loss of weight

Question
my guinea pig recently died and about a month before he started losing weight and we noticed that his teeth were long on the bottom and were chipped on the to so we fixed his teeeth with clippers and the sometime durning the night he died and i don't understand why he died he was only 2 years old, and all ways seemed in good health


Answer
Hello Donna, thanks for the question.

First off, I am sorry about your loss. Dealing with the death of a pet is one of the hardest things that I, personally, have had to do.

If the ONLY symptoms were weight loss and undergrown teeth, then I would say your little buddy had "malocclusion". Malocclusion is when a GP's teeth grow out of control and in unnatural ways. Even though you caught this problem and had his teeth cut down doesn't mean that his mouth was not still damaged. A vet can treat this and provide antibotics for any infection that may have been hidden (the mouth of a mammal is a breeding ground for bacteria and other tasty things).

In the future, when clipping a GP's toenails and cleaning his ears, checkout his teeth. Only a vet can properly take care of this condition.

Thanks and have a good day,
Ryan
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