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Post-teeth trim hog not eating
- Thread starter Oleboleskole5
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Drooling caused by not being able to swallow properly which can be any number of mouth problems, not specifically just incisors
His incisors - and it may just be because of the angle in the picture - but it looks like his incisors might have a slant on them. Slanted incisors can indicate that the problem is actually the molars
Mrs Tiggy Winkle
Teenage Guinea Pig
That looks like drool to me.
Oleboleskole5
New Born Pup
They do have a slant. He hasn’t been eating hay for a while, so it is not surprising.
Oleboleskole5
New Born Pup
We had the molars done, but not the front teeth. Is this standard procedure or do we ask for them to do the front teeth as well?
Oleboleskole5
New Born Pup
Oleboleskole5
New Born Pup
He is losing weight though. Despite our best efforts, he is still losing weight. He is pooping and peeing, so that’s good I guess. We’re calling different vets to try getting someone *somewhat* experienced in the field.
How much weight is he losing?
How much critical care are you getting into him each day?
Oleboleskole5
New Born Pup
Me and my mother were very stressed this morning. He was at 1015 grams when we weighed him. We called every bunny specialized vet we could find. We were almost out of options, but we found one that was 10 minutes away with someone who is good enough. She checked our little baby boy and presumably found the cause:
It turns out that his jaw is misaligned. We call it “underbid” (underbite, his jaw is too far back, misaligning his teeth. I’m not sure what it’s called in English)
This, along with his slanted teeth, caused him to be in considerable pain because he couldn’t close his mouth. Pelle, our beloved furball, began screaming when the vet pressed him by the jaw. He’ll be getting his incisors trimmed tomorrow.
The vet told us that we need to feed him 2 ml of critical care every 1,5 hours in the hours 7:00-22:00. In hindsight, I should have asked why that specifically, but that can’t be helped now.
This means that he will be eating 22ml of critical care. We might try to push down more.
It looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel now. I can’t wait to catch up on sleep
Me and my mother were very stressed this morning. He was at 1015 grams when we weighed him. We called every bunny specialized vet we could find. We were almost out of options, but we found one that was 10 minutes away with someone who is good enough. She checked our little baby boy and presumably found the cause:
It turns out that his jaw is misaligned. We call it “underbid” (underbite, his jaw is too far back, misaligning his teeth. I’m not sure what it’s called in English)
This, along with his slanted teeth, caused him to be in considerable pain because he couldn’t close his mouth. Pelle, our beloved furball, began screaming when the vet pressed him by the jaw. He’ll be getting his incisors trimmed tomorrow.
The vet told us that we need to feed him 2 ml of critical care every 1,5 hours in the hours 7:00-22:00. In hindsight, I should have asked why that specifically, but that can’t be helped now.
This means that he will be eating 22ml of critical care. We might try to push down more.
It looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel now. I can’t wait to catch up on sleep
I’m sorry to hear this.
That won’t be anywhere near enough critical care to keep his weight up if he isn’t eating hay for himself. A piggy who isn’t eating hay for themselves needs at least 60ml per day. The lowest amount is 40ml for a poorly piggy.
If he doesn’t get enough fibre, the gut shuts down and they end up critically ill.