Comments on: Malocclusion in Guinea Pigs

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:11:42 +0000

Hi. My guinea pig is about 3 years old. Her bottom left tooth is growing some kind of crust on it… *shiver*… It’s moving her bottom left tooth so that there’s a gap between the two teeth. The root of the bottom left tooth is super freaky looking. It looks kind of like a cavity. What could it mean? I know I need to see a vet, get it checked out, blah, blah, blah, but seriously, vet trips are super costly. Just please can the crust stuff spread or something????!!!!!!!! Please help! I love my guinea pig, Bonnie, so much!!!!! <3

By: Concerned

Concerned — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:23:52 +0000

I had two guinea pigs in the past and they both had a condition of not eating, but they had lumps on their stomachs. I got them from the same pet shop and they both died young. The first one died at 3 and my second one died at 2. What condition did they have and how can I know if the same thing will happen to my 3rd guinea pig? Thanks for any advice.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:23:20 +0000

Dear Kanav,

It certainly sounds like their could be some dental concerns. I would start by asking for some pain control and possibly a course of baytril. Any modern vet should have a dental drill which can be used on an awake animal. A Better job can be done under general anesthetia. You dont have to be an expert to trim teeth. I would suggest vitamin c as well to give the immune system a boost.

By: Kanav

Kanav — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:53:17 +0000

My Guinea pig is 5yrs old and is not eating anything, moving , having hair fall , weak , nose discharge and having bad odour.

His teeth are also overgrown and show symptoms of malocclusion .

But the problem is , there is not vet in the whole state who is expert in exotics. The vet i show dont have any knowledge about guinea pigs and neither any specialized tools for them.

Kindly advice me.