Hello, I joined this forum today hoping to find some more information about one of my pigs (and just for other general information )
Yesterday afternoon I noticed that one of my guinea pigs - Bruno - seemed as though he was trying to dislodge something in his mouth, as if he had something stuck in it. I picked him up and looked in his mouth but couldn’t really see much so I waited for a bit and he seemed to be fine again
This morning when I went to pick him up and feed him, I managed to have a proper look in his mouth and realised that I could only see one upper incisor! I’ve taken some pictures of his teeth, but from what I can see, one tooth has either fallen out, or has chipped quite a lot as it is quite hard to see. Of course i’m feeling worried about him and did some research online, and most places say that teeth do normally grow back on their own accord, however sometimes the other tooth grows too long and needs to be seen by a vet. Should I just keep an eye on him or does he really need to go to the vet? He seems perfectly happy and is eating and drinking fine by himself.
Thank you!
P.S sorry if the photos are a little unclear, in the first one I think you can just about see where the rest of the broken tooth is - it’s just poking out at the top of his mouth, and a little to the right and down is where is other tooth is
Yesterday afternoon I noticed that one of my guinea pigs - Bruno - seemed as though he was trying to dislodge something in his mouth, as if he had something stuck in it. I picked him up and looked in his mouth but couldn’t really see much so I waited for a bit and he seemed to be fine again
This morning when I went to pick him up and feed him, I managed to have a proper look in his mouth and realised that I could only see one upper incisor! I’ve taken some pictures of his teeth, but from what I can see, one tooth has either fallen out, or has chipped quite a lot as it is quite hard to see. Of course i’m feeling worried about him and did some research online, and most places say that teeth do normally grow back on their own accord, however sometimes the other tooth grows too long and needs to be seen by a vet. Should I just keep an eye on him or does he really need to go to the vet? He seems perfectly happy and is eating and drinking fine by himself.
Thank you!
P.S sorry if the photos are a little unclear, in the first one I think you can just about see where the rest of the broken tooth is - it’s just poking out at the top of his mouth, and a little to the right and down is where is other tooth is