When Jessie had one of her many abscesses this one occurred on the Easter long week-end. Kirsty our vet advised us to put a warm to hot flannel on it to help burst it. After 2 applications the abscess burst right on cue, then we put her on Tribrissen for 3 weeks and flushed it 4-6 times a day. This kept the abscess at bay for 6 weeks till another sprung up. It was discovered Jessie had a bad tooth and it had to be removed or she would pass away.
I would suggest in my opinion to get your vet to X-ray as there must be a reason for the abscess to appear. If we had done this with Jessie with a proper X-ray machine things may have turned out differently. After the surgery her jaw became misaligned and she never ate by herself again. Wishing you and your piggy all the best! Keep us posted.
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I took the piggie to a specialised vet, she took an X-ray and discovered the underlying cause was an infected molar. She took out the tooth and the infected. He woke up and is eating, so I hope he'll be ok. It's just that he lost a lot of weight and I'm not sure he's eating enough. I have been feeding him Critical Care and something really strange happened. For example I fed him yesterday around 3 pm and all afternoon he ate cucumbers and grass and hay, but this morning, when the vet tried to examine him before the surgery she had to pull a lot of the paste out of his throat. How could he have swallowed food he ate later but not food he ate earlier?...
After the surgery the vet put a cone on him. He struggled until he finally tore it. I'm not sure what the cone was supposed to do, maybe protect the stitches?
The vet gave post surgery care instructions to our regular vet, so hopefully everything will be ok. I just hope he can put the weight back on.
After the surgery the vet put a cone on him. He struggled until he finally tore it. I'm not sure what the cone was supposed to do, maybe protect the stitches?
The vet gave post surgery care instructions to our regular vet, so hopefully everything will be ok. I just hope he can put the weight back on.
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Lynx
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The cecal feces are the special poops that guinea pigs reingest for their nutrients. They are usually green and smelly. Something about that here:
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daisymay
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So glad all went well with the surgery and they got the tooth out. Has he a hole inside of face that needs flushing? Jessie did and we had to flush it 4-6 times a day with saline solution. He'll more than like not put back all the weight but hopefully he'll put some back on. Are you feeding him soft foods? I was told when Jessie got a tooth removed the jaw is very delicate for first 1-3 weeks. We even had to put blankets all around the cage so she couldn't hit her mouth on anything. Pointless exercise when vet had broken her jaw in 3 places. The damage had already been done!
Will have everything crossed he continues to make great leaps and strides in his improvement! Sending healing vibes and hugs to you both!
Will have everything crossed he continues to make great leaps and strides in his improvement! Sending healing vibes and hugs to you both!
It's been 5 days now since the surgery and he hasn't put back much weight. Should I be concerned? He hasn't lost any additional weight, I guess that's good. He gets antibiotics every day, we were also given pain medication, but he doesn't seem to be in pain. The vet also flushes the little wound that is being kept open.
I am feeding him Critical Care and he also eats on his own. He spits it out occasionally and there's something else I don't understand. Even today the vet scooped out some Critical Care from his throat... I fed him last night and in the mean time he has eaten other vegetables and grass etc. How come there was no trace of other food than Critical Care? And why isn't he still swallowing it correctly?
I didn't put the cone back on him. While he had it his only concern was to get it out; he didn't eat, didn't rest. But the stiches are ok.
I am feeding him Critical Care and he also eats on his own. He spits it out occasionally and there's something else I don't understand. Even today the vet scooped out some Critical Care from his throat... I fed him last night and in the mean time he has eaten other vegetables and grass etc. How come there was no trace of other food than Critical Care? And why isn't he still swallowing it correctly?
I didn't put the cone back on him. While he had it his only concern was to get it out; he didn't eat, didn't rest. But the stiches are ok.
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Talishan
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Holding weight is awesome. This is major surgery and the fact that he's holding weight shows you're doing a fantastic job caring for him.
Guinea pigs have pouches far down in their throats where 'goopy' foods can accumulate. Chewed-up hay and vegetable matter clear through relatively quickly, although not immediately like humans do.
Critical Care is a little more like peanut butter, so to speak. It's goopy and has emulsifiers in it to help it go through a syringe. He will eventually swallow it all, but like peanut butter for a human, it can stick around a little.
Just keep doing what you're doing, and please keep us posted. Continued best to him and to you!
Guinea pigs have pouches far down in their throats where 'goopy' foods can accumulate. Chewed-up hay and vegetable matter clear through relatively quickly, although not immediately like humans do.
Critical Care is a little more like peanut butter, so to speak. It's goopy and has emulsifiers in it to help it go through a syringe. He will eventually swallow it all, but like peanut butter for a human, it can stick around a little.
Just keep doing what you're doing, and please keep us posted. Continued best to him and to you!
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bpatters
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No, you shouldn't. It takes a long time for adult guinea pigs to gain weight. Just keep feeding him high quality vegges and pellets, and he may slowly put it back on.
Guinea pig throats are tiny, and if there had been Critical Care in his throat, he couldn't have been eating anything else. The stuff was in his mouth, not his throat.
Are you feeding it to him by syringe, or is he eating it off the plate? If you're syringing it, you're probably not getting it far enough back in his mouth. It should be deposited at his molars so he can chew. Any farther to the front, and, as you've found, he'll just spit it out. It's hard for them to work soft stuff back to their molars because they've got a gap in their teeth.
Guinea pig throats are tiny, and if there had been Critical Care in his throat, he couldn't have been eating anything else. The stuff was in his mouth, not his throat.
Are you feeding it to him by syringe, or is he eating it off the plate? If you're syringing it, you're probably not getting it far enough back in his mouth. It should be deposited at his molars so he can chew. Any farther to the front, and, as you've found, he'll just spit it out. It's hard for them to work soft stuff back to their molars because they've got a gap in their teeth.
I stopped feeding him Critical Care. He's eating on his own and he seems to be back to his old self. The vet says he's doing great, but she does want another X-ray to make sure he's healing well. So tomorrow we are taking him to the other vet, the specialist. I hope everything turns out okay and the X-ray doesn't reveal some other problem....
He's doing so well, he even put on a little weight..
He's doing so well, he even put on a little weight..
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