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Due to the increase in the number of posts we are getting regarding dental pigs, I thought it would be useful to share the successes that the Sanctuary has had, when dealing with various types of dental disease, in conjunction with Simon Maddock at The Cat and Rabbit Care Clinic in Northampton.
Permanent Residents
Poppet - Developed dental issues age 3 1/2. Was unable to eat for herself for 5 1/2 months and needed weekly dental treatment. Then began to eat and although needed ongoing treatment due to misalignment of her teeth, she lived a completely normal life, not needing any supportive care and eventually passed away at the age of 5 1/2 with congestive heart failure
Wilfie - Came to the Sanctuary a very ill boy. Had been seen by various vets and by Vedra at the CCT. His back teeth had been completely missed by all who had seen him and were so overgrown that he couldn't close his mouth properly. After just one treatment from Simon he began to eat, but unfortunately his jaw had been pushed out of alignment due to the overgrown teeth. He needed fortnightly filing of his teeth but lived a completely normal life. Wilfie suffered from two jaw abscesses towards the end of his life. The first one he recovered from immediately, but the second one sadly spread behind his eye and into the nasal cavity. Wilfie was pts when his life no longer had quality.
Archie - Archie came to the Sanctuary from Cavy Corner. The vet in Doncaster had said he had lost the swallow reflex and he was booked in to be pts. He was brought to see Simon as a last ditch attempt to get help for him, and he began to make progress. Archie lived a wonderful life, but needed ongoing dental care. He survived two abscesses, but his health began to fail over Easter and he was pts. This was almost two years to the day he had been booked in for euthanasia in Doncaster.
Kevin - Kevin was brought to the Sanctuary after being found with his brother Perry in a back garden and taken to BARC. He was in a dreadful state and weighed just 365g. After just three dental treatments from Simon he was fully recovered and is now a strong, healthy piggie, weighing 1.1 kg.
Jerry - Jerry came to the Sanctuary recently. He had been to various vets in the Surrey area and was making no progress. His teeth were so badly overgrown when he was first seen by Simon, although he had had dental treatment only one week before. He is making steady progress and 3/4's of his mouth is now looking good and the other 1/4 is showing regular improvement.
Temporary Residents
Skye - Skye travelled from Wrexham to the Sanctuary to enable her to receive treatment from Simon and the supportive care the Sanctuary offers. She made steady progress and returned home within three weeks.
Oscar - Oscar travelled from Brackley, after losing weight and struggling to eat. Oscar gained weight due to regular syringe feeding and lived a good life, but unfortunately, despite his teeth looking relatively normal, he never returned to normal eating.
Cornflake - Cornflake travelled from Exeter. He was a very poorly boy when he arrived but after the first dental treatment he began to eat for himself, and after two more treatments he was ready to return home.
Rose - Rose travelled from Cardiff. She had just started to develop a head tilt in addition to her dental issues and by the time she arrived at the Sanctuary her eye was also starting to bulge. She was immediately seen by Simon who diagnosed a retrobulbar abscess and he feared she may lose her eye. He added lubrication and stitched the affected eye closed and treated her dental issues. Rose needed three further dental treatments and the swift action to close the eye meant her eye was saved. She returned home after spending 6 weeks at the Sanctuary.
Phoebe - Phoebe travelled from Peterborough after showing symptoms of the start of dental issues. Addressing this issue so quickly meant that she only needed two dental treatments before she was fully recovered.
Monty - Monty travelled from London. He had lost a lot of weight and had been seen by another vet and Vedra. He was making no progress whatsoever. After just one treatment he began to eat for himself and after just three dentals in about five weeks, he was cured.
Permanent Residents
Poppet - Developed dental issues age 3 1/2. Was unable to eat for herself for 5 1/2 months and needed weekly dental treatment. Then began to eat and although needed ongoing treatment due to misalignment of her teeth, she lived a completely normal life, not needing any supportive care and eventually passed away at the age of 5 1/2 with congestive heart failure
Wilfie - Came to the Sanctuary a very ill boy. Had been seen by various vets and by Vedra at the CCT. His back teeth had been completely missed by all who had seen him and were so overgrown that he couldn't close his mouth properly. After just one treatment from Simon he began to eat, but unfortunately his jaw had been pushed out of alignment due to the overgrown teeth. He needed fortnightly filing of his teeth but lived a completely normal life. Wilfie suffered from two jaw abscesses towards the end of his life. The first one he recovered from immediately, but the second one sadly spread behind his eye and into the nasal cavity. Wilfie was pts when his life no longer had quality.
Archie - Archie came to the Sanctuary from Cavy Corner. The vet in Doncaster had said he had lost the swallow reflex and he was booked in to be pts. He was brought to see Simon as a last ditch attempt to get help for him, and he began to make progress. Archie lived a wonderful life, but needed ongoing dental care. He survived two abscesses, but his health began to fail over Easter and he was pts. This was almost two years to the day he had been booked in for euthanasia in Doncaster.
Kevin - Kevin was brought to the Sanctuary after being found with his brother Perry in a back garden and taken to BARC. He was in a dreadful state and weighed just 365g. After just three dental treatments from Simon he was fully recovered and is now a strong, healthy piggie, weighing 1.1 kg.
Jerry - Jerry came to the Sanctuary recently. He had been to various vets in the Surrey area and was making no progress. His teeth were so badly overgrown when he was first seen by Simon, although he had had dental treatment only one week before. He is making steady progress and 3/4's of his mouth is now looking good and the other 1/4 is showing regular improvement.
Temporary Residents
Skye - Skye travelled from Wrexham to the Sanctuary to enable her to receive treatment from Simon and the supportive care the Sanctuary offers. She made steady progress and returned home within three weeks.
Oscar - Oscar travelled from Brackley, after losing weight and struggling to eat. Oscar gained weight due to regular syringe feeding and lived a good life, but unfortunately, despite his teeth looking relatively normal, he never returned to normal eating.
Cornflake - Cornflake travelled from Exeter. He was a very poorly boy when he arrived but after the first dental treatment he began to eat for himself, and after two more treatments he was ready to return home.
Rose - Rose travelled from Cardiff. She had just started to develop a head tilt in addition to her dental issues and by the time she arrived at the Sanctuary her eye was also starting to bulge. She was immediately seen by Simon who diagnosed a retrobulbar abscess and he feared she may lose her eye. He added lubrication and stitched the affected eye closed and treated her dental issues. Rose needed three further dental treatments and the swift action to close the eye meant her eye was saved. She returned home after spending 6 weeks at the Sanctuary.
Phoebe - Phoebe travelled from Peterborough after showing symptoms of the start of dental issues. Addressing this issue so quickly meant that she only needed two dental treatments before she was fully recovered.
Monty - Monty travelled from London. He had lost a lot of weight and had been seen by another vet and Vedra. He was making no progress whatsoever. After just one treatment he began to eat for himself and after just three dentals in about five weeks, he was cured.