something stuck in my piggies mouth?

[ItsAllyBaybe]

Hi guys, I have a 1.5 year old male skinny pig and he has never had any issues. Within the last few days he has completely stopped eating his hay, at first we thought we might have spoiled him with too many goodies and that he would go back to eating his hay but he hasn't. He acts interested in it but will bite it and throw it around, he won't actually eat it. I have been feeling him lots of greens, veggies and his pellets still. as of yesterday I have noticed he makes this motion almost like he has something stuck in his mouth but unfortunately I was really able to see much. I don't have any immediate vets near me that see guinea pigs and couldn't get an appointment any sooner than the 20th of this month.. does any one have any advice? is there a way to help my little guy out?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Hay and fibre is the most important part of the diet, if he isn’t eating hay, then please step in immediately and syringe feed him to replace that fibre. It is essential for gut function. Hay is around 80% of the daily food intake with veg and pellets jointly only being 20% (one cup of veg per day and just one tablespoon of pellets per day) so eating veg and pellets alone isn’t enough.
If you don’t have a proper recovery feed such as Critical Care in your supplies, then use his normal pellets and mush them up with water to make a paste. If you use pellets, you will need to cut the tapered end off the 1ml syringe in order to gt it to go through. You may also find if you put a bowl of the mixture in his cage he may voluntarily eat it.
Please switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh him daily so you can know he is getting enough hay and/or syringe feed to keep his weight stable.

There can be a variety of reasons as to why they will stop eating hay including dental problems and the vet is the only person who can get to the bottom of it.
Its good you’ve got a vet appointment. I know it’s harder to get appointments in the US, but perhaps you could call them up and see if you can get on a cancellation list and perhaps get him seen earlier.

The guides below explain the need to syringe feed to keep gut function essential and how to go about it.

Keep us posted. I hope he is ok.

Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Weight - Monitoring and Management