Hi everyone! New to the thread process so sorry if this is a bit long but I'd love to have advice on some guinea pigs surgery/putting them down/quality of life.
So recently had my guinea pig, Mocha, brought to the vet and long story short. It's going to cost $4000 years to keep his teeth in order. First time having guinea pigs and have had him for 2 years. Vet says he has genetic disorder where is jaw is weak and doesn't align properly and his teeth aren't grounded down naturally. (His sister died from a skin tumour recently -I believe it may have been dodgy pet shop for inbreeding- had i'd known, i would've made sure to buy me piggies from proper breeders.) He's lost a lot of weight, punctured his upper pallet. He had his incisors and molars grounded back today so at least I think he is better now.
I heard that some guinea pigs have gotten their teeth out and this hasn't really affected their quality of life. However for the few posts I've seen, only a few molars/incisor etc.
I don't want to put his down but I'm desperate to see a few alternatives. Has anyone had any piggies where all their teeth have been removed? I don't mind feeding him blended/powdered/fine chopped food which I've read with the other posts with pigs with other dental problems. Sorry if it all sounds a little silly as I am really in the dark for this one. Has anyone else had guinea pigs with weak jaw problems? i'd love to hear and advice/stories for anything to come. Fuzzy needs his brother Mocha so will only put Mocha down as a last resort. But I'm also worried about any other genetic problems to come/might surface seeing Mocha has inherited some bad genes like his sister.
Many thanks for any advice/alternatives/tips
So recently had my guinea pig, Mocha, brought to the vet and long story short. It's going to cost $4000 years to keep his teeth in order. First time having guinea pigs and have had him for 2 years. Vet says he has genetic disorder where is jaw is weak and doesn't align properly and his teeth aren't grounded down naturally. (His sister died from a skin tumour recently -I believe it may have been dodgy pet shop for inbreeding- had i'd known, i would've made sure to buy me piggies from proper breeders.) He's lost a lot of weight, punctured his upper pallet. He had his incisors and molars grounded back today so at least I think he is better now.
I heard that some guinea pigs have gotten their teeth out and this hasn't really affected their quality of life. However for the few posts I've seen, only a few molars/incisor etc.
I don't want to put his down but I'm desperate to see a few alternatives. Has anyone had any piggies where all their teeth have been removed? I don't mind feeding him blended/powdered/fine chopped food which I've read with the other posts with pigs with other dental problems. Sorry if it all sounds a little silly as I am really in the dark for this one. Has anyone else had guinea pigs with weak jaw problems? i'd love to hear and advice/stories for anything to come. Fuzzy needs his brother Mocha so will only put Mocha down as a last resort. But I'm also worried about any other genetic problems to come/might surface seeing Mocha has inherited some bad genes like his sister.
Many thanks for any advice/alternatives/tips