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Advice On Dental Issues?

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It is difficult to know how dental disease is going to pan out. Small spurs can continue to reform and cause issues, or they may not! It is going to be a matter of seeing how she goes. Are your vets able to examine the mouth without the need for GA? Ideally I would recommend a re-check in a fortnight to see how things are looking then.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
It is difficult to know how dental disease is going to pan out. Small spurs can continue to reform and cause issues, or they may not! It is going to be a matter of seeing how she goes. Are your vets able to examine the mouth without the need for GA? Ideally I would recommend a re-check in a fortnight to see how things are looking then.
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Thanks :nod: my vet has done concious dental work in the past but stopped as he felt there was some risk involved. He has said he could do it under sedation for Toast, not necessarily GA but Toast is far too anxious a piggy and everything terrifies her so I don't think she would tolerate dental work without sedation. She gets very nervous and agitated when other people but myself are holding her so I can't even imagine what she'd be like if he attempted dental work concious...
 
Beans&Toast said:
Thanks :nod: my vet has done concious dental work in the past but stopped as he felt there was some risk involved. He has said he could do it under sedation for Toast, not necessarily GA but Toast is far too anxious a piggy and everything terrifies her so I don't think she would tolerate dental work without sedation. She gets very nervous and agitated when other people but myself are holding her so I can't even imagine what she'd be like if he attempted dental work concious...
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But potentially he could check her mouth, just to make sure that all still looked fine, in about a fortnight? Too often I see dental work done, and then no follow up checks, and then before you know it, you're back to square one.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
But potentially he could check her mouth, just to make sure that all still looked fine, in about a fortnight? Too often I see dental work done, and then no follow up checks, and then before you no it, you're back to square one.
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He didn't say too much on the phone, just that Toast was fine etc, he'll talk me through everything when I go pick her up at 5 and I'll ask then about a check up.

I asked about pain relief and he said she hasn't been given any just now as it was mild work carried out so he didn't feel she would need any... and also didn't want to add more meds whilst she's recovering from the GA.
Does this sound right? Not that I don't trust my vet, I just like to know other opinions also..
 
So relieved to hear that Toast is doing ok and the vet feels it was a minor problem.
Fingers crossed for you and Toast, that she won't have any further dental issues.
Oh and if it were up to me I would be the same as Toast - total sedation for any dental work, no matter how minor!
 
That's Toast home now.
Good and bad news.

Good news is she made it through the GA and has managed some mashed pellets whilst in the vets.

Bad news is the GA has brought back the bloat she just got rid of...
She's quite lathargic and seems a bit spaced out :( but I've been assured this is normal for now and should wear off by tomorrow. I hate seeing her like this, not herself at all.

Should I give her loxicom to help ease any pain? She's on Emeprid and infacol but I was told she shouldn't need any pain relief as it was a minor procedure, but would I be safe to give it if necessary? The dose she's had before is 0.4 mls once daily or split 0.2mls twice.
 
I would give it as long as you are 100% sure that she did not have any already at the vets.
 
Thanks. No they said she hadn't been given any pain relief, just Emeprid, and I've to give the last dose tonight for that.
Are those 3 medications fine to be given together?


She's been in her cage for about 20 minutes and she's moved about somewhat. But now she's sitting under her hidey, just sitting still, occasionally twitching her head, like when a dog shakes it's self to dry..

She also appears to have white flakes in her fur, looks like dandruff...:hmm:
 
Just took Toast out her cage to give her meds (for the last few hours I've just let her chill out and relax in her cage,didn't want to bother her too much as she's still a bit off from the GA..

She has had a big patch of fur shaved off at her neck/under her chin..

I had no idea this was the case nor do I know why it would have been done? It was never mentioned..

Why would this have been done?
 
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Just took Toast out her cage to give her meds (for the last few hours I've just let her chill out and relax in her cage,didn't want to bother her too much as she's still a bit off from the GA..

