[Gpdd] Health: Toby's teeth and Guiny's fur

[Cindy]

Mieke, we're very sorry to hear about Toby's teeth.  Although we haven't 
had any experience with teeth broken near the gums, we did have a lot of 
experience this year and last year with Tumbleweed, who'd lost a bottom 
tooth.  To make a long story short, we handfed Tumbleweed for a year, 
cutting his veggies into long strips and feeding them into his mouth.  
Like Toby, Tumbleweed had problems getting the food "started."  Once it 
was partway in his mouth, he would do well.  We cut everything into 
strips -- carrots, cucumber, turnip root (not the greens), tomatoes, etc.

Others might be able to offer more advice about what to do in your 
specific case.  Please don't feel bad.  Piggies are notorious for trying 
to jump to the floor when we haven't yet gotten them down to a safe level.

Does Guiny have black flakes in her fur?  Is she a long-haired piggie?  
Sometimes piggies, especially long-haired ones, will develop a yeast 
problem.  The yeast looks like the black flakes.  Joey had this (he was 
a Texel), and we bathed him in Malaseb shampoo, which was available from 
our vet.  The problem begin to go away almost immediately.  Just a 
thought.  I am not sure if Malaseb would have the same name there, but I 
can look on the label if you need more information.

Our best wishes to both Toby and Guiny.

Cindy, Tumbleweed, and Friday