Liane
Teenage Guinea Pig
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Oh, thank goodness the forum is back! I've been in full on panic mode because I couldn't get any advice! :...
Questions highlighted in bold, I know this is long
So, Nelson had some dental work about two weeks ago and we were concerned that he wasn't showing any signs of improvement and was, in fact, getting worse. We had a look at his teeth and thought that the front ones were curling under; unable to get an appointment with Simon until later in the week, we found a local vet who could see us.
I found the vet very blunt and heavy-handed with my obviously-frail Nelson, but in terms of treatment I suppose he was okay. He said Nelson's front teeth were fine, it was the back teeth that were causing the problem - they had grown at a funny angle over his tongue (again), and poor Nelson now has a hole in his tongue! Has anyone ever had a piggy who had a hole in their tongue?! The vet said there was also some kind of scar tissue or tumour at the back of his mouth, but he was unable to determine which as Nelson was awake. He cut some of his back teeth and commented on the fact that they're wobbly at the back, which we knew (he then proceeded to try and pull the back teeth out without even consulting me! Luckily he decided they weren't quick wobbly enough to pull out).
We have another appointment with the vet on Friday, and a follow up with either Simon or Kim at the end of the month. He prescribed 0.25ml of baytril twice daily for his tongue - does that sound like the correct dosage for a 790g guinea pig? I don't think he weighed him and he didn't ask for his weight, so I just want to check. Didn't offer any pain relief, either, but luckily Nelson is already on metacam so we just increased the dose to what Kim recommended when he had his last lot of treatment.
I was almost in tears after the appointment, I think I was more traumatised by the trip than Nelson was, he's a real trooper. He seemed a lot chirpier last night, and very active. He can still eat some food on his own and I also syringe feed him. Will be keeping an eye on his weight, poops and general mood as I know baytril can have side effects but so far he seems happy
Questions highlighted in bold, I know this is long
So, Nelson had some dental work about two weeks ago and we were concerned that he wasn't showing any signs of improvement and was, in fact, getting worse. We had a look at his teeth and thought that the front ones were curling under; unable to get an appointment with Simon until later in the week, we found a local vet who could see us.
I found the vet very blunt and heavy-handed with my obviously-frail Nelson, but in terms of treatment I suppose he was okay. He said Nelson's front teeth were fine, it was the back teeth that were causing the problem - they had grown at a funny angle over his tongue (again), and poor Nelson now has a hole in his tongue! Has anyone ever had a piggy who had a hole in their tongue?! The vet said there was also some kind of scar tissue or tumour at the back of his mouth, but he was unable to determine which as Nelson was awake. He cut some of his back teeth and commented on the fact that they're wobbly at the back, which we knew (he then proceeded to try and pull the back teeth out without even consulting me! Luckily he decided they weren't quick wobbly enough to pull out).
We have another appointment with the vet on Friday, and a follow up with either Simon or Kim at the end of the month. He prescribed 0.25ml of baytril twice daily for his tongue - does that sound like the correct dosage for a 790g guinea pig? I don't think he weighed him and he didn't ask for his weight, so I just want to check. Didn't offer any pain relief, either, but luckily Nelson is already on metacam so we just increased the dose to what Kim recommended when he had his last lot of treatment.
I was almost in tears after the appointment, I think I was more traumatised by the trip than Nelson was, he's a real trooper. He seemed a lot chirpier last night, and very active. He can still eat some food on his own and I also syringe feed him. Will be keeping an eye on his weight, poops and general mood as I know baytril can have side effects but so far he seems happy
