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Will my guinea pigs teeth grow back/when?

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My guinea pig Eric (around 4-6 yrs) jumped out of my arms and fell on the concreate floor causing his upper front teeth to fall out.
Eric is fine but I am having to spend a lot of time hand feeding. I am willing to do this for as long as he needs it has just been a bit of a hassle sometimes.
Will his teeth grow back so he can eat on his own or will I have to keep hand feeding? If so then when?
 
I’m sorry to hear about his fall.

When did the fall occur?
Is he able to pick up hay for himself?
You say hand feeding, are you providing a recovery feed to replace hay intake?
Are you weighing him daily so you can be sure he is getting enough syringe feeds?
Have you had him checked by a vet?
Its essential he is checked by a vet to make sure the damage isn’t such that the teeth can’t regrow.
If both his upper teeth have gone, his lower teeth have nothing to wear against so can overgrow. This also needs to be checked.
 
Thank you for this, the fall occurred about 3 weeks ago and his teeth came out about 4 days ago, and as far as I know he can still eat hay. I am managing to feed him broken pellets and vegetables and his weight has stayed around the same.
I will try and take him to the vet as soon as possible.
 
Please do get him seen by a vet.
If he has been ok for the last three weeks with no signs of internal injury, then hopefully he is physically ok but any fall from height should be be immediately checked by a vet for x rays and pain relief.

Ensure you are weighing him every day as that is the only way to know he is eating hay. If he is eating enough hay independently to maintain his weight, then he may not need support feeding. Veg and pellets wont maintain his weight.
If he is not able to pick up enough hay to maintain his weight when weighed daily on kitchen scales, then you must syringe feed a recovery feed such as Oxbow critical care to replace any lost hay intake.
If he can pick up hay, then he may also be able to pick up thin strips of veg. Maintaining his fibre intake (through hay or syringe feeding) is much more important though as it is 80% of the daily food intake.

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