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Health
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Please find listed below some of the best or most interesting links I have encountered for Guinea Pig Health / Medical problems/information - there is a separate table for Pregnancy/Breeding related links below. But....... you must visit your VET if your guinea pig is sick - that is the most important link of all !
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General Health /
Medical Links
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David Hardesty's
Reference Library -
Anatomy Diagrams & X-Rays
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Very interesting to have a browse at Guinea Pig digestive systems, skeletons, x-rays of pregnant pigs etc - they do appear to be the illustrations from 'Anatomy of a Guinea Pig' by Cooper & Schiller - a huge book I've got on my bookshelf - but very interesting if you havn't got a copy of the book ! |
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British Association of Rodentology [BAR] * New details * |
A training facility set up by Vedra from the CCT - The BAR offers members courses and workshops. Contacts for all enquiries are now at richard@rodentolgy.co.uk / BAR Head office tel: 0207 870 3561 |
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How to find a good vet /also provides a list. Other links of interest: Bumblefoot - Photos to help you recognise this painful condition / Neutering your guinea pig - a great article including photos |
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Cambridge Cavy Trust
[CCT]
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A charity dedicated to improving the healthcare of guinea pigs. Phone or write [enclosing SAE] for details of membership [cost/benefits]. Cambridge Cