donna83
New Born Pup
Hi was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how long it takes for a guinea pig to fully recover after dental treatment long story short my boy who is approximately 4yrs old had dental treatment 4 weeks ago by an exotic vet as we noticed he was unwell and not eating so back n forwards to the vet who didn't pick up on the problem 300 pounds later i realised it was his teeth as he just couldn't bite or chew n was losing weight so i got him booked in for sedation n xrays of his teeth which came back he had dental diesese and they apparently filed down the spurs they could reach which cost another 300 so over 600 in total so now 4 weeks on he still can't eat he trys a tiny bit of greens but still can't bite he uses his hands to help I've tried everything chopping things up tiny mashed banana grated veg porridge oats etc the first 2 weeks were horrendous as he just wouldn't take the critical care or meds i was having to force feed him every 2 hours including water its been heartbreaking so the last 2 weeks have been a bit easier as he's willingly taking the critical care 3-4 times daily about 30ml in a day I'm still giving him metacam daily as everytime i stop it he gos back downhill not eating barely moving also he's poos are very soft n mushy I know he's gonna need to go back to the vet I'm very reluctant as I don't think they have done a very good job n he's worse now than b4 he had this treatment so my question is really how long dos it take for the teeth to recover can it take longer than 4 weeks will he be able to eat sufficient again how long do I carry on with the critical care n pain medication b4 I think he's never gonna to recover i know once dental problems start he would need it done again n again I just was hoping for more improvement after the treatment so any advice would be greatly appreciated as I know this can be a common problem and I'm just heartbroken and really considering what I do next thanks for reading