Guinea Pig Lump under Chin neck area
The vet took another X-ray. The good news is that the vet said the mandibular bone looks good. They operated on him again, they drained another abcess that was situated deeper, they filed his molars. He lost some weight again during that day when he traveled and had the surgery. Now he's holding the weight. He's still eating well and has daily visits to the vet for antibiotics and lavage. Unfortunately, the first time he had his surgery they did an antibiogram, but the bacteria didn't survive the extraction and wouldn't grow, so they couldn't blast it with antibiotics and tell if they worked. They're doing another one now, I hope they can get some results. Also it' s really strange that they had to file his molars this time because his regular vet told me they had filed them during his first surgery. Did they grow again, or maybe they filed different ones?
He got his stitches out today. The vet said everything looks great and stopped the antibiotics. He’s holding weight and eating well. He’s active and looks happy. We’ll go in for a check-up and a lavage in three days. I was thinking of giving him a break for at least a couple of weeks, he’s been through a lot... but maybe then I should take him to the vet for another X-ray? The first time he had his surgery they also took one of his lower incisors out, and the vet said it wouldn’t grow back, and it didn’t; it’s been one month. Nevetheless he’s eating well and seems adjusted to his missing incisor. The second antibiogram failed as well, the bacteria died before they could grow a culture.
My little piggie is doing great. He’s eating well and even putting on weight. I am a bit concerned because his upper incisors seem to be a bit long. One of his lower incisor was extracted, he has ine left. He doesn’t seem to have any difficulty eating, he’s not avoiding any foods like he used to with carrots and other hatd vegetables. But I would like to know if his upper incisors need to be filed, I would like to avoid any further problems with his molars due to his not chewing well. I know I posted a picture here of a different problem some time ago, but I forgot how to do it. Could I post a picture and get an opinion?
- Lynx
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Read over www.guinealynx.info/teeth_broken.html and look at the pic at the bottom. There is often compensation with one tooth. Read over the malocclusion page too.
One of the concerns to to watch the remaining tooth to ensure it does not grow so long it contacts the roof of the mouth.
One of the concerns to to watch the remaining tooth to ensure it does not grow so long it contacts the roof of the mouth.