cutting guinea pigs teeth?
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Soldato
Indeed Animals arent self service!
Vets really dont cost that much and if they do its worth it.
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They're incredibly delicate little things and don't deal with stress at all well.
Hopefully it hasn't scared him too much but what you describe would worry me quite honestly!
I'm sure the vet will let you know what to expect and whether he'll be ok.
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Edit: I wish him the best of luck but i certainly don't appreciate the treatment your parents have possibly subjected him too.
Agreed - we had 2 and never had to cut their teeth but we took them to get their nails clipped a few times.
Guinea pigs get stressed easily and too much stress can kill them. One of ours got injured in the garden and after taking her to the vet it took a good few days for her to settle back down poor thing
Love guinea pigs though, awesome pets. Sorry to hear he died
Our two lasted a good four years too I think. I presume guinea pigs don't have nerves in or around their teeth? As it would be agonising pain for them if there were.
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Agreed - we had 2 and never had to cut their teeth but we took them to get their nails clipped a few times.
Guinea pigs get stressed easily and too much stress can kill them. One of ours got injured in the garden and after taking her to the vet it took a good few days for her to settle back down poor thing
Love guinea pigs though, awesome pets. Sorry to hear he died
Our two lasted a good four years too I think. I presume guinea pigs don't have nerves in or around their teeth? As it would be agonising pain for them if there were.
His teeth where really long he was stopping eating, he picked up eating again once they where cut but he never started eating much anymore.
He developed this nodding over the last couple of days, he was sitting there breathing and it made his head nod abit or something.
I was out for a couple of hours near the hutch cleaning my bike and he was just laying there his eyes not wide open but he looked quite relaxed most of the time although now and again he'd move as it appeared his stomach might have being giving him bother, but usually if he was in pain I know he'd definitely make noise but was not making any.
My parents are not cruel to animals, we have a rabbit who is healthy, has full roam of the garden, and comes in the house for a few hours when it's winter and has plenty of attention from us and if we think anything is wrong we'd take him to the vets, just this occasion with the pig my parents insisted they could do it themselves, apparently a neighbor said they did there guinea pigs teeth fine.
I've always noticed, when I was stroking the pig if you sort of slowly stroked across the top of his head, from his nose up, he'd have some reaction and suddenly move his head all the way up in the air, really odd.
I don't think we'll be getting another guinea pig for some time now anyway, I still forget he's gone sometimes and when I go out always look at the top of the hutch to see where he is, I'll miss the little thing but I'm no where near as upset as when out last rabbit died, that was really upsetting, we brought him home and buried him in the garden, could see blood out of his nose and mouth, the last time I seen him he was in the cage to go to the vet and was abit frustrated as he jumped out and ran into the bushes at like 7 in the morning and it was dark and we had to go find him, wish I'd have last seen him in a better state.
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Soldato
Yeah mine used to do that too
They don't really like it so they kind of butt your hand away with their head.They also hate it if you stroke their fur backwards (against the fur), mine used to make a kind of vibrating sound.
These were ours
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2694/dsc3053745.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6374/dsc3053749.jpg
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Troll thread or genuine special needs family?
Soldato
Thats gutting, rip wee fella
They are very sensitive animals... and from the way you described the events as having happened, your dads attempt at clipping his teeth SEVERELY stressed him! I know you went to the vet after, but it sounds like the damage was done.
They are very sensitive animals... and from the way you described the events as having happened, your dads attempt at clipping his teeth SEVERELY stressed him!
I know you went to the vet after, but it sounds like the damage was done.
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We used to always cut our rabbits teeth at home never seemed distressed. Was a dwarf rabbit lived for about. 5.5 years most upsetting thing was of died in my arms . Was that really cold winter few years back and he was looking weak so we brought him I side over the winter weeks but he was getting worse couldn't really hop and one morning looked really poorly lifted him out cage in front room and died in arms
. Was that really cold winter few years back and he was looking weak so we brought him I side over the winter weeks but he was getting worse couldn't really hop and one morning looked really poorly lifted him out cage in front room and died in arms
No you're the troll and if anyone requires special needs it's you.
Yeah mine used to do that too
They also hate it if you stroke their fur backwards (against the fur), mine used to make a kind of vibrating sound.
These were ours
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2694/dsc3053745.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6374/dsc3053749.jpg
They look cute
, I think if in time we might get another guinea pig but get 2 instead so they have more company.R.I.P Mr guinea pig.
Well tbh I was mainly worried because I thought my parents where using the wrong tools, obviously a wire clipper was stupid, but the first time they where going to use the nail clippers and it seems they are pretty much the same as what the vets used to cut the teeth.
Thats gutting, rip wee fella
They are very sensitive animals... and from the way you described the events as having happened, your dads attempt at clipping his teeth SEVERELY stressed him!
It's certainly not what killed him, these events just where a coincidence, it was definitely something with his stomach, might have being something he ate as he'd eat anything.
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RIP little fella
I'm going to go with special needs family.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18002651
Yeah mine used to do that too
They also hate it if you stroke their fur backwards (against the fur), mine used to make a kind of vibrating sound.
These were ours
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2694/dsc3053745.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6374/dsc3053749.jpg
Awww they're very cute!
Had 6 guinea pigs in all (always got them in pairs for company), longest one of mine lived was 7 which was pretty good going
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Soldato
His dad was about to attempt DIY dentistry, with wire cutters, on a 4 year old Guinea Pig, hence, unfortunately, it appears to be the latter.
R.I.P Mr guinea pig
At least the OP stood up for the pig, and stopped them and forced them to take him to the vets.,
Well done Op You at l;east saved him from a lot of pain.
Just a shame the stress might have pushed him over
You even prove you're a retard too.
I'm going to go with special needs family.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18002651
Perfectly sensible question in that thread.
So something my dad did you have to put the blame onto me? You don't know my family, I don't know yours, but if anything I'd assume mine have more sense than yours as I don't go round Internet forums provoking personal attacks.
Half of the people may think they are perfect on here, but if they where perfect, what are they doing on here?
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