Post dental care

[Elephonty]

Woody unfortunately had to have a dental on Monday, what was supposed to be one molar turned into 4 molars and a trim of his bottom incisors.

The vet has told me that unfortunately woody will probably have to have this ongoing as once pigs get dental issues they often re occur.

He had some gut troubles after the surgery so he's currently on twice a day metaclopramide for 5 days on top of all his other meds, I do feel sorry for the guy!


Is there any specific chews or toys that people have seen help with this? He has Timothy hay that's stalky but wondered if there was anything else.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Poor Woody, hoping he makes a full recovery. Weigh him daily and make sure you give Critical Care support food if he is not eating properly and losing weight. Unfortunately your vet is right, once piggies have a dental problem you often find that the teeth overgrow again within around 6-8 weeks. it’s a horrible situation to be in.
depending where you are there is an amazing vet Simon Maddock in Northampton who is the most experienced vet in the country when it comes to guinea pig dental problems. He got my Ted eating hay after a poor dental done locally. We travelled for regular tidy ups, a long way but really worth it

Hope this link helps you

Thread 'Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre'

Oct 30, 2017

- Not eating and the need to eat fibre
- How much to feed a very ill guinea pig?
- Important advice for syringe feeding


Not eating and the need to eat fibre

If your guinea pig goes off any food or suddenly eats noticeably less, then it is seriously ill and needs to see a vet for a diagnosis and treatment for whatever problem is causing the loss of appetite. In many cases, it is either the need to breathe (which comes before the need to drink or the need to eat), the inability to eat or swallow (like problems with the teeth, especially those at the...

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[Elephonty]

Poor Woody, hoping he makes a full recovery. Weigh him daily and make sure you give Critical Care support food if he is not eating properly and losing weight. Unfortunately your vet is right, once piggies have a dental problem you often find that the teeth overgrow again within around 6-8 weeks. it’s a horrible situation to be in.
depending where you are there is an amazing vet Simon Maddock in Northampton who is the most experienced vet in the country when it comes to guinea pig dental problems. He got my Ted eating hay after a poor dental done locally. We travelled for regular tidy ups, a long way but really worth it

Hope this link helps you

Thread 'Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre'

Oct 30, 2017

- Not eating and the need to eat fibre
- How much to feed a very ill guinea pig?
- Important advice for syringe feeding


Not eating and the need to eat fibre

If your guinea pig goes off any food or suddenly eats noticeably less, then it is seriously ill and needs to see a vet for a diagnosis and treatment for whatever problem is causing the loss of appetite. In many cases, it is either the need to breathe (which comes before the need to drink or the need to eat), the inability to eat or swallow (like problems with the teeth, especially those at the...

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Thank you! Luckily woody seems to be bouncing back from anaesthetic, he came home with no food left as he'd ate everything at the vets it just seemed that his gut was not following as quickly as his mouth!

My vet seems to be very clued up on anaesthetic as he doesn't seem to come back looking "comatose like" which I have seen with other piggies, he was very lively and wanted food instantly

He didn't seem to show many signs of dental issues (ate the whole time, no loosing weight etc) which is what I am slightly worried about going forward as only stumbled upon dental issues by accident during x-rays for a separate issue.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Oh that’s unusual, but glad he is doing so well. I hope he makes a full recovery

The first signs of dental problems is losing interest in hay, followed then by other foods, lastly veggies and of course weight loss. Others include
Drooling, wet chin
dropping food out if their mouths
Pawing at their mouths
Slanted incisors (not always, but it can be an indication something is not right with the molars)
Pulling strange faces while chewing
Avoiding certain foods that they can no longer physically eat
Coughing or choking
Showing a keen interest to eat but then walking away because they have lost confidence in eating (they’ve tried to eat something before and really struggled so they avoid that situation again

Also the lack of fibre from hay from their diet can cause soft poop and windy tummies

 

[Elephonty]

Oh that’s unusual, but glad he is doing so well. I hope he makes a full recovery

The first signs of dental problems is losing interest in hay, followed then by other foods, lastly veggies and of course weight loss. Others include
Drooling, wet chin
dropping food out if their mouths
Pawing at their mouths
Slanted incisors (not always, but it can be an indication something is not right with the molars)
Pulling strange faces while chewing
Avoiding certain foods that they can no longer physically eat
Coughing or choking
Showing a keen interest to eat but then walking away because they have lost confidence in eating (they’ve tried to eat something before and really struggled so they avoid that situation again

Also the lack of fibre from hay from their diet can cause soft poop and windy tummies

Woody is a very confusing piggy!

The only slight sign was a face he pulled eating sometimes but no other signs were present!

Even the vet was a little confused as he didn't show any major signs, the night before the dental I was even contemplating cancelling as I wasn't sure whether to risk the anesthetic when he didn't seem to be that bad.

He was happily chomping on hay, peppers and carrot even up to the day of the dental!

 

[Merab]

Hope Woody makes a speedy recovery