Elongated Roots Management?

[Dilly's Piggies]

Our almost 3 year old boar was diagnosed with elongated roots via xray 6 months ago, his teeth were also overgrown so he had dental surgery to correct them. After surgery a large abscess developed under his jaw so he had a second surgery to drain the abscess, thankfully 5 months later, the abscess has not come back and he is still eating and thriving.

His weight is still lower than it was before his dental problems showed up, he was 1500g but is now sticking around 1200g which I think is still a good weight for an adult boar even though it's not what he used to be. He seems to eat his hay, pellets, veggies and drinks from his bottle just fine, full of spirit as he has been this entire time.

I've noticed his front incisors are looking long and slanted again which likely means he is due another trim sometime soon. I just wanted to ask if anyone else has a piggy diagnosed with this condition and how do you manage them? We were told to put him to sleep when the condition was diagnosed but he did not look or act like a pig that should be given up on, he has proven the vet wrong by making it this long after surgery and to still be doing so well.

I also wanted to ask if vitamin C supplements are worth giving him, he loves the oxbow ones as treats but I read online it helps keep teeth healthy, considered giving him these daily instead of just a treat. Any other supplements, meds or feed we can try would be great too if it's possible they can help his teeth.

Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated, he's a lovely little chap and we don't give up on our piggies so easily!

 

[sophadopha97]

My piggie Clover had quite a similar situation, in that she had a very large jaw abscess back in August which had sat undetected by our local “savvy” vet for over a month.

The abscess was so large it left her with a displaced jaw, and her back teeth tend to grow into the sides of her mouth and cause her ulcers. We managed by dentals every 3-4 weeks with Simon at the Cat and Rabbit Clinic. She was doing brilliantly well with regular dentals and had no troubles in eating right until her next dental, although she never has returned to her post problem weight of 1100g and now sits around 800g.

Clover’s abscess came back in December so she’s had to undergo another flush and my fear is there might be another capsule of pus brewing under that one so not quite sure what the future holds, although similar to your piggie, she’s so happy and full of life it’s so hard to say at this point I’d put her down because of her dental issues when she’s such a cheeky lil piggie.

If you can get to Simon regularly to have a conscious dental I would definitely recommend it as I don’t think Clover would be here still without her regular dentals x