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Guinea pig not eating

Purchase yourself some weighing scales, they just need to be cheap kitchen ones, and keep your own record of his weight... if you're not convinced with the information you've received about dental issues, they I would advice getting a dental check up, sometime the expense of a vet bill is worth your sanity and to stop the worry
 
MediciandNeo said:
I took him back to the vet he’s neither lost nor gained weight, he’s stable and seems happy but his poos are coming out smaller which I read can mean he isn’t getting enough food. The vet said to bring him back for a check up in a month but I’m not satisfied. I’m so worried I don’t know what to do. A different vet saw him again and said she also couldn’t see anything up with his teeth. I’m not sure weather to just take a chance and have him booked in for a thorough dental check it’s a lot of money and I’m worried if they find nothing ?
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A dental check shouldn’t cost you a lot of money. One of my boys had a dental check with a light sedation of gas (thankfully unless it’s for surgery, my vet isn’t keen on using a full GA and uses gas where she can) and a dental only cost me £50 odd.

Are you anywhere near Northhamton at all? Simon Maddock is the best dental vet in the Country. Sadly, it was too far for me to travel when I had a dental piggy
 
It isn't as simple as just getting a vet to do a dental check. You need to be sure that the vet knows what guinea pig teeth should look like. I've had a few piggies arrive here at TEAS, after owners have been told that their guinea pigs teeth are so bad, that they need to be euthanised. After a dental check, by Simon Maddock, it has been found that either the problem is minor or in more than one case, there is no dental issue.

However, there has been numerous cases of piggies being deemed to not have a dental issue, and then being found to have a mouth full of ulceration, due to teeth growing into the cheeks.

Sadly so few vets can diagnose or deal with dental problems. Sorry to sound so negative, but after spending 7 years running TEAS, I have seen so many misdiagnosis or very poor treatment.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
It isn't as simple as just getting a vet to do a dental check. You need to be sure that the vet knows what guinea pig teeth should look like. I've had a few piggies arrive here at TEAS, after owners have been told that their guinea pigs teeth are so bad, that they need to be euthanised. After a dental check, by Simon Maddock, it has been found that either the problem is minor or in more than one case, there is no dental issue.

However, there has been numerous cases of piggies being deemed to not have a dental issue, and then being found to have a mouth full of ulceration, due to teeth growing into the cheeks.

Sadly so few vets can diagnose or deal with dental problems. Sorry to sound so negative, but after spending 7 years running TEAS, I have seen so many misdiagnosis or very poor treatment.
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I sadly lost my Enoch due to his dental issue. However, I do not blame my vet what so ever as I trust her completely. I do however still wish I had of been able to see Simon otherwise he may have lived longer
 
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