Guinea Pig Tooth Decay

[Cherry Berry]

Hi Guinea Pig Parents,

Hope you and your little ones are doing great.
Recently I noticed that one of my guinea pig boys has a bad rotten tooth (image attached). I have got the vet today in the morning.
He was behaving normally and seemed happier recently. Any thoughts on what could have happened?

Best wishes
Cherry Berry

 

[weepweeps]

Hi. That does look very odd. Is it wobbly? I had a piggy that had a tooth root abscess and it “killed” his tooth and it fell out.

Good luck at the vets.

 

[Cherry Berry]

Hi. That does look very odd. Is it wobbly? I had a piggy that had a tooth root abscess and it “killed” his tooth and it fell out.

Good luck at the vets.

Hi,
that's sad to know. Did your guinea pig have its tooth grown back?
I am just back from the vet. They confirmed an abscess as he is still having a healthy weight, the vet has prescribed enrocare antibiotic (twice a day) and metacam (once a day) for a week and then there is an appointment with a surgeon to check if Cherry would need a tooth surgery or not. Hopefully all goes well

 

[Piggies&buns]

Hi,
that's sad to know. Did your guinea pig have its tooth grown back?
I am just back from the vet. They confirmed an abscess as he is still having a healthy weight, the vet has prescribed enrocare antibiotic (twice a day) and metacam (once a day) for a week and then there is an appointment with a surgeon to check if Cherry would need a tooth surgery or not. Hopefully all goes well

I’m sorry to hear this. Enrocare (baytril) isn’t always the best option for an abscess so you will need to see his things go

Make sure you switch to weighing him daily (once each morning) so you can keep a daily check on his weight. Stepping in with syringe feeding if he is not eating enough hay to maintain his weight. Antibiotics can sometimes upset their digestion and appetite

 

[weepweeps]

Hi,
that's sad to know. Did your guinea pig have its tooth grown back?
I am just back from the vet. They confirmed an abscess as he is still having a healthy weight, the vet has prescribed enrocare antibiotic (twice a day) and metacam (once a day) for a week and then there is an appointment with a surgeon to check if Cherry would need a tooth surgery or not. Hopefully all goes well

No it didn’t grow back. But he’s fine now and manages very well with three front teeth.

If that antibiotic doesn’t help then Zithromax is a very good one to try.

 

[Wheekallweek]

We had a piggy in at the rescue who had an incisor removed as the root was rotten. He managed very well with three front teeth!

Duke (excuse his mucky syringe feed mouth )

 

[Claire W]

My Ella had an incisor removed in June. She manages perfectly fine with 3 teeth

 

[Cherry Berry]

Hi, sorry I missed the forum emails in my inbox. Cherry had his tooth trimmed and we are keeping an eye just to make sure that both teeth grow evenly this time. We are monitoring his weight as well.