may wish to cut them in to thin strips or grate them. But all being well, the tooth should start growing back in a few weeks. But if he does stop eating, please see a vet
If he is struggling to eat veggies, you may wish to cut them in to thin strips or grate them. But all being well, the tooth should start growing back in a few weeks. But if he does stop eating, please see a vet
Guinea pig love123
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Thank you so much, I haven't been recently weighing, I used to, should I weigh him and compare it to his weight a month ago
I agree with Claire’s advice
Weigh him today and then weigh him again tomorrow at the same time and then compare to those two weights. Then continue to weigh daily until his tooth recovers, comparing each weight as you go. You will see daily fluctuations which are normal up to 50g. If he loses more than 50g in 24 hours then you must step in and syringe feed him and see a vet
There is no real use in comparing the weight a month ago to now if his tooth only broke today.
Weigh him today and then weigh him again tomorrow at the same time and then compare to those two weights. Then continue to weigh daily until his tooth recovers, comparing each weight as you go. You will see daily fluctuations which are normal up to 50g. If he loses more than 50g in 24 hours then you must step in and syringe feed him and see a vet
There is no real use in comparing the weight a month ago to now if his tooth only broke today.
Guinea pig love123
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Idk when it broke I haven't checked his teeth in a while Ik I should but it's been at least a week
Ok.
His weight from a month ago is still too long ago to give you any really useful information - as I said, weigh him today and then compare it with tomorrow's weight and take it from there. If you can watch him, although it wont tell you he is eating enough, it will hopefully give you some idea that he is able to move food around his mouth and chew properly until you can compare weights
Weight - Monitoring and Management
His weight from a month ago is still too long ago to give you any really useful information - as I said, weigh him today and then compare it with tomorrow's weight and take it from there. If you can watch him, although it wont tell you he is eating enough, it will hopefully give you some idea that he is able to move food around his mouth and chew properly until you can compare weights
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Hi!
Please check whether the tooth is wobbly or not. If it is loose in the gum or if there is blood, then please see a vet. Also see a vet if your piggy is constantly snapping an incisor and not just as a one-off.
Snapped teeth are not uncommon - bar biting, gnawing on things etc.
If the broken tooth is still firm, then don't worry; it will grow back within a matter of days and will sharpen itself against the lower incisors.
Your piggy is still perfectly able to pick up and cut their food with three incisors (which is what they are for; it is the molars and premolars at the back that do the chewing and that are ground down in turn be the highly abrasive silica in grass/hay fibre which is the mainstay of their diet and which the growth rate of the teeth has evolved against - not veg or pellets (they just replace the supplementary role that wild forage used to have).
Where is the stuck fur? If is on the chin, this means dribbling and could indicate a problem with the chewing.
Please weigh any healthy piggies once weekly (together with a body check) and any piggies you have concerns about, you weigh daily at the same time in the feeding cycle.
Guinea pig love123
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Ok thank you, I weighed him and he's 1402g is that ok
It’s any significant changes in weight which you are looking at with the weekly weight checks, (switching to daily checks when you have any health concerns to enable you to keep a closer eye on hay intake) so on its own one weight check doesn’t mean a huge amount.
Equally, their weight isn’t the whole story - it’s their heft which gives you an indication of what is healthy for the individual piggy - a weight (the particular number on the scales) which is healthy for one piggy may not be healthy for another.
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He’s a very big piggy 
but yes, that’s fine but if he loses weight daily, you know he isn’t able to eat in which case you will need to step in with syringe feeding and see a vet
but yes, that’s fine but if he loses weight daily, you know he isn’t able to eat in which case you will need to step in with syringe feeding and see a vet
Guinea pig love123
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Ok thanks!He’s a very big piggy
That is a good weight, but you need to weigh daily to see if he’s losing weight (from being unable to feed himself properly).
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here is a link about broken incisors, it’s really good and will set your mind at ease. The tooth should grow back very soon and will self sharpen and level out once it’s reached a certain length Guinea Lynx :: Broken Teeth