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Post by traylee on Aug 26, 2009 18:53:26 GMT
I have just noticed that my guinea pig Ossie's 2 top teeth are broken. He was trying to eat a piece of cucumber but couldn't eat it at all and just looked like he was licking it. Both of the top teeth are pretty much broken right off up until his gum. He can't sink his teeth into anything properly. I don't know when he did this or how but he was eating his dried nuggets just fine this morning. any advice on what i should do? I'm really worried that he's not going to be able to eat properly!  |
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Aug 26, 2009 19:14:27 GMT
Aww.. poor Ossie  Try cutting his food up into small strips until his teeth grow back. That will help him to be able to pick them up. They should begin to grow back withina few days and then he will be able to eat properly again. |
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Post by traylee on Aug 26, 2009 19:59:18 GMT
Thanks for the advice Dawn. I have grated him some carrot and cut some cucumber up into tiny pieces and he devoured it! I will keep a close eye on him over the next few days until his teeth start to grow back. |
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Post by leodensian on Aug 26, 2009 21:56:31 GMT
hi i have had one that jumped out his caeg and broke his teeth fully off if you get small amounts of food and push into back of teh mouth they have molers that they use to munch front terth are to push the food down he may not get enough by just grinding piggys teeth grow back so quick my boy still sits and opens his mouth when i put food in lazy thing thinks gonna hand feed him all the time verity www.parryspiggies.com |
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Post by pinigig on Aug 27, 2009 9:33:04 GMT
Hey I have a similar problem only one of Molly's top teeth has broken off... Will there be problems in the long run or will it just grow back no problem x
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Aug 27, 2009 9:38:38 GMT
It should just grow back and then they should be fine after that pinigig |
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Post by traylee on Aug 30, 2009 10:05:53 GMT
I've been feeding him grated carrot and diced cucumber pieces and he is managing ok. He still eats his dried nuggets and hay too. No sign of the regrowing teeth yet though! Thanks for the tips guys |
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Post by louspigguns on Aug 30, 2009 10:48:23 GMT
Bless him! I have a problem with Sunshine and his bottom teeth, they are always breaking as he is always gnawing at the bars! No matter what I give him to play with he just is quite OCD about his bars!!! Crazy boy! Hope he is coping ok. He should have his gnashers back shortly!!! |
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Post by piggymomma on Aug 30, 2009 13:23:55 GMT
Oh my goodness! Grating the food is a fantastic idea, my goodness the things we will do for our pigs:) LOL take care!
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Post by Orlaith on Sept 2, 2009 11:12:18 GMT
Wow, that's a really good idea! I never would have thought of grating the veg!
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Post by traylee on Sept 3, 2009 14:53:41 GMT
Ossie's teeth are growing back really fast now and he is able to eat normally again! Crisis over lol |
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Post by lilly on Sept 17, 2009 18:38:07 GMT
Hi everyone I'm new here and I don't know wether you'll know what to do about this problem I certainly don't!
My guinea pig Flossie, I think , has broken off both her top teeth and she still has bits of her teeth at the top of the gum which I heard grow back so I'm fine with that BUT I can see that ONE of her TWO top teeth is still attached to her gum like when you pull a tooth out and its hanging by a single bit of gum (ouch!).
I'm guessing she has either swallowed the other one or its somewhere in her hutch but just to be on the safe side I'm worried she may have swallowed it.
Does anyone have any suggestions about the tooth that hanging on her gum because I'm afraid she'll eat something and swallow it and take her tooth with it!!
argh!
Lilly x
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Post by lilly on Sept 17, 2009 18:39:57 GMT
by the way my piggy is about 3 this august!
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Post by Orlaith on Sept 18, 2009 9:32:44 GMT
I've never had a piggy with a broken tooth so I can't advise you but hopefully someone else can. In the mean time, keep a close eye on her to make sure she's eating.
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Post by paulandjeanette on Feb 15, 2010 8:46:57 GMT
Hi Guys
If both top teeth are broken then you have to watch that the bottom teeth don't become over grown, they may need clipping to keep them in check untill to top ones have re-grown.
Paul & Jeanette
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Post by caroline on Feb 22, 2010 9:15:12 GMT
I have had piggies in the past who have lost their teeth and then grown back and then lost them again. All my piggies were bought at Pets at Home and I have been told the cause of teeth breaking can be caused by in-breeding - None of my piggies i have breed or any I have got from breeders have lost their teeth.
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Post by babsnpops on Feb 22, 2010 15:30:43 GMT
my little babsys bottom left tooth is jagged and broken away slightly, her top front teeth afre fine though. i think she s been chewing at the bars. can anyone think of any problems she may get or will it just grow back like the others? its only a bit smaller than the rest and shes eating fine so no probs there
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Post by Orlaith on Feb 22, 2010 17:12:51 GMT
It should grow back fine but keep an eye on her top ones to make sure they don't grow unevenly without the two bottom teeth to balance them out.
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Post by paulandjeanette on Feb 22, 2010 21:06:46 GMT
Just did a Dental course at CCT and this was covered, if both top or both bottom front teeth are broken then the others need to be clipped back to the same length and food needs to be chopped up to aid feeding.
If they are not clipped then the remaining teeth will over grow.
All the teeth should grow back again in a week or two
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Post by babsnpops on Feb 22, 2010 22:18:51 GMT
thanks for the advice everyone, how or should i say who clips cavy teeth, is this something piggy moms do or the vet?
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Post by paulandjeanette on Feb 22, 2010 23:09:33 GMT
Your local vet or rodentoligist should be able to do it for you, it needs to be done with special bone cutters (Rongeurs), if they come out with some nail clippers walk away, nail clippers can split the teeth.
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Post by mandl on Jun 4, 2017 18:08:53 GMT
My guinea pig has jumped out of her cage and has lost one front tooth and the other top tooth is loose. I have been advised to loosen the top tooth and take it out. So I shall cut her food up and hay, into small bits and I shall put it into the back of her mouth, how do I know when she is full-up?
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