I'm the begining 4 days ago I was feeding him 10ml every 4/5 hours for 3 days. Today hes had 20mls in 12 hours.... he is interested but just doesnt seem to gobble it down like he usually does. The 2nd vet checked his teeth for me and said nothing to worry about his teeth...... i showed him a video of Bill playing around with some broccoli but he didnt seem too worried about it.....
He gave him some Baytrill, Loxicom and emeprid along with some wormer..... he wasnt sure about the worms but said to give this just in case. He was the only exotic vet I found close by.
I have been weighing him everyday for the past 5 days now. He hasnt lost any today but idk if thats because ive been feeding him. My heart is breaking and I'm so so tired
BIG HUGS
Syringe feeding a piggy around the clock is very exhausting. Please try to aim for 60-90 ml in 24 hours with a piggy that is willing to take on food. 40 ml is the very minimum to aim for. Try to get on a 3 hours rhythm during the day, feed just before you go to bed and then get up once in the middle of night so you have got two good chunks to sleep yourself. Then feed again first thing in the morning.
Has the vet really looked at the crucial back teeth and also checked for potential root abscesses, oral thrush (fungal mouth infection) which can cause similar symptoms. Rodent teeth and especially dental treatment are not something that features on any vet's curriculum.
You can try and have a little assessment yourself by looking at the front teeth. It is not 100% correct, but it is not the worst indicator for trouble at the back. Is the edge of the front teeth nice and even (normal), is it slanted (i.e. your piggy has toothache on one side, most likely from a developing root abscess either in an incisor or at the back), is the edge jagged (i.e. dental growth at the back is not even) or are the incisors inward pointing and no longer self-sharpening (this means that the teeth at the back are no longer meeting.
A dental abscess can cause toothache long before you can see or feel it, and it can cause this gradual loss of appetite. Can you have a gentle feel along the jaw and cheeks to see whether your piggy has a sore spot or a lump on just one side? Please be aware that the pain could sit in the upper jaw rather than the lower.
I've been through this with my Dylan just before Christmas. A friend thankfully looked after him over Christmas and New Year while I was out of the country for a long planned family visit but in January Dylan lost his appetite completely during the second course of a very strong antibiotic and I had to syringe feed around the clock for a good week. Thankfully the combination of a maximum dose of analgesic and two courses of the strongest antibiotic did work against the vet's expectations so Dylan didn't need any open abscess treatment in the end.
Please try to offer plenty of fresh green dog-pee free grass if you have access to it, fresh herbs, finely shredded lettuce, mushed up pellets (softened with some hot water and then stirred into a slushy mix) in addition to the syringe feed and see whether he is willing to eat soft food because the hard food hurts him as much as you with a really bad toothache.
How much painkiller and antibiotic is he on and what is his current weight? If he can hold his weight with just 20 ml top up, then he is still abkle to eat partly by himself.