LydiaMinx
Teenage Guinea Pig
Hey guys, me again! Hopefully I can take a break from posting in this section of the forum soon 
So Badger, as detailed in a separate thread, has had dental issues this week. I think I managed to get it under wraps pretty quickly, first noticed he was under the weather on Friday night, he had a dental on Tuesday and only lost about 100g - vet said there was only small molar burrs but that the x-ray might have revealed an elongated root on his left side, but he wasn't 100% sure.
In late October, Badger got a small sharp piece of hay in his left eye, which I didn't notice quite so fast, that turned his eye cloudy and blue. I noticed when it had gotten to this point and it turns out he had an ulcer, which was treated with antibiotic eye gel and corneal repair gel. He got over it fast, the hay was taken out, and his eye seemed to go back to normal. If I recall correctly, his eye remained with a small blue tinge, but nothing major - I assumed this was light scarring.
In the past few weeks or so, I noticed his left eye going slightly blue again, and little by little, more blue. It now is starkly different to the right in light. He also seems to squint slightly in this eye, when the other is wide open; and it appears slightly more watery, but not a lot. Has a marginal amount more eye goop (normal goop) then the other.
As I've been reading up on what the vet said about a possible elongated root on his left side, I'm not totally paranoid that his worsening eye is due to the root infringing on it.
I've read that they cause the eye to bulge, but his sticks out the same as the others, and appears to have vision in it. As far as I am aware also, his possible elongated root is on the bottom left jaw, not the top (but I'm ringing the vet tomorrow to clarify this and request a copy of the x-ray). I'm second guessing myself here, as I feel that I'm now paranoid about every little thing being a sign of him having elongated roots (which seems to be pretty much a death sentence, from what I've read?).
Can they cause cataract type clouding over the eye? Even from the bottom? Feel free to call me paranoid guys, might need bringing back down to earth after the hellish week of ill piggies I'm having (and we're only half-way through, yyyyayyyyyyy)
So Badger, as detailed in a separate thread, has had dental issues this week. I think I managed to get it under wraps pretty quickly, first noticed he was under the weather on Friday night, he had a dental on Tuesday and only lost about 100g - vet said there was only small molar burrs but that the x-ray might have revealed an elongated root on his left side, but he wasn't 100% sure.
In late October, Badger got a small sharp piece of hay in his left eye, which I didn't notice quite so fast, that turned his eye cloudy and blue. I noticed when it had gotten to this point and it turns out he had an ulcer, which was treated with antibiotic eye gel and corneal repair gel. He got over it fast, the hay was taken out, and his eye seemed to go back to normal. If I recall correctly, his eye remained with a small blue tinge, but nothing major - I assumed this was light scarring.
In the past few weeks or so, I noticed his left eye going slightly blue again, and little by little, more blue. It now is starkly different to the right in light. He also seems to squint slightly in this eye, when the other is wide open; and it appears slightly more watery, but not a lot. Has a marginal amount more eye goop (normal goop) then the other.
As I've been reading up on what the vet said about a possible elongated root on his left side, I'm not totally paranoid that his worsening eye is due to the root infringing on it.
I've read that they cause the eye to bulge, but his sticks out the same as the others, and appears to have vision in it. As far as I am aware also, his possible elongated root is on the bottom left jaw, not the top (but I'm ringing the vet tomorrow to clarify this and request a copy of the x-ray). I'm second guessing myself here, as I feel that I'm now paranoid about every little thing being a sign of him having elongated roots (which seems to be pretty much a death sentence, from what I've read?).
Can they cause cataract type clouding over the eye? Even from the bottom? Feel free to call me paranoid guys, might need bringing back down to earth after the hellish week of ill piggies I'm having (and we're only half-way through, yyyyayyyyyyy)
It would be me! Still happy to have it though, for other bits that may crop up
. We can now claim for teeth issue's, as we haven't had teeth issues in over a year. He does however have three incisors the 4th was removed due a nasty jaw bone abscess.
I'm hoping to have a year free of any problems with either of them after this cluster, it's like nothing for years and then everything at once! Although Badger is mostly eating fine now, still a tad hesitant on the nuggets and water bottle but he's back to his old antics - a bit more positive about a possible elongated root (both with it maybe not being the case and if so, it being manageable for some time)