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Teeth Abscessed tooth

GPonnett

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One of my original pigs has been acting very scared and fearful over the past few days. Then today he seemed to be lying sleeping too much, and tonight he did not go crazy over his evening veggies. So, I figured something is hurting him.

Tonight I did a very thorough assessment, and found a scabbed area and small open area under his right chin, and it appears his right lower front tooth is missing or broken? He is mostly black, so it was difficult to see this without good light.

Needless to say, I will be calling the vet first thing in the morning. Has anyone had experience with an abscess or could this be elongated roots?
 

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My old guinea pig Java had an abscess in her mouth last year. Hers caused pressure under her eye and made is bulge out so we sent her off to the vet. He did a wonderful job and drained the abscess and it mostly healed. Her teeth in front were also chipped (not being able to eat properly).
 

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Quick update. Took Tator to the vet. It was not an abscess from the broken tooth, but fighting wounds. The vet actually believes that he was bitten at least 2 times at his mouth. There was actually a cut inside his mouth as well. So, his tooth probably broke from fighting, but the open area was actually an infected bite. Needless to say, Tator earned himself his own cage. He has always been the bully, and I have seen scuffles with him and his cage mates, but did not realize how much Tator was injured.
 

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Aww poor baby! Atleast its not an abscess! Those things are nasty.
 

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If you have a large enough cage, I wouldn't remove him.
 
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