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Guinea pig not eating by herself after 4 days of molar extraction

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piggypiya

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Hi All,
I am from India. My baby girl Frida Kahlo was diagnosed with a dental over growth in May. We swiftly moved and got her burring done which was unsuccessful. We changed vets and took her to another one who trimmed her incisors and further burred her molars. Much to our dismay she still didn't eat on her own and we had to keep syringe feeding her.

On July 3, we took her to another city where we showed her to one of the most renowned vets. She identified molar overgrowth and trapped tongue. The doctor also mentioned she has a birth defect with the dental plane and prefers to chew more form one side than another. Her molars were promptly trimmed and she showed some improvement in terms of picking up wet pellet food and making an attempt to eat. Unfortunately this didn't last long and soon she refused any solids. So we continued cc while trying to get her on to solids. She still seemed reluctant after two weeks and on July 20th was again flown to the vet's . CT confirmed the tooth was pushing the bone. Also it had grown back to form a bridge and her tongue was trapped. We were left with no option but extraction which happened on Sunday, 23 Rd July. It is now 27 and frida refuses to eat by herself..she prefers syringe only. Does anyone have any experience with this? Please can someone suggest how we can get our baby girl to eat again? How long does it take for them to bounce back to solid foods after pre-molar extraction? A step by step guide will be immensely useful.
 
Goodness, that’s a lot of surgeries for a Piggie. I'm sure she’s either in pain or is stressed (or both)

None of my piggies have had an issue like this but at a local shelter there was a Piggie who had a similar issue. We had to syringe feed her for about a week.

The best advice I can give you is make sure you provide lots of hay and water. Try offering your Piggie a treat that they usually wouldn’t be allowed to eat it only eat occasionally (my special treat is blueberries)

If this continues, I would invest in some vitamin c drops or supplements that are specifically designed for Guinea pigs. You can purchase these at your local pet store.


Best of luck! You’re a good Piggie parent for investing this much time into this. I know it hurts your heart to see your Piggie struggle.
 
I’m sorry to hear your girl is suffering. I’ve no experience but will tag @furryfriends (TEAS)
Try cutting the veg into strips. Was she prescribed any pain relief at all? If so, how often and how much? Kee going with the syringe feeding and weigh her daily to keep an eye on that. You are aiming to help her maintain with the syringe feeding. Perhaps also mix some in a bowl and put it in the cage. Keep trying with the veg and nice fresh hay.

Hopefully someone with more experience will be along to advise you. Wishing you and your girl all the best.
 
piggypiya said:
Hi All,
I am from India. My baby girl Frida Kahlo was diagnosed with a dental over growth in May. We swiftly moved and got her burring done which was unsuccessful. We changed vets and took her to another one who trimmed her incisors and further burred her molars. Much to our dismay she still didn't eat on her own and we had to keep syringe feeding her.

On July 3, we took her to another city where we showed her to one of the most renowned vets. She identified molar overgrowth and trapped tongue. The doctor also mentioned she has a birth defect with the dental plane and prefers to chew more form one side than another. Her molars were promptly trimmed and she showed some improvement in terms of picking up wet pellet food and making an attempt to eat. Unfortunately this didn't last long and soon she refused any solids. So we continued cc while trying to get her on to solids. She still seemed reluctant after two weeks and on July 20th was again flown to the vet's . CT confirmed the tooth was pushing the bone. Also it had grown back to form a bridge and her tongue was trapped. We were left with no option but extraction which happened on Sunday, 23 Rd July. It is now 27 and frida refuses to eat by herself..she prefers syringe only. Does anyone have any experience with this? Please can someone suggest how we can get our baby girl to eat again? How long does it take for them to bounce back to solid foods after pre-molar extraction? A step by step guide will be immensely useful.
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Siikibam said:
I’m sorry to hear your girl is suffering. I’ve no experience but will tag @furryfriends (TEAS)
Try cutting the veg into strips. Was she prescribed any pain relief at all? If so, how often and how much? Kee going with the syringe feeding and weigh her daily to keep an eye on that. You are aiming to help her maintain with the syringe feeding. Perhaps also mix some in a bowl and put it in the cage. Keep trying with the veg and nice fresh hay.

Hopefully someone with more experience will be along to advise you. Wishing you and your girl all the best.
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Thanks. Yes she has been given bayrocin, gabapin, melonex, ranatadine.Additionally entrogermina is prescribed along with colic aid as needed.
I want to understand if it's usual for them to not want to pick up and eat their food for 5 to 6 days post extraction. I know humans are prescribed not to chew solids from the extracted side for about 10 days. Is it similar for them? She eats via syringe as much as 40mls. My issue is she just doesn't eat by herself either cc or solids. I have been reading some really troubling stories of how they forget to eat etc and it's all getting me worried. She was eating quite well before 23 may and I really hope she picks up again. hope I can get some help from @furryfriends (TEAS)
 
What dose is she on for the melonex and gabapentin, and is it once or twice a day?
 
Gabapin was for 4 days, twice a day. Melonex .2 ml twice a day for 7 days extendable if she is in pain
 
I’m afraid furryfriends TEAS is not going to be active on the forum for several months to come.

I’m sorry to hear your piggy is unwell, I hope you can get the dental issues sorted out.
 
I’m afraid all we can advise is for you to speak to the vet again if you are worried - being sure there is nothing else medically going on. Generally speaking a piggy who can eat, will eat. They can lose confidence after dental issues though so things like cutting veg into matchstick strips, trying feeding handfuls of clean fresh grass can also help (a bit easier than eating hay but it works on wearing the teeth the same way hay does).
Keep up with daily weight checks and syringe feeding, and with the pain relief.

I hope you can get things sorted out for her
 
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