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Dental? Pepper is off to the vets tomorrow

Managed to get a photo. It was the best I could do. Still not sure if the white bit is a healing wound or part of his tooth. It doesn’t smell and doesn’t look red. So think it’s ok for now.

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It looks like his broken tooth, hopefully it should start to grow up and keep growing healthy now x
 
Yes. A bit of a waiting game to see if it grows back or if the abscess has killed the root completely. In which case it won’t regrow.
 
The saga continues .....

Peppers damaged tooth is still growing! It was supposed to fall out and not grow back!

It’s not wobbly this time so I’m keeping my eye on it for now. But it’s obviously not healthy.

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The top ones look a bit wonky too 😕
 
I would personally have his tooth checked over by your vet. It’s good it isn’t wobbly though. His top teeth should hopefully sort themselves out as the bottom tooth joins them x
 
I agree the top ones should wear straight once the bottom ones both wear against them 🤞As you know my Bill had awful incisors after a broken insicor but it never stopped him eating so hopefully Pepper will be the same x
 
Bill & Ted said:
I agree the top ones should wear straight once the bottom ones both wear against them 🤞As you know my Bill had awful incisors after a broken insicor but it never stopped him eating so hopefully Pepper will be the same x
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I hope so. Did Bill need daily painkillers for his teeth issues? Pepper is eating but he hasn’t put on the 300g he lost. So I’m wondering if this is his new normal weight or if his teeth are sore and he’s not eating as much as he would like.
 
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I hope so. Did Bill need daily painkillers for his teeth issues? Pepper is eating but he hasn’t put on the 300g he lost. So I’m wondering if this is his new normal weight or if his teeth are sore and he’s not eating as much as he would like.
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He never lost any weight really. Simon would check for pain and infection when he tidied them up but he said there was never any pain. Bill’s incisor broke below the gumline originally, he was prescribed pain killer then, it was wobbly and he was due to have an op to remove the broken part the following day but it actually fell out on the way home from the vets. It grew back but then seemed to unbalance one incisor after another and each worn quite thin and would brake. His original broken tooth then became a “fat“ tooth which was fatter than the rest. He never had an abscesses or infection or really any problems eating, he only had regular burrs to tidy up.
He was a huge fan of grass and hay and always managed to eat plenty of both

If Peppers weight is stable then I wouldn’t worry about him not putting his weight back on quickly, he may do over time? Or that may be his “new weight” as long as it’s pretty stable and he is eating well then I wouldn’t worry too much x
 
Update on Pepper. This is what his teeth look like today.

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He’s put on a little weight this week so I’m not worried too much. Does anyone know if I should be getting the vet to straighten his teeth now. I’m not sure how ”bad” to let them get before doing something about it. Thanks.
 
weepweeps said:
Update on Pepper. This is what his teeth look like today.

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He’s put on a little weight this week so I’m not worried too much. Does anyone know if I should be getting the vet to straighten his teeth now. I’m not sure how ”bad” to let them get before doing something about it. Thanks.
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I think you you are planning on going to the Maddock’s then it would be best to get an appointment booked in for the next couple of weeks. Whilst they are looking a little long and uneven they aren’t the worst. If he is eating ok and holding his weight then don’t worry too much, but I would book as they are always booked up for non-urgent cases
 
Pepper has broken his other bottom incisor. He’s eating ok though. I noticed he wasn’t eating his peas properly. Hopefully it will grow back quickly. The other bottom incisor has been damaged from the abscess.
 
weepweeps said:
For anyone following this thread Pepper just started eating more and more. He’s not putting on much weight but his poops are a good size and he’s looking very happy. Hooray. It’s only taken 8 weeks. No meds and no syringe feeding now.

Anyone else in this position just keep going. At times I thought he would never recover but he’s doing ok. 😃

That’s the good news. The bad news is ..... Percy’s turn 😢
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Thanks so much for sharing this thread with me. It’s such a hard journey with the little ones.
 
weepweeps said:
For anyone following this thread Pepper just started eating more and more. He’s not putting on much weight but his poops are a good size and he’s looking very happy. Hooray. It’s only taken 8 weeks. No meds and no syringe feeding now.

Anyone else in this position just keep going. At times I thought he would never recover but he’s doing ok. 😃

That’s the good news. The bad news is ..... Percy’s turn 😢
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Just read every single post regarding Pepper’s journey on this thread. First of all, thank you so much for documenting so much of Peppers journey, and your journey as his hooman. It’s helpful to read others experiences when going these seemingly endless health spirals.
My boy has progressing dental disease and an abscess that was lanced + stitched open with antibiotic beads placed inside back on July 2. Beads fell out relatively quickly as obviously nothing was there to hold them in… but still won’t heal after long term baytril and switched to azithromycin since Aug 5th.

I’ll have to start my own thread with a thorough write up of his issues for advice and support soon, but I wanted to comment here & let you know I appreciated reading your posts.

I am curious how Pepper’s abscess and dental journey concluded? Not sure if I missed it, but couldn’t find out what happened after things the lower incisor issues? I know this is an older post, so I do apologize if it’s triggering at all to ask.
 
Hello. I’m pleased it’s helped you. It’s easy to feel alone when caring for a sick piggy.

I’m sorry your piggy is poorly. Pepper managed absolutely fine with three incisors. He never had another abscess. Unfortunately he passed away peacefully at home from an unrelated tumour in 2024.

The only thing I can think of is that your vet could take a sample to find out exactly what bacteria is causing the issues. Maybe two types of antibiotics will work better together.

Definitely start your own thread and you will get tailored responses.

Good luck I hope it clears up quickly 🤞🏻
 
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