Dental Over Grown Back Teeth.

[PappisnDemba]

After on/off issues with her mouth, it has been confirmed today that Pappis' back teeth are over grown and pressing into her tongue . She is booked in for GA on Friday. Poor thing is trying her hardest to eat although with no great enthusiasm due to obvious discomfort. She's in great condition otherwise, weighing a healthy 1kg. I know that some guineas are prone to teeth issues but she has a great diet with access to fresh hay all of the time, lots of vegetables and nuggets. She has been given metacam, baytril and a gut stimulant and nibbling away so I don't think she's in any great danger (although her intake is definitely reduced). After her op is she likely to be able to eat on her own. I tried to give her some critical care off a spoon today and she refused it, although her perfectly healthy sister loved it! Do you have to make it quite watery for syringe feeding? I'm at a loss as to what to give her to stop this happening again - I've tried chew sticks in the past but they're not interested. Any advice appreciated - thanks.

 

[Wiebke]

Please top her up with hand feed and brace yourself that you will have to continue to do so after treatment. Make sure that you have still got gut stimulant and metacam at home for afterwards. Her mouth will be very painful and it takes time and likely another round or more of filing until her teeth and her chewing is working properly again.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/complete-hand-feeding-guide.115359/

@furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

Dental issues can happen for many reasons, as well as a poor diet. Sometimes it can be because there is an abscess under a tooth causing pain, and the piggy is reluctant to eat on that side of their mouth, it can be because they have been a bit poorly and not eating well, it can be due to having an oral thrush which is making eating painful. Anything that puts them off eating, even just for a while, can be enough to get the teeth growing out of control. Dental issues can be cured but it isn't a quick fix, and ideally you need to keep tidying up the mouth while the guinea pig learns to use their teeth properly again. Unfortunately, due to most vets not being willing to consider conscious dentals, this can be very difficult and make a full recovery less likely. How experienced is your vet with dental disease in guinea pigs?