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I think Garry may be dying...

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That's excellent news! Keep going Garry!

Well done you for getting him there.
 
I'm so glad to hear Garry is doing better! i was nervous when i opened the thread to check but it sounds like he is doing great,well done for sticking with him xxxxxxxx
 
its brill he doing better you got a little fighter there
 
Great news that Garry is doing so well. What's the plan of action now to get the teeth sorted? When do you see the vet again? I, and my vet, firmly believe the way to success when teeth go terribly wrong is having dental work 'little and often'. It's also important not to get complacent when things seem to be going right as often dental problems need to be managed throughout the rest of the piggies life. Poppet now eats totally independantly but still needs a small amount of work doing on her teeth fortnightly. We are now over 18 months down the line with Poppet and it's been incredibly hard work, but the bond I have with her is truly amazing!
 
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Great news that Garry is doing so well. What's the plan of action now to get the teeth sorted? When do you see the vet again? I, and my vet, firmly believe the way to success when teeth go terribly wrong is having dental work 'little and often'. It's also important not to get complacent when things seem to be going right as often dental problems need to be managed throughout the rest of the piggies life. Poppet now eats totally independantly but still needs a small amount of work doing on her teeth fortnightly. We are now over 18 months down the line with Poppet and it's been incredibly hard work, but the bond I have with her is truly amazing!
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We will need to sort out a specific plan for his teeth but the vet has already spoken about him needing to have regular checks and work done as necessary for the rest of his days. We are back there on Monday evening so we are working hard for him to gain as much as possible weight wise.

He is an amazing piggy with such character...he's shy but has a huge cheeky streak as he is getting more confidence!:))x)
 
I am really pleased that Garry is getting better. Bug, my piggy, has just had his teeth done because I noticed he was refusing food and not eating. It was really aweful because I had to syrnge feed him over the New Year until the vets were open on Saturday 2nd.

However, I can't help feeling that he reacted badly to the anethestic. I thought piggies had no nerves in their teeth?

I have been so stressed with him not eating since the operation. I thought I was going to loose him. Then I read something about gut stasis, where the digestive system is at standstill. So I kept giving him the probiotics and baby food and vegetable soup. Then I gave his belly a gently massage. Now we are getting kack out the other end.

The vets rang and said this is ok, but we need to thicken it up. So I have orded some critical care, plus am getting some more probiotics. After I had spoke to the vet, Bug started to eat a little solid food. Not much, but it was progress. He seems to be nibbling hay a tiny bit.
 
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Glad he is doing well! How is his weight doing?
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Well, I think my scales are up the wall (only got them at Christmas!) because they say he has lost weight. However, when I weighed him the other week before the vets, they said he'd put on weight but he'd lost it according to the vets scales. Very odd! As long as he is getting CC and a bit of other food into him, I'm happy to hang on till Monday to get the definitive answer!


He's only had 8ml of CC today so far...will feed him again a bit later to try and top him up some more.
 
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There is never any need for a GA either to look at or trim guinea pig teeth.
Guinea pigs can react badly to a general anaesthetic.

There are no nerves in guinea pig teeth.
 
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How much is he actually eating on his own because I used to aim to get at least 40 - 60 mls of syringe food into Poppet each day, and that only just about maintained her weight!
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He seems to be constantly at his oats or nuggets mix but I will get as much into him as possible. 15ml yesterday was the most he'd taken since this whole saga began so I will try to build on that and take it from there.
 
vets are worried they'll get bitten by a piggie but there must be some vets out there that dont use GA for teeth
 
I'm so pleased to hear that Garry is getting better and i hope that you can get his teeth sorted soon.

He truly is a little fighter which is great news, i bet your so proud of him!

Keep up the good work and you to Garry! :))
 
Yes it can be very difficult to know exactly how much food is going in as they can stand at the food bowl and appear to be eating when in reality they are just moving the food around. Keep a close eye on him and keep giving him extra syringe food as you don't want to risk losing any of the progress you have made! Does he like banana? Pops always liked some mashed banana and could manage that really well.
 
Nope! Tried him with banana and he just turned his nose up!

I think he's doing OK with the nugget mushy stuff. It's not that wet - just enough to mash the nuggets down - and he's picking some up, chewing away, and there is the odd head nod where he's shifting a harder bit around his mouth. Moo isn't eating any (think he's sleeping!) so will have a look to see how much has gone when he disappears back into his pigloo. Either way, I'll try him with more CC tonight and then in the morning (if not before if I'm randomly awake at 3 again!) before he has his 'porridge'!
 
Hi just caught up with this thread. well done you for persevering with Garry. He's lucky he has you as a mummy to take extra special care of him.:)

How's he doing today?

Rowdee and Gavin send wheeks to keep his spirits up and a hug to you from me

fran xx
 
He's been a stubborn little sod with the CC today...keeps tucking his head under his front paw and giving me 'the look'! Managed to get some into him anyway, but he's been eating very well from his oats mix. He has just had some pepper which I had to break into tiny pieces, but they went in and stayed in. He's at the proper nugget bowl now...I'm not sure if he's eating them or is even able to, but he is showing a great appetite which can only be good. He'll chomp away on the oats over night, I'm going to go and get him some mashed up nuggets in a mo and add some CC to them and spoon feed him it.
 
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He's been a stubborn little sod with the CC today...keeps tucking his head under his front paw and giving me 'the look'! Managed to get some into him anyway, but he's been eating very well from his oats mix. He has just had some pepper which I had to break into tiny pieces, but they went in and stayed in. He's at the proper nugget bowl now...I'm not sure if he's eating them or is even able to, but he is showing a great appetite which can only be good. He'll chomp away on the oats over night, I'm going to go and get him some mashed up nuggets in a mo and add some CC to them and spoon feed him it.
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great update Emma! I really hope he's ok soon x
 
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