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Dental Pig?

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lexybee91

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One of my pigs seems really thin and skinny, so I weighed him, he came in at 719g. I can feel his poor little ribs and all. SO I didn't think that seemed right, I don't know his exact age. So I had a look at his teeth, his bottom ones seem VERY long, his teeth seem to overlap too. He never closes his mouth, i'm not sure he can. It looks painful, I don't know if this is normal... help anyone? x
 
Take him to a guinea savvy vet asap. Weigh your pigs weekly and you can tell if there's a problem with them. This is a very low weight for a full grown guinea pig and it does sound like his teeth are causing him problems. They grow very quickly so they will need urgent attention.
 
Which pig is it Lexy? could you take them to Vedra to look at their teeth? Is a similar weight to Nigel but he has other heath issues we are dealing with.
 
I've called him Hoggle but I think he was previously called Jupiter. I am going to take him Monday. xx
 
if he's not fully grown it might not be that small, if he's from a rescue look on their site as they often have ages on, Roy was 6 months when I got him and 740g.
 
If you can see the front teeth overlapping, that does sound like a dental issue. I would get him checked out. Overgrown teeth can get ugly fast. Hope the poor little guy does okay!
 
Syringe feeding him seems to be the best option untill I can get him to Vedra tomorrow. I hate sundays, they annoy me.

x
 
This is the strangest thing.

Just weighed him again.

He comes in at : 999kg's.

He's gained, loads. But I have NOT seen him eat.....so what the hell.... He was in the 700's... there's no way he could put that much weight on? xx
 
Hi Lexy,

When Fred has his teeth issues. He was:

1041 grams originally.
After 7 days 1000 grams
Following day 990 grams,
Next day 987 grams.

Do remember to only weigh once a day and it must be at the same time. For example I weigh in the morning before Veg, Weight can flucturate thoughout the day (depending on if the pig has just eaten or has a full bladder).

The above is a example weightloss due to teeth issues. After he had his dental he 977 grams, and within a week he was almost back to his original weight 1032 grams.

I found feeding Fred separate helped as he took so long to eat, he also got Critical Care in a bowl and all the nuggets he could eat.

Do keep us posted on how he gets on tomorrow.

Ditto Furryfriends, you must have weighed him wrong as over 200+ is a huge gain and perhaps verging on impossible.

Although I do find it weird you haven't saw him eat.
 
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furryfriends said:
Quite obviously you've weighed him wrong on one of the occasions. There is no way he would've gained that much!
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rolleyes LOL , yes, I think you may be right there!


flintstones said:
Hi Lexy,

When Fred has his teeth issues. He was:

1041 grams originally.
After 7 days 1000 grams
Following day 990 grams,
Next day 987 grams.

Do remember to only weigh once a day and it must be at the same time. For example I weigh in the morning before Veg, Weight can flucturate thoughout the day (depending on if the pig has just eaten or has a full bladder).

The above is a example weightloss due to teeth issues. After he had his dental he 977 grams, and within a week he was almost back to his original weight 1032 grams.

I found feeding Fred separate helped as he took so long to eat, he also got Critical Care in a bowl and all the nuggets he could eat.

Do keep us posted on how he gets on tomorrow.

Ditto Furryfriends, you must have weighed him wrong as over 200+ is a huge gain and perhaps verging on impossible.

Although I do find it weird you haven't saw him eat.
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I'm currently weighing all pigs to see if it's a problem with my scales. Will keep you all updated xx
 
Heya,

Me again =p

hoggle, had his teeth done and i've been syringe feeding him but he's lost weight still. He's now 515g's. I am so worried but I don't know what else I could be doing!
 
Lexy he needs CC and for you to cut up Hoggle's food into small pieces or grated, he needs quite a few feeds a day and night too! Hope you're up for it, it could take up to a week till he's got used to his toofies. Was there any ulcers or anything on his tongue or cheeks?
Needs extra water too incase he's not drinking from bottle, some piggies rely totally on their veg for water (having had piggies who've done this)
 
He's drinking out of a water bowl hapily.

I have been syringe feeding him mashed up pellets, but shall venture out to pets at home in a bit to get some CC :) (I know p@H suck but they're all I have, I'm sorry guys) xx
 
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I edited your post to remove a word. Anyway back to the important stuff. How much are you syringe feeding? Can he eat anything for himself? You won't be able to buy CC from Pets @ Home by the way. You need to get it from a vet or somewhere like Vet UK.
 
furryfriends said:
I edited your post to remove a word. Anyway back to the important stuff. How much are you syringe feeding? Can he eat anything for himself? You won't be able to buy CC from Pets @ Home by the way. You need to get it from a vet or somewhere like Vet UK.
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Yeah, I wasn't editing my natural train of thought out, sorry :(

I've been aiming for 200ml a day. We usually get there, although yesterday was not a good day and we only got to 150ml before he bit me and showed off royaly.

I've just noticed that I can't get CC from P@H sad times.

x
 
Lexy I thought you only started syringe feeding now as in today?

If you have been getting 200mls into him daily then he should not be losing weight, infact I'm not even sure a pig could take 200mls. I was under the impression it's ment to be 120mls per day.
 
Maybe I'm getting muddled in regards to amounts.... in that case where has he been putting the extra? 0_0

I've been Syringe feeding him since Thursday.

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lexybee91 said:
Maybe I'm getting muddled in regards to amounts.... in that case where has he been putting the extra? 0_0

I've been Syringe feeding him since Thursday.

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You've been syringe feeding since Thursday, but you haven't been weighing him?

If he's getting 200mls a day he shouldn't be losing weight, why didn't you take him back last week if he was unable to eat?
 
Because I watched him eat little bits of hay and things like that. I thought maybe he was in pain and just getting used to things.

because I suck in other words?
 
I've obviously weighed wrongly again.

He's gone from 512 back up to 716. I think I need to buy new scales :/ xx
 
lexybee91 said:
I've obviously weighed wrongly again.

He's gone from 512 back up to 716. I think I need to buy new scales :/ xx
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Lexy you really must get some acurate scales if you are dealing with a potential dental guinea pig. Surely you can tell just by picking him up that his weight hasn't changed that dramatically though.

Who has identified there is a dental problem? Was it your vet? Are you still going to visit Vedra today?
 
His weight hadn't changed that dramatically. He hasn't put on or taken off, he doesn't look any different.

It was undeniale. But vedra agree'd.
 
how is he eating?

does any food fall out of his mouth?

does he eat like he has something stuck in his mouth?

how are his poops?

syringe feeding needs to be given at 120mls per 24 hrs every day, plus water around 5mls i give after each syringe feed to wash away food in the mouth.

is he on any pain meds?

is he on Daktarin oral gel?

if he was unable to close he mouth is he still unable to do that now? the back teeth sound like they are over grown (tall) these need to have small and regular bits taken off each week for a few mths until they are with in normal size, then they need dentals ever few weeks and if lucky every few mths after but it takes many mths to get them right before they can move onto mths dentals.
sorry for all the Qs x
 
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