Dollyx
Junior Guinea Pig
So this morning I noticed that my girl Pigeon, was slower than normal eating her lettuce. I didn't think anything of it until just now, when I gave the pigs their bell peppers, that Pigeon wouldn't eat any of it. I inspect her front teeth immediately and they're all fine, so I test it again with trying to give her a carrot, which she didn't eat either. The real test was giving her more lettuce, which again she didn't eat. I tried giving her the lettuce in smaller bits, which she would eat, but then stopped eating the smaller bits. Pigeon is still interested in eating, she wanted to eat all that I offered her, but just didn't, which makes me believe it's a problem with the teeth.
Now, it's Sunday so I unfortunately can not call any vets at the moment, I will try to get her in as soon as I can sometime in the week and I will be monitoring her weight very closely. I only noticed her slower eating this morning, and all other days she happily ate, so I'm not sure how fast a problem can occur like this? Could it be possible that a piece of hay got stuck in the inside of her mouth? And if it's a problem with the back teeth, how easy is it to be fixed? I also have critical care, so at what point if she loses weight should I give it to her?
Now, it's Sunday so I unfortunately can not call any vets at the moment, I will try to get her in as soon as I can sometime in the week and I will be monitoring her weight very closely. I only noticed her slower eating this morning, and all other days she happily ate, so I'm not sure how fast a problem can occur like this? Could it be possible that a piece of hay got stuck in the inside of her mouth? And if it's a problem with the back teeth, how easy is it to be fixed? I also have critical care, so at what point if she loses weight should I give it to her?