[Gpdd] Health - can't use bottom jaw to bite

[ME]

Did your vet check only his incisors?  It sounds like a molar  
problem.  Another thing it could be is an abscess, sore, or a swollen  
gland that might be making it painful or uncomfortable to eat.

On Jun 21, 2009, at 1:01 AM, dinah wrote:

> Our albino guinea pig is a 5 year old boar, Mr White, and about 4  
> weeks ago we realised he wasn't taking water from his bowl, or  
> eating!  So we took him to the vet who gave him a thorough exam and  
> said his jaw seemed fine, good side-to-side movement, and his teeth  
> looked absolutely fine.
>
> So he's been on metacam and syringe feeding ever since.  He's very  
> well and happy, but is showing no improvement, unfortunately.
>
> Has anyone had this problem?  If you offer him a favourite leaf, or  
> a piece of grass, he can't take it, and if you poke it into his  
> mouth, he can't chew it.  Though he chews on his syringe food  
> steadily.
>
> Once he would have happily 'bitten' my finger, gently or otherwise,  
> but now he makes no attempt at all to do so.  Any ideas?   Thank you.