The importance of healthy teeth

About a week ago, one of the rescue piggies Popo had to go in for an urgent teeth issue. One of the rescue helpers noticed he was having issues and they saw that his bottom teeth were overgrowing into his top gums. His teeth were trimmed and evened out so he can eat solid foods again. The first picture is from before the surgery. As you can see that bottom tooth is pointed and was causing him huge amounts of discomfort and limiting his ability to eat. His ears where a bright red, instead of their normal pink. The vet trimmed both sets of teeth to even them up and within a day the redness in his pink ears had gone down. The moral of the story is simple, guinea pigs need hay to ware their teeth down. So make sure their hay is always plentiful and when you have your pig out check their teeth to avoid any issues like this. Not only are teeth issues like this expensive but they can be fatal too if your pig stops eating or gets an infection.