WalterP's Front Teeth Look Bad
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
I would start weighing your pig regularly (maybe even once a day if you are concerned) and keep on eye on the tooth. It may have been broken and grew back poorly and may need a while before it resolves to a normal color.
Look for any swelling or odor that might indicate an active infection (and a required vet visit). An xray would certainly give you more info. I take it I can add this pic to the board?
Look for any swelling or odor that might indicate an active infection (and a required vet visit). An xray would certainly give you more info. I take it I can add this pic to the board?
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- You can quote me
We have two with something very similar, and both are in the +- 4 1/2 -- 5 year range.
As Lynx mentions, watch his weight. Watch to see if it grows out normally, or continues to grow funky. In my experience if his weight stays stable and there's no evidence of infection, it's not a problem.
We suspect both of ours have suffered root damage from ... we don't know what (they have never been dropped), but suspect overactive bar chewing. Yet our other bar chewers haven't shown this.
Age? Genetic? Don't know.
As Lynx mentions, watch his weight. Watch to see if it grows out normally, or continues to grow funky. In my experience if his weight stays stable and there's no evidence of infection, it's not a problem.
We suspect both of ours have suffered root damage from ... we don't know what (they have never been dropped), but suspect overactive bar chewing. Yet our other bar chewers haven't shown this.
Age? Genetic? Don't know.
- Athena
- Notorious P.I.G.
I am worried about WalterP. His teeth still look the same but now the discolored one has blood at the very top at his gum. He also has a runny nose. For the last three days he has been hanging out with Pearly and Nigella under the lean-to, which is a heated area. He didn't used to sit over there with them. He is also, on occasion, making an unusual whimpering beep noise--I wonder if that's when his bad tooth gets bumped?
His eating has been normal, though, until this morning when he didn't eat any veggies.
I have given him metacam, which I have for Pearly with her tumor. I do have baytril but can't remember the dose to give.
I'm guessing you are all going to say go to the vet so I'm calling them after I post this.
I've been so concerned and taking care of Pearly with her tumor that I fear I've missed WP's problems...
His eating has been normal, though, until this morning when he didn't eat any veggies.
I have given him metacam, which I have for Pearly with her tumor. I do have baytril but can't remember the dose to give.
I'm guessing you are all going to say go to the vet so I'm calling them after I post this.
I've been so concerned and taking care of Pearly with her tumor that I fear I've missed WP's problems...
Is the discolored tooth still firmly there? It may be broken or abcessed above the gum line. See if it is loose in any way. It may be causeing sinus trouble.
I had a pig with chronic brittle discolored teeth. They would break off and re-grow - still discolored. My Vet wasn't much help. He did try to trim the tooth and it fell out once. After that there was a tooth losing cycle. It would grow to the proper length and then break and fall out. He would be painful when it was broken and the gum was the only thing holding it in.
Weigh weekly and hand feed smaller bits of lettuce etc.
A knowledgeable Vet consult would be ideal.
I had a pig with chronic brittle discolored teeth. They would break off and re-grow - still discolored. My Vet wasn't much help. He did try to trim the tooth and it fell out once. After that there was a tooth losing cycle. It would grow to the proper length and then break and fall out. He would be painful when it was broken and the gum was the only thing holding it in.
Weigh weekly and hand feed smaller bits of lettuce etc.
A knowledgeable Vet consult would be ideal.