buccal pad separator emergency
Oh Mum how scary for you, I do hope she is ok. It will be interesting to hear Vedra's take on this!
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
Wow, how scary! I never would have thought the ends would get caught in the flesh itself.
Please note on the buccal pad separator page that the cool directions Mike gave for making one of your own include dipping it in a rubber like material to make it softer for the inside of the mouth. This also seals the ends so nothing could get caught.
I am so sorry for you and your guinea pig, Mum. It does sound like this was absolutely an emergency.
Please note on the buccal pad separator page that the cool directions Mike gave for making one of your own include dipping it in a rubber like material to make it softer for the inside of the mouth. This also seals the ends so nothing could get caught.
I am so sorry for you and your guinea pig, Mum. It does sound like this was absolutely an emergency.
- snowflakey
- E's Moriarity
Oh, that sounds horrible! Thank goodness you had a good vet. I hope everything heals up without further incident.
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
Sorry, I was typing the first part last night with the pig on my lap, so words were short!
The worst part is that this is a pig I offered to look after while she was sick.
I didn't even order the separators directly from Vedra - Webs got them for me, so I'm pretty sure there's no recourse at all.
I'd really like to hear from anybody else who's actually used them. I wonder whether mine were faulty, or whether it was this pig's anatomy. I'm very concerned that someone else may use them and have the same problem.
Pig's looking pretty bad this morning - I'm going to h/f, subcue, and medicate. She was supposed to be going back home last night, but obviously I'll need to keep her longer.
The worst part is that this is a pig I offered to look after while she was sick.
I didn't even order the separators directly from Vedra - Webs got them for me, so I'm pretty sure there's no recourse at all.
I'd really like to hear from anybody else who's actually used them. I wonder whether mine were faulty, or whether it was this pig's anatomy. I'm very concerned that someone else may use them and have the same problem.
Pig's looking pretty bad this morning - I'm going to h/f, subcue, and medicate. She was supposed to be going back home last night, but obviously I'll need to keep her longer.
Mum, I am so sorry to hear about this. How awful and frightening for both you and the gp.
I have no experience using these pads, but I did pass this information on to a vet once with other material who became very angry and said they were dangerous. I had no intent on using them and am also aware that some vets can be prejudiced as it is a potential business loss for them.... In fact this vet's method of teeth trimming was far from conservative either.... so in truth, I made no judgement about it.
I have no doubt this pig is in the best hands possible with you and I am hoping she will have a uncomplicated recovery.
I have no experience using these pads, but I did pass this information on to a vet once with other material who became very angry and said they were dangerous. I had no intent on using them and am also aware that some vets can be prejudiced as it is a potential business loss for them.... In fact this vet's method of teeth trimming was far from conservative either.... so in truth, I made no judgement about it.
I have no doubt this pig is in the best hands possible with you and I am hoping she will have a uncomplicated recovery.
Last edited by caregiver on Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
I think you said you'd post pics of the parts. I can compare them to what I have. Possible that during the removal the wire was bent so may not actually be how it was when you first inserted them into the mouth.
I would like more feedback from people too. I take it you've used the buccal pad separators before? Depending on what I find out, I may remove them from the site and just leave up the ones that Mike gave directions for.
At the very least, I ought to put a warning on the separator page.
I would like more feedback from people too. I take it you've used the buccal pad separators before? Depending on what I find out, I may remove them from the site and just leave up the ones that Mike gave directions for.
At the very least, I ought to put a warning on the separator page.
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
I'll take pics of the parts a little later.
Actually, when I think back, the vet thought they might have pierced the skin, but she couldn't really tell, since she had to remove them by cutting up outside the mouth. They were totally trapped in the buccal pads. She said it was just like removing a fish hook - except there were three, not one.
No, I haven't used them before. I read the instructions very carefully, but even so there's no way this should have happened. They literally got trapped the minute they went into the buccal pads. And when I inserted the other separator, just one side, to try and ease the trapped ones out, it was immediately sucked into the same spot. So the poor pig had a whole separator stuck in both sides of her mouth, and one side of one in another side (two in one side, one in the other).
From what I can see, they're not bent at all - just cut into pieces, which had to be done to get them out (there goes $115!).
Actually, when I think back, the vet thought they might have pierced the skin, but she couldn't really tell, since she had to remove them by cutting up outside the mouth. They were totally trapped in the buccal pads. She said it was just like removing a fish hook - except there were three, not one.
No, I haven't used them before. I read the instructions very carefully, but even so there's no way this should have happened. They literally got trapped the minute they went into the buccal pads. And when I inserted the other separator, just one side, to try and ease the trapped ones out, it was immediately sucked into the same spot. So the poor pig had a whole separator stuck in both sides of her mouth, and one side of one in another side (two in one side, one in the other).
From what I can see, they're not bent at all - just cut into pieces, which had to be done to get them out (there goes $115!).