Kaybear1125
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I am new on here. I have a guinea pig who hasn’t been eating his hay lately and I noticed today that one of his bottom teeth are missing. What do I do?
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Not eating hay
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You will need to take your piggy to a vet to check the rest of the teeth and check there aren’t any other issues that caused him to stop eating. Are you in the uk?
Their teeth will grow back, but not eating hay causes dental problems as they don’t wear their teeth down properly without hay, and in turn dental problems will stop them from wanting to eat hay, which will cause more dental problems.
In the meantime, a guinea pig who isn’t eating hay requires immediate help in the form of regular syringe feeds. Hay is the most important food source and they must have fibre (hay) going through their system constantly. A piggy who isn’t eating it needs help - please start syringe feeding him now. I will add in guides below to help you. You will also need to weigh your piggy daily to ensure enough food is being taken in - any drops in weight would be of concern and would require more frequent feeds.
Do get him to a vet
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Their teeth will grow back, but not eating hay causes dental problems as they don’t wear their teeth down properly without hay, and in turn dental problems will stop them from wanting to eat hay, which will cause more dental problems.
In the meantime, a guinea pig who isn’t eating hay requires immediate help in the form of regular syringe feeds. Hay is the most important food source and they must have fibre (hay) going through their system constantly. A piggy who isn’t eating it needs help - please start syringe feeding him now. I will add in guides below to help you. You will also need to weigh your piggy daily to ensure enough food is being taken in - any drops in weight would be of concern and would require more frequent feeds.
Do get him to a vet
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Kaybear1125
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I live in the US. All the vets are closed right now and She still eats revalue food.
Ok, you need to find a vet though
She needs to be eating hay, no other food (veg or pellets) is going to keep her system working properly and as hay is their main food source, without it, they simply won’t be eating enough fibre rich food. If she isn’t eating hay then you need to syringe feed her as per the guides I linked in - with either critical care recovery food or mushed up pellets
She needs to be eating hay, no other food (veg or pellets) is going to keep her system working properly and as hay is their main food source, without it, they simply won’t be eating enough fibre rich food. If she isn’t eating hay then you need to syringe feed her as per the guides I linked in - with either critical care recovery food or mushed up pellets