Mia is losing her theet, please help

[Liza rubio]

Hi today I notice my baby guinea Mia is missing her 2 front up theet, this is the second time this happens in a year, she is not in pain and eat very well I just cut food in small pieces, idk if it’s normal Bella my other guinea doesn’t go thru this, I know mia chews on everything but everything they have is especially for guineas, she has a very small theet on the top idk what to do, I call her vet and they say they will grow, but I wanna make sure I do the right thing, she is healthy just 2 months ago I took her to her vet for just a routine check up and everything was fine , please help me, Last time when she lost her Thoot they grew in about a week , I just worrie since my other guinea doesn’t loose hers at all please help I attach a picture of Mia she is 1 year old and 3 months

 

[kailaeve1271]

I'm asuming theet is teeth?

What are you feeding her? Are her gums sore? What color are the teeth? Does she have stinky breath? Are you giving her hard chews? Does she act sick/lazy compared to your other pigs? Is it just chipping or the whole tooth? My first two concerns are her teeth breaking from hard objects, an infection in the mouth, or a vitiman deficiency. All of which your vet should have looked for, but not all will. If you give a little more information on the pig the answer may become clearer. Do research on those three items and maybe it'll click. It is NOT healty for a guinea pig to loose teeth so yes it should cause a little concern. I'm surprised she's eating. Watch her weight and be sure she eats as much as she usually does

 

[Guineautopia]

Hi to the forum.
Don’t panic! It’s not ‘normal’ but it does happen and the pig can be fine and also eat, you do need to monitor the situation.Yes the teeth should grow back if there has been no damage to the root.
You need to be checking the teeth daily to make sure they are growing and in the mean time the bottom teeth do no become overgrown.
Please start daily weigh ins with your piggy at the same time every day so you can monitor if there is any issue with eating.
If you have any concerns or anything changes, take Mia to the vets.

 

[DM030819]

@Liza rubio When you say she chews everything can you give us examples? If she's chewing things like her cage it could be causing her teeth to break.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi today I notice my baby guinea Mia is missing her 2 front up theet, this is the second time this happens in a year, she is not in pain and eat very well I just cut food in small pieces, idk if it’s normal Bella my other guinea doesn’t go thru this, I know mia chews on everything but everything they have is especially for guineas, she has a very small theet on the top idk what to do, I call her vet and they say they will grow, but I wanna make sure I do the right thing, she is healthy just 2 months ago I took her to her vet for just a routine check up and everything was fine , please help me, Last time when she lost her Thoot they grew in about a week , I just worrie since my other guinea doesn’t loose hers at all please help I attach a picture of Mia she is 1 year old and 3 months

Hi and welcome

Please grate or cut any veg into small slices if picking up and eating is an issue; if she really struggles, then place them in her mouth at first. Monitor her weight daily at the same time instead of weekly to control the hay intake, which is making over 80% of the daily food intake.
If she is losing weight, step in with offering recovery formula or mushed-up pellets or a mix thereof to ensure that she is getting enough dry fibre.

The teeth should be growing back again quickly, especially if they are not snapped at the top.

Some piggies are more prone to breaking their teeth.

 

[Liza rubio]

I'm asuming theet is teeth?

What are you feeding her? Are her gums sore? What color are the teeth? Does she have stinky breath? Are you giving her hard chews? Does she act sick/lazy compared to your other pigs? Is it just chipping or the whole tooth? My first two concerns are her teeth breaking from hard objects, an infection in the mouth, or a vitiman deficiency. All of which your vet should have looked for, but not all will. If you give a little more information on the pig the answer may become clearer. Do research on those three items and maybe it'll click. It is NOT healty for a guinea pig to loose teeth so yes it should cause a little concern. I'm surprised she's eating. Watch her weight and be sure she eats as much as she usually does

Hi. Yes she eats as normal. Abd her g7ms arw the same as the other guinea. She plays normal eats normal drinks water.
When i say she chews on everything i mean her toys wood home my finger
She looks likr a happy guinea. Is just the teeth problam. She eats her regular food. I dont even change brand same veggies same pebbles .

 

[Liza rubio]

@Liza rubio When you say she chews everything can you give us examples? If she's chewing things like her cage it could be causing her teeth to break.

Yes she does bites her cage. Wish is why i buy her so many thing to chew on. But when she wants attention thats how she gets it. She like for me to carry her a lot. So when i walk by or she sees me. She bites until i pick her up.
I'm always scare of her hurting her self and thats why i pick her up.

 

[kailaeve1271]

I would block off the metal (?) on the cage with coroplast or plexiglass. Make sure it's tall so she doesn't chew that too. It will prevent her from doing this and hopefully make her wheek rather than chew for attention