Pigoles
Junior Guinea Pig
Am looking after SIL guinea's pigs and noticed one boar had really reduced appetite for a few days ... refusing usual foods! Also losing weight - down to 800g this morning. Took to vet who found rough edges to molars, so went under anaesthetic earlier today. Melvin was very hungry on arrival home, but couldn't eat even soft food (even tried grape!), but did eat some mashed pellets off a spoon. Have fed this every three hours (plus water), but last feed he refused to eat off the spoon, so did my best to syringe feed him some of his pellets blended with water. I'm wondering if it is his pain increasing as anaesthetic wears off? Should he have been given some further pain relief? The vet said to bring him back if not eating - should I take him back tomorrow? How long would you expect him to go after the op before he begins to eat again? Just worried about him!