She has had a big patch of fur shaved off at her neck/under her chin..

I had no idea this was the case nor do I know why it would have been done? It was never mentioned..

Why would this have been done?
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I have absolutely no idea. When Simon does a dental under GA there is no fur shaved off.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
I have absolutely no idea. When Simon does a dental under GA there is no fur shaved off.
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It was never mentioned and I had no idea about it until I checked half and hour ago...
I'm going to phone them tomorrow to ask why that would have been done :hmm:

Its quite a big bit as well..
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Beans&Toast said:
It was never mentioned and I had no idea about it until I checked half and hour ago...
I'm going to phone them tomorrow to ask why that would have been done :hmm:

Its quite a big bit as well..
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That is a large area. Definitely check with them about why it was done. It is not something I am familiar with at all x
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
That is a large area. Definitely check with them about why it was done. It is not something I am familiar with at all x
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Thank you.
I know it's not really an issue and I'm not bothered as such, I'm just really confused as to why it was done..

Also, I'm a bit confused with what I should be doing with Toast right now. I know she's still exhausted but she's suffering from bloat so I know I need to get her moving around a bit more I'm just worried about stressing her..
 
Aw yeah that makes sense.
I knew they had taken blood, I just never thought they'd have to do that :doh:

Update on Toast this morning;
She's almost back to her normal self again.
She didn't really want to come out of her hidey much last night, only once when the light went out and only to have a little sniff about.
This morning she came running out when she could smell the plate of veggies. She managed to eat them it was just a bit slower than normal and she's been munching on hay almost instantly after she had the GA yesterday.

However, she's not been able to chew her pellets yet, so I've been softening them in hot water and she'll happily take them.

When could I expect her to be eating hard pellets again?
She's also acting a bit "confused" still, just not quiet herself, when should this wear off?
 
My heart just sank..20160428_104343.webp I've just found this in Toast's side of the cage :no:

I've never had this with either of them before..

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You and your girls just aren't getting a break! Nothing I can help with, just wanted to tell you that I'm thinking about youse. Time for the old put-pig-in-a-tub-and-feed-cucumber-until-she-wees trick? Has there been any squeaking while weeing? Check for barbering just in case she has a raw wound too, you never know.
 
Claire W said:
Looks like blood in her urine to me :( x
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What would have caused that though?
She's never had that before and it's only been since she had the GA... that caused her to have bloat, could it be a reason for blood in urine? She's not peed now since around 10 am..

I've phoned the vets but he was in a meeting, just waiting on him getting back to me :soz:
 
Beans&Toast said:
What would have caused that though?
She's never had that before and it's only been since she had the GA... that caused her to have bloat, could it be a reason for blood in urine? She's not peed now since around 10 am..

I've phoned the vets but he was in a meeting, just waiting on him getting back to me :soz:
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Uti's can cause blood in urine although it may not even be blood? A dip stick test of her urine will be able to tell you if Toast has blood in it x
 
What else could I be? :eek:
She's only done it twice last night, all day today her pees have been clear...
Poor Toast can't catch a break :(

I phoned my vet who said as it hasn't happened again it should be fine..
Not entirely sure about that though
 
I guess it could be some sort of reaction to the GA or something she's eaten.

Please note though that blood can still be present in urine without it being visible to the naked eye.

Blood dries brown. Urine can sometimes oxidise as it reacts with the air. In this case, the urine can dry an orange / rusty colour and is nothing to be concerned about. It could be that

Guinea Lynx :: UTI

This statement from Guinea Lynx explains orange / rusty urine

Urine may be clear to cloudy in color. Calcium compounds in the urine cause this cloudiness. Normal urine is not grittyin texture. Dried urine may leave powdery white calcium compounds. Very young guinea pigs often have an orange or brown tint to their urine. Urine sometimes changes to an orange color on standing (this may be the oxidation of porphyrins in the urine).
 
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