Hi everyone,
Mouse (the guinea pig girl) has not been eating well and I took her to the vet. The front incisors were slanted on both top and bottom which was causing her pain while eating so the vet dremelled just a tiny bit off one tooth on the top and one on the bottom to make them more straight. I know teeth trimming is not necessary in most cases but my vet is an exotics specialist, so hopefully everything will be okay. Then they gave her subQ fluids.
Unfortunately, Mouse is still not eating. Even her lettuce and green peppers she seems to be interested in, but won't take the matchstick size. I force fed her Critical Care, some went in, some dribbled out. Then gave her an antibiotic SMZ for a just-starting URI (from the stress the vet said).
I would call the vet, but they are closed. Do I give her some Reglan? Or pain med? I read the sticky on GI stasis here. She just doesn't seem to be happier than she was before and won't eat hay from my hand.
Mouse (the guinea pig girl) has not been eating well and I took her to the vet. The front incisors were slanted on both top and bottom which was causing her pain while eating so the vet dremelled just a tiny bit off one tooth on the top and one on the bottom to make them more straight. I know teeth trimming is not necessary in most cases but my vet is an exotics specialist, so hopefully everything will be okay. Then they gave her subQ fluids.
Unfortunately, Mouse is still not eating. Even her lettuce and green peppers she seems to be interested in, but won't take the matchstick size. I force fed her Critical Care, some went in, some dribbled out. Then gave her an antibiotic SMZ for a just-starting URI (from the stress the vet said).
I would call the vet, but they are closed. Do I give her some Reglan? Or pain med? I read the sticky on GI stasis here. She just doesn't seem to be happier than she was before and won't eat hay from my hand.