Meds dribbling out of mouth

[4boipigs]

My heart failure boy who I have posted about previously seems to be having mouth? issues. I noticed yesterday that during medication time, the meds would dribble out of his mouth a little. When I wiped his mouth down the paper towel comes back light yellow- the meds are clear.

He has been taking meds twice a day since Nov 4 and this is the first I ever noticed. He is acting normal otherwise (aside from the usual heavy breathing) and eating. I go slow with the meds and give him maybe .3ml at a time. I give him the meds from the side of his mouth which hasn't been an issue previously. With it being a holiday soon in USA I am not sure when/if I could get him to the vet if needed.

At his first visit where heart failure was diagnosed, the vet remarked his front upper teeth were overgrown but didn't talk about it anymore. I'm wondering if this is the issue but what I see of his teeth and with him eating normally I don't know if the teeth are playing into this much.

Keep in mind he was found abandoned in a box with his brother Oct 11, so he likely had very poor care before.

 

[Wiebke]

My heart failure boy who I have posted about previously seems to be having mouth? issues. I noticed yesterday that during medication time, the meds would dribble out of his mouth a little. When I wiped his mouth down the paper towel comes back light yellow- the meds are clear.

He has been taking meds twice a day since Nov 4 and this is the first I ever noticed. He is acting normal otherwise (aside from the usual heavy breathing) and eating. I go slow with the meds and give him maybe .3ml at a time. I give him the meds from the side of his mouth which hasn't been an issue previously. With it being a holiday soon in USA I am not sure when/if I could get him to the vet if needed.

At his first visit where heart failure was diagnosed, the vet remarked his front upper teeth were overgrown but didn't talk about it anymore. I'm wondering if this is the issue but what I see of his teeth and with him eating normally I don't know if the teeth are playing into this much.

Keep in mind he was found abandoned in a box with his brother Oct 11, so he likely had very poor care before.

Please have him vet checked for something like dental overgrowth in the back teeth, which can grow spurs that trap the tongue and make swallowing very difficult.

In a balanced dental system, the front teeth self-sharpen against each other - the edge should be even, not slanted or jagged, or inward pointing; they are used to for picking up and cutting food but it is the crucial molars and premolars at the back that are responsible for the grinding down of the very abrasive silica in their main food, hay and grass, against with the fast growth rate of guinea pig teeth have evolved.

Unfortunately, guinea pig dentals are not something that feature in a vet's regular curriculum so dental problems, whether that is snapped front teeth or overgrown premolars are often not picked up, nor does a vet necessarily know how to deal with overgrown teeth correctly.