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Dental Help with dental

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Hi all, hope you're all well and staying safe.
I'm not sure if anyone will remember but back in February, my little lad had some trouble with his teeth. He was eating etc. But did the gaping of his mouth occasionally and letting the food fall back out. He would persevere at veggies but I syringe fed him mushed pellets and water. Anyway, His front teeth were a bit chipped and when the vet checked him out, she needed to take a tiny amount from one of the back teeth. Problem was kind of solved and he has been eating well since, his weight has steadily rose over the last 16 weeks to 1375g. The problem is, his front teeth have never been right, They've been slanted and he's broken a couple, one of them he's broken twice now. Today he's been struggling to eat again and doing the mouth gaping etc. but I will know more when I weigh him this evening. As it's not classed as an emergency I feel I might be wasting the vets time and apart from that I can't see my cavvy savvy vet and because my vets practice has 3 of their 4 branches closed at the moment due to this virus, speaking to someone in the first instance is very difficult. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
The only thing I can suggest is driving down to see Simon Maddock at the Cat and Rabbit Clinic in Northampton, he is a fantastic piggie dental vet and can do conscious dentals so nasty anaesthetic after symptoms
 
Bill & Ted said:
The only thing I can suggest is driving down to see Simon Maddock at the Cat and Rabbit Clinic in Northampton, he is a fantastic piggie dental vet and can do conscious dentals so nasty anaesthetic after symptoms
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Yes,. I have thought about this but it's about a 5 hour drive for me and I'm not registered there.
 
Bill & Ted said:
The only thing I can suggest is driving down to see Simon Maddock at the Cat and Rabbit Clinic in Northampton, he is a fantastic piggie dental vet and can do conscious dentals so nasty anaesthetic after symptoms
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daveclark79 said:
Yes,. I have thought about this but it's about a 5 hour drive for me and I'm not registered there.
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Registering with them is not a problem, you don’t have to have a referral. A conscious dental costs me £60 you pay a consultation fee on the first visit but not after any other consultations if it’s dental related.
 
If you did want to take him to see Simon, I know it’s still quite a drive from you but we are based in Barnsley and driving our two guinea pigs down to see him sometime next week, going to ring up for appointments tomorrow, if you’d like us to take your lad for you then I’d be more than happy to if it means he’ll get assessed and treated properly :)
 
daveclark79 said:
Hi all, hope you're all well and staying safe.
I'm not sure if anyone will remember but back in February, my little lad had some trouble with his teeth. He was eating etc. But did the gaping of his mouth occasionally and letting the food fall back out. He would persevere at veggies but I syringe fed him mushed pellets and water. Anyway, His front teeth were a bit chipped and when the vet checked him out, she needed to take a tiny amount from one of the back teeth. Problem was kind of solved and he has been eating well since, his weight has steadily rose over the last 16 weeks to 1375g. The problem is, his front teeth have never been right, They've been slanted and he's broken a couple, one of them he's broken twice now. Today he's been struggling to eat again and doing the mouth gaping etc. but I will know more when I weigh him this evening. As it's not classed as an emergency I feel I might be wasting the vets time and apart from that I can't see my cavvy savvy vet and because my vets practice has 3 of their 4 branches closed at the moment due to this virus, speaking to someone in the first instance is very difficult. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Dental overgrowth will ultimately kill guinea pigs, so having another dental when needed counts as crucial procedure - ideally before your boy declines badly again!
Vets have stopped any elective and routine procedures but they are still seeing anything that needs medication or a procedure and that cannot wait indefinitely as social distancing will have to continue until enough vaccine is available for anybody at increased risk or in a key position, as which vets are classed as. ;)
 
Thank you, I am going to start calling them when they open in the morning and if I don't get anywhere with them I will be getting in touch with the cat and rabbit clinic in Northampton and going for a little drive.
 
Little Ones said:
If you did want to take him to see Simon, I know it’s still quite a drive from you but we are based in Barnsley and driving our two guinea pigs down to see him sometime next week, going to ring up for appointments tomorrow, if you’d like us to take your lad for you then I’d be more than happy to if it means he’ll get assessed and treated properly :)
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Hi, thats a very kind offer but we'll be alright getting there if needed
 
I have also weighed him this evening and there is only -6g difference today, obviously I'll step in with syringe feed if needed but hopefully it won't come to that.
 
daveclark79 said:
Hi, thats a very kind offer but we'll be alright getting there if needed
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Good, I just thought I’d offer. Another forum member did it for us once and it helped us a massive deal.
If you do go to Simon, he won’t let you down. He will spot anything and everything and has saved the life of one of my pigs only last month!
 
So, after a trip to see Simon and my boy not eating anything on the way there except struggling with some veggies first thing, I put him back in the only thing I have that will fit in the front of my van, and he's now munching hay quite happily.
 

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daveclark79 said:
So, after a trip to see Simon and my boy not eating anything on the way there except struggling with some veggies first thing, I put him back in the only thing I have that will fit in the front of my van, and he's now munching hay quite happily.
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That’s exactly what my Ted did the first time I took him. Ted had not eaten hay for months, then a trip to Simon and he was eating hay within 10 minutes of his dental. So pleased for you x
 
Bill & Ted said:
That’s exactly what my Ted did the first time I took him. Ted had not eaten hay for months, then a trip to Simon and he was eating hay within 10 minutes of his dental. So pleased for you x
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Thank you, a long trip but well worth it
 
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