Cream - living his best life! 💙

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When Cream arrived at TEAS, in April 2021, his future looked very bleak. He was unable to eat and despite being put under anaesthetic by his previous vet, who had also taken X-rays, his mouth and teeth were considered normal and the recommendation was to put him to sleep. His loving owner felt sure it was a dental problem, as he wanted to eat, but couldn’t, so made the very difficult but brave decision, to surrender Cream to us.

He was immediately booked in to see our amazing vet, Simon Maddock, who discovered a very nasty spike, from a tooth, cutting into the soft tissue at the back of Cream’s mouth. No wonder the little guy couldn’t eat. His mouth was ulcerated and bleeding. As soon as his teeth were filed, Cream was able to eat straight away! Although he needs a quick tidy up of his teeth, from time to time, Cream is now living his best life, with his buddy Ivan!

However, this lifesaving treatment is now under threat! How can it possibly be deemed unethical and ineffective? More than two years after being destined for euthanasia, Cream is happy, thriving and enjoying his excellent adventure!

None of our guinea pigs need supportive care, syringe feeding or are in any way being kept alive, as long as they get the quick and effective conscious dental they need!


 
He is certainly living his best life like all these dental piggies at TEAS that were destined to be PTS. It will be a tragedy if Simon and Kim can’t perform their magic!
 
He is certainly living his best life like all these dental piggies at TEAS that were destined to be PTS. It will be a tragedy if Simon and Kim can’t perform their magic!

TEAS was once referred to, by a vet, as rather Alice in Wonderlandish! If they meant by that rather magical and ‘happy ever after’ endings, happen here, then I can live with that! Not sure that’s what’s they meant though!
 
The work that TEAS and the Cat and Rabbit clinic do is amazing. There are so many piggies that have benefited from their care and have lived long happy lives. I can't understand how people who have never seen this dental procedure can make what is a life or death decision for these beautiful guinea pigs. If Simon is stopped from performing this dental procedure then it is likely that the sanctuary piggies at TEAS will have to be euthanised. It is just wrong in so many ways.

Please support TEAS if you have had a piggy that has had a dental with Simon or Kim. Write that testimonial, it could make all the difference.

For everyone else reading this post, remember that one day it could be one of your piggies that needs this treatment and please support TEAS in any way you can.
 
I can’t believe a vet missed a bleeding mouth! I’m so sorry that the work Simon and Kim is under threat, I really don’t see how what they do can be seen as unethical 😞 Although they couldn’t save Edward as he was too frail thanks to the hot weather, his age and everything else he had going on, his final weeks were made more comfortable last summer thanks to Simon and Kim. I’m so glad Cream is now living his best like x
 
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