Dental Not Eating Problem .

[Dariusz]

Hello , i'am trying to find some magic way so my piggy Bella will start eating .
She stopped eating around 2 weeks ago . After that we visited a vet [normal not spec] that was a mistake by the way , after the teeth cuting *front ones* . Piggy stopped eating totally . Then 2 days later we visited specialist that corrected all teeth front ones and back ones to perfect state . But she still wasn't eating alone .
In short terms what we did :
- visited 3 vets [ 1 exotic ]
- corrected teeth
- blood test +biochemistry
- X-ray .
And atm she in on pain killers *Metacam*
Ofcourse she is on syringe feeding all the time + vit c + probiotics + Metacam .
If anyone had similar problems and resolved it please share it .
I attached X-Rays

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[Dariusz]

Sorry for double x-ray posting can't edit thosse little ones pics. So any mod can delete those thumbnails ?

 

[mshappy89]

Have you taken your little one back to the vets? Sounds like Bella should really see a vet again if things have not improved

 

[Dariusz]

Problem vets are saying ewrything is ok with her . And she should eat .
The exotic vet didnt see x-ray thou yet, but other vet told that all organs seems fine .
Dunno about elongated roots .
Problem vets are costly exotic ones very in Poland comapred to our salarys .
3 vets total 5 visits in 2 week time costed us around 200Euro+ . And you know entire family budget is around 1000 Euro
including kids and other animals . So for next visit we need to wait around 12 days.

 

[Wiebke]

Please continue to syringe feed. Our guide has got a section on caring for a dental guinea pig.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

Unless your vet is very experienced, most guinea pigs will not eat on their own straight away. They generally need several rounds of aftercare to prevent the teeth from overgrowing again until the whole system is balanced again, but most vets will not provide that because they insist on general anaesthetic and prefer to wait until the teeth are overgrown again. Unfortunately dental issues don't come cheap in any country.

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[Freela]

Especially if the first vet did a poor job with the teeth, a lot of guinea pigs don't resume eating on their own right after a dental. All you can really do is keep syringe-feeding to keep your piggie going and give it more time, with more followup from the vet to keep on working on the teeth (the one who is more experienced.) Unfortunately dental issues in guinea pigs are time consuming and costly, I have been there too! I would also recommend that you keep on checking your pigs jawline every day for any lumps or bumps that could puff up indicating an abscess. One of my pigs with recurrent dental problems actually had a tooth-root abscess that just took a long time to become apparent. Just run your fingers along the jawline lightly to see if any bumps come up. Best wishes to you and your piggie!