Emma's Medical Thread
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- For the Love of Pigs
Emma lost a bit of weight & was having obvious eating problems over the last 3 days. Vet today - they're going to put her under & look at her teeth tomorrow. Do some pigs do well after filing? When daughter searched for malocclusion all she found was bad outcomes. How about elongated roots? Gracie died because she had elongated roots & the vet said he couldn't do anything about them.
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The only treatment for elongated roots is repeated planing of the molars. And pigs can only stand so many administrations of anesthesia, so the prognosis isn't good.
But how well the pig does depends on why the teeth needed to be filed in the first place. A temporary condition, such as an overgrowth of the molars because the pig hasn't had proper food, can be completely cleared up by planing.
But how well the pig does depends on why the teeth needed to be filed in the first place. A temporary condition, such as an overgrowth of the molars because the pig hasn't had proper food, can be completely cleared up by planing.
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I think the skill of the vet regarding dental procedures has a lot to do with its success.
"And pigs can only stand so many administrations of anesthesia..."
I am guessing risks to the administration of anesthesia have a great deal to do with overall health and heart health, along with the skill of the vet in administering and monitoring the anesthesia. I do not recall losing guinea pigs during dental procedures by an experienced vet unless they are medically compromised.
I would not give up yet! Do get an xray to help evaluate what is going on - and maybe a second opinion.
I believe with elongated roots, the goal is to over-plane the molars to take some of the pressure off the teeth so they are not pushed into the bone as much. Pinta could elaborate.
https://www.guinealynx.info/elongated_roots.html
"And pigs can only stand so many administrations of anesthesia..."
I am guessing risks to the administration of anesthesia have a great deal to do with overall health and heart health, along with the skill of the vet in administering and monitoring the anesthesia. I do not recall losing guinea pigs during dental procedures by an experienced vet unless they are medically compromised.
I would not give up yet! Do get an xray to help evaluate what is going on - and maybe a second opinion.
I believe with elongated roots, the goal is to over-plane the molars to take some of the pressure off the teeth so they are not pushed into the bone as much. Pinta could elaborate.
https://www.guinealynx.info/elongated_roots.html
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- For the Love of Pigs
Good news. The vet just called & things went well. Her molars were a little overgrown & her tongue was a bit entrapped. So he planed her teeth. Said there were no diseased teeth & we'll watch her for any more problems. And keep our fingers crossed. He didn't think an xray at this point would yield any useful information.
I did look at the vet suggestions here & there is a another vet in StL who is listed. The person who posted it went to him for a pig with teeth probs & sang his praises. He's still there, so if at some point we want a 2nd opinion, that's where we'll go. We've had uniformly good treatment with our current vets. The vet who worked on Emma today has been practicing since 1991 and is the chief of staff. Most or all of the vets are cavy savy.
I did look at the vet suggestions here & there is a another vet in StL who is listed. The person who posted it went to him for a pig with teeth probs & sang his praises. He's still there, so if at some point we want a 2nd opinion, that's where we'll go. We've had uniformly good treatment with our current vets. The vet who worked on Emma today has been practicing since 1991 and is the chief of staff. Most or all of the vets are cavy savy.
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- For the Love of Pigs
She was given painkiller before she left the vet. We ended up taking her to the emergence vet (which will no longer treat gp's & I don't think there are others that will see pigs in the metro area). They said her temp was too low & she needed reglan, but they didn't want to give the reglan until they'd warmed her up (with fluids). And at some point she needed more CC. They said both the buprenorphine and the anesthetic could cause the temp. problem. We left her there overnight, but she died at 2:30am.
Thank you all for your support.
Thank you all for your support.