• Discussions taking place within this forum are intended for the purpose of assisting you in discussing options with your vet. Any other use of advice given here is done so at your risk, is solely your responsibility and not that of this forum or its owner. Before posting it is your responsibility you abide by this Statement

Broken teeth?

Sebastian2016

Sebastian2016

Junior Guinea Pig
Joined
Jan 16, 2016
Messages
16
Reaction score
32
Points
175
I have been away from my Guinea pig for over a month due to my own health issues, family have been looking after him. I have been to see him today and discovered his teeth look broken? I have posted a photo, the best I could get. Any suggestions on what I can do to help him, or just encourage him to chew on his toys to get them down to normal. He has no problems with eating, he can eat his everyday food with no issues and he is drinking fine.
The 2 top teeth are kind of wonky, and match up to the bottom 2.. just not straight - hope this description makes sense. (He seems OK in himself also, no squeaking in pain or bleeding inside his mouth or sores on his mouth or inside.)

Any help would be appreciated

54728406_623747061411767_5937470752583319552_n.webp
 
Thanks for your reply! This was a screenshot from a video I took, and he was moving his mouth around so I'm not sure if it looks out of alignment due to that? His jaw looks in alignment when I look at him - I can't seem to get a good enough picture to show this. I live in Northamptonshire, do you know if there is anywhere nearby I could take him which would be a good enough to give him the correct care?
 
He is eating perfectly fine, he eats all the greens we give him and his nuggets. He also drinks plenty of water. I feel really guilty for not noticing this sooner. When I get home from work I will post more photos with the help of someone else - is there any way to hold him easier to have a better look? He is also 7 years old now, I'm not sure if his age has anything to do with any problems he has now.
 
Sometimes the older piggies don't chew as well as they should. This can cause the very back teeth to become rather elongated and then they stop the jaw moving properly and the teeth wear unevenly. Simon does the dental work with the guinea pig conscious, which is much safer, particularly for the older piggies.
 
He's a brilliant vet and it's great you live close by! Hope all goes well for your gorgeous piggy :)
 
I'm so jealous of you, you live very close to Cat & Rabbit Clinic! :D We are going tomorrow morning for our piggy's dental and we're from North Wales!
 
You're in the right place for a brilliant vet. We all wish we had a Simon Maddock close by. Good luck.xx
 
We can recommend Simon too, we come from Cornwall to see him with our boy Ted x
 
I agree that it doesn't look like the teeth are broken, it looks like they are wearing unevenly and he needs a good check from a vet who is knowledgeable about guinea pig teeth. Generally by the time issues show in the front, there are a lot more issues in the back molars that you can't see as easily. Good luck and glad it sounds like there is a good dental vet nearby for you!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top