Broken Tooth

[Dilly's Piggies]

I went in this morning and found one of my 8 piggies had broken one of her bottom incisors, it's a pretty long break and the remaining tooth is quite sharp. She hasn't lost any weight but appears to struggle picking up and manipulating hay, I have to push it back to her molars and then she can eat it normally, she struggles with veggies too and eats lopsided so I'm cutting them up smaller for her, she can eat pellets fine. As a precaution I'm already supplementing with critical care and vitamin C, as well as hand feeding her hay and chopping up veggies small. Is there anything else I can do to help her? Is it okay to trim the remaining sharp tooth to even them a little or should I leave it alone? Thanks!

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

Leave well alone! You should never clip a tooth, as it can splinter and cause infection to get into the pulp cavity, often resulting in an abscess. If you need treatment for the tooth, take to a guinea pig savvy vet, who will bur the tooth.

 

[Dilly's Piggies]

Leave well alone! You should never clip a tooth, as it can splinter and cause infection to get into the pulp cavity, often resulting in an abscess. If you need treatment for the tooth, take to a guinea pig savvy vet, who will bur the tooth.

Okay thanks!