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Twinmum

Twinmum

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My crested boy has dental issues so had his teeth trimmed 10 days ago...and he us still not eating! syringe feeding and water he nibbles at small bits of cabbage/apple but cant get gim to eat pellets. he has eaten small amounts of hay. Vet checked him again on monday no sign if infection I'm at a loss! i even had to sneek him into work the other day so i could feed him through out the day. I'm still giving him zantac incase he has a sore tummy he is pooping albeit small ones. we lost out teddy to stasis 7 weeks ago and he does have a new pal( yyey get on so well) so i know its not loneliness.TIA
 
Hi! What kind of dental has he had? Just the front teeth or premolars as well?

Guinea pigs often struggle to eat again after a dental, especially if your vet is not that experienced with guinea pig dentals (which most vets aren't). Please keep on syringe feeding, grate any veg. You can vary the syringe feed and mix it with mushed pellets or offer mushed pellets, which should be easier for him to eat. He is obviously struggling to chew. Have him checked whether his premolars are starting to overgrow again. It can take several rounds of burring until the teeth are balanced right again.

Weigh your boy daily at the same time in the feeding cycle to make sure that he is getting enough food. An adult at his peak needs about the equivalent of 120 ml in liquid or solid food in a day.
Our syringe feeding guide has got tips for what to feed a dental piggy: Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

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It was his premolars, he has a malformation in his jaw so teeth grow squint over his tongue. he had this done year ago and bounced back. I'm lucky my vet is pretty cavy savy. its just hearbreaking to see him. ive been looking at theposts and are a great help. just wish my boy was better...I'm just so worried bout stasis after what happened to Douglas. I'm away to blitz blend grate my boys favourites! x
 
Twinmum said:
It was his premolars, he has a malformation in his jaw so teeth grow squint over his tongue. he had this done year ago and bounced back. I'm lucky my vet is pretty cavy savy. its just hearbreaking to see him. ive been looking at theposts and are a great help. just wish my boy was better...I'm just so worried bout stasis after what happened to Douglas. I'm away to blitz blend grate my boys favourites! x
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Just make sure that 80% of his food intake remains dry fibre (recovery formula, pellets or hay). That is needed to keep the guts stable. Don't go overboard with worries over gut stasis - as long as you make sure that he has enough fibre and has a steady supply of food, he should be fine.

Full-on sudden gut stasis is pretty rare, so there is very little risk of it happening to your remaining boy. The best thing you can do, is lay off the zantac and keep syringing.

I am sorry about the misalignment. He may still need more dental treatment or more frequent dental treatment until the teeth are all balanced up again.

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