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Kerry40

Kerry40

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Hi, I am new to this forum and am in desperate need for advice. I had 2 sister guinea pigs, Suga and Huni aged 3 years 8 months. I have had them since they were 6 weeks old. Unfortunately Suga passed away on 5 March from fluid on her lungs, since then Huni has had a UTI and she needed dental surgery as her teeth were overgrown and had rotated due to an abnormality on her right side. Huni had the dental surgery on 21 march by an exotic vet, she has finished the antibiotics however she is still struggling to eat. She is able to eat mashed up pellets with critical care mixed in and she eats the hay bale and hay mix but really struggles with veg. I chop the veg up really small but she continues to struggle. She is on metacam and will be on it for the rest of her life. My vet is talking about considering putting Huni to sleep as she has to consider her welfare etc. Huni is still playing with her toys, maintaining weight, going to the loo with no squeaking however she does spend a lot of time sat in her hidey hole. My questions are, is there anything else I can do for her in terms of food etc? Should I consider having her put to sleep? Any advice greatly welcomed, thank you in advance x
 
Hi where are you located? If in the UK there is a specialist dental vet in northampton. Several members on here travel long distances to see him. Try slicing the veg into thin strips instead of chunks. I am tagging @furryfriends (TEAS) who is very experienced with dental piggies
 
Hi I am in the uk. I will look for the best you have suggested. Thank you so much for replying.
 
Kerry40 said:
Hi I am in the uk. I will look for the best you have suggested. Thank you so much for replying.
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The name of the practice is the Cat and Rabbit Care Clinic. They offer conscious dentals. Dental piggies usually require more than one dental, some will require them for life so being able to do them conscious is much better than multiple anaesthetics for the pig and less expensive for you
 
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