Client Factsheets>Guinea PigsGuinea Pigs ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Abscesses Alopecia Anal impaction Anemia Anesthesia in guinea pigs Anorexia Antibiotic sensitivity Antibiotic treatment Arthritis Bathing your guinea pig Behaviour – an overview of normal behaviour Bite wounds Boredom – keeping your guinea pig amused Breeding from your guinea pig Bumblefoot Children and pets Choosing a guinea pig Common health problems Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging Cystic ovarian disease Cystitis Dental checks – how to check your guinea pig’s teeth Dental disease Diabetes mellitus Diarrhea Ear disease Elderly guinea pigs – how to care for them Emergencies Emotional support animals – the benefits Euthabag pet body bags – all you need to know Euthanasia – saying goodbye Excessive drinking and urination Exercise – keeping your guinea pig fit Eye problems Fecal testing Feeding your guinea pig Fleas – an itchy business! Fluid therapy Fly strike Fractures Frostbite Gastric torsion Gastric ulceration Gastrointestinal stasis Grooming your guinea pig Guinea pig companions Guinea pigs and rabbits Guinea pigs: a history Hairballs Handling your guinea pig Health checks – what to do! Health insurance for your guinea pig Heart problems Heat stress Hospital-associated infections House guinea pigs – guinea pig proofing your home Housing your guinea pig Hyperthermia – overheating Hypothermia – low body temperature Illness – caring for your guinea pig Impactions – what’s the blockage? Injection techniques Injured wildlife (UK) – what to do! Intestinal obstructions Is a guinea pig right for me? Kidney problems Limb amputation Medicines – how to administer them Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Microchipping – permanent identification of your guinea pig Moist dermatitis Nasal discharge Neutering – why and when Obesity in your guinea pig Ocular discharge Ovarian remnant syndrome Paralysis Parasitic skin diseases Pet loss – explaining it to children Pet loss – how to cope Pet medicines – a danger to pet caregivers? Plants poisonous to guinea pigs Pneumonia Poisoning Pregnancy – the pregnant guinea pig Ptyalism – excessive salivation Rearing orphan pups Red urine / hematuria Ringworm Routine health care Samples – how they help your veterinarian Sarcoptic mange Second opinions and referrals in veterinary practice Seizures – convulsions/fitting Sinusitis Skin problems Skin tumors Spinal injuries Stress in Guinea Pigs Summer safety Surgery – pre- and post-operative care Syringe feeding your guinea pig Teeth problems – overgrowth Traveling with your guinea pig Urolithiasis Uterine problems Weight loss Wildfires and smoke inhalation Winter worries – caring for your guinea pig in winter Worming X-ray and ultrasound
