jess496
Junior Guinea Pig
I need some advice on my Guinea pig.
For a few weeks Artimus wouldn't eat most of his veg & herbs which I thought he was fussy as he can be so I didn't think anything of it until this week I thought it was odd that he left all the food completely, didn't bother coming to the door anymore so I took him to the vets on Wed, the vet looked at his teeth & said the front teeth looked long which I disagreed with him because his front teeth was actually short & perfect but he took him out at the back anyway wanting to file his front teeth down but the vet came back and told me that his teeth wasn't as bad as he thought so he didn't do it, he said he couldn't see anything wrong with a tool he used to look in his mouth. He gave me critical care, nothing else.
The next day, I phoned them asking for a scan to see if there is anything wrong so I don't miss anything as I've had bad experiences with my first two Guinea pigs that both vets failed them as they died in the end because they were clueless. I was advised by the vet nurse to come in again for a second opinion with a different vet, I was told by the nurse & vet that they would not sedate a guinea pig for a scan until he puts the weight back on and eating normally again.
The vet gave me metacam & Emeprid for the next few days to see if he'll improve. They are refusing to do any scan until he eats properly, is this the right action? I thought if he does have dental issues that they should act asap before it gets complicated and over grown?.
He is looking bright, he doesn't look ill, no runny nose or crusty eyes. He is taking critical care better now but he still leaves so much veg & herbs in his cage. I try to feed him by hand bit by bit but after he eats a little bit he turns his back on me. I'm trying my best to keep his digestive system going and put his weight back on like they suggested.
He does the fish mouth motion when he eats, what does that mean?.
The first vet wasn't concerned that he lost weight even though I thought more than 50g is not good?. He was always around 1465g but he's now 1229g.
The vets I took him to is supposed to be good with exotics but I don't think they are actually proper exotics especially for Guinea pigs though but they deal with zoo exotic animals etc and are the only nearest vets that I can go.
Can anyone tell me if the vets are right by not giving him a scan or x-ray because he hasn't been eating properly? Surely if it was dental they should file his teeth down asap?
For a few weeks Artimus wouldn't eat most of his veg & herbs which I thought he was fussy as he can be so I didn't think anything of it until this week I thought it was odd that he left all the food completely, didn't bother coming to the door anymore so I took him to the vets on Wed, the vet looked at his teeth & said the front teeth looked long which I disagreed with him because his front teeth was actually short & perfect but he took him out at the back anyway wanting to file his front teeth down but the vet came back and told me that his teeth wasn't as bad as he thought so he didn't do it, he said he couldn't see anything wrong with a tool he used to look in his mouth. He gave me critical care, nothing else.
The next day, I phoned them asking for a scan to see if there is anything wrong so I don't miss anything as I've had bad experiences with my first two Guinea pigs that both vets failed them as they died in the end because they were clueless. I was advised by the vet nurse to come in again for a second opinion with a different vet, I was told by the nurse & vet that they would not sedate a guinea pig for a scan until he puts the weight back on and eating normally again.
The vet gave me metacam & Emeprid for the next few days to see if he'll improve. They are refusing to do any scan until he eats properly, is this the right action? I thought if he does have dental issues that they should act asap before it gets complicated and over grown?.
He is looking bright, he doesn't look ill, no runny nose or crusty eyes. He is taking critical care better now but he still leaves so much veg & herbs in his cage. I try to feed him by hand bit by bit but after he eats a little bit he turns his back on me. I'm trying my best to keep his digestive system going and put his weight back on like they suggested.
He does the fish mouth motion when he eats, what does that mean?.
The first vet wasn't concerned that he lost weight even though I thought more than 50g is not good?. He was always around 1465g but he's now 1229g.
The vets I took him to is supposed to be good with exotics but I don't think they are actually proper exotics especially for Guinea pigs though but they deal with zoo exotic animals etc and are the only nearest vets that I can go.
Can anyone tell me if the vets are right by not giving him a scan or x-ray because he hasn't been eating properly? Surely if it was dental they should file his teeth down asap?
