Lighteningamy
Junior Guinea Pig
I've just went to give saint her medicine for bloat and uti and just saw she has broken her top right tooth tiny bit of it left will she be okay eating pellets or will this be a trip to vet
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Broken tooth
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Which tooth is it?
Abi_nurse
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If it's just the one tooth and all the others are remaining and there is no fracture under the gum line then she should be okay and it will regrow. I would see a vet if any other teeth a broken, it's fractured up into the gums or broken below the gum line or this is happened a few times.
Guineautopia
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Monitor the front teeth on a daily basis to make sure the remaining three continue to wear evenly. With any luck the broken one has not damaged the root and it will grow back, eventually catching back up with the others.
As @Abi_nurse said, see a vet if in any doubt or you are worried piggy is having issues eating.
As @Abi_nurse said, see a vet if in any doubt or you are worried piggy is having issues eating.