Ileus can be caused secondarily by an underlying illness or stressor which, in turn, causes your guinea pig to stop eating. This updated edition will be of value to veterinary. Their particular calciummetabolism and other predisposing factors like obesity and little exercise can lead to the formation of predominantly calcium carbonate stones in the urinary tract of those animals. Cavy is short for the species name cavia porcellus. Frequency of ownerreported bacterial infections in pet guinea pigs. Zoonotic diseases fact sheet di s e a s e p a th o g e n ge n u s p e s ho s t g e t ra n s m i s s i on s y m p to ms i b a t io n f c t re a e n t p ho o balantadidiasis parasite protozoa balantidium coli monkeys, pigs, and other nonhuman primates readily transmitted to humans direct contact with feces, persontoperson transmission ranges. This instinct to gather is part of what makes guinea pigs such a pleasant pet. Pdf ocular disease in the guinea pig cavia porcellus. They cannot make their own vitamin c and require supplementation or they may develop scurvy. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
Care of guinea pigs introduction guinea pig is the common name for a cavy. Urolithiasis is a common condition in rabbits and guinea pigs. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 601k, or click on a page image below. Heshe will observe respiratory rate and examine the mucous membranes.
Insufficient hay intake in the daily ration, vitamin c deficiency or trauma by chewing the cage wire and sometimes a result of dental infections. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the merck vet manual. Diseases of domestic guinea pigs wiley online books. Gastrointestinal disease in guinea pigs and rabbits. Guinea pigs get various tumors, particularly skin and mammary tumors. Chinchilla and guinea pig teeth grow continuously during their whole life. Learn about the veterinary topic of nutritional diseases of pigs. Health problems in guinea pigs vca animal hospital.
Guinea pigs are generally hardy, healthy animals but are susceptible to certain diseases. Secondly, it will discuss some examples of inapparent infections which may be important because of their. This book provides a comprehensive text covering all aspects of guinea pig medicine. Guinea pig heart disease information the vet will listen to the heart with a stethoscope and note any abnormal sounds like arrhythmia or murmurs. This is the first study to describe the disease prevalence in three age groups of pet guinea pigs. It is currently considered a part of the family, rodentia, and comes from the high plains of south america. Things as simple as moving the cage or introducing a new guinea pig, or an upper respiratory infection or ectoparasites like lice can stress your guinea pig out enough so that it doesnt eat and develops ileus. Here we undertook a survey of guinea pigs from populations of animals kept as laboratory animals, breeding show cavies, animals kept as pets and those from rescue and rehoming centers. Coprophagy is part of their life but they do not produce cecotropes. Natural infections of guineapigs laboratory animals. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that guinea pigs have a high prevalence of ocular lesions.
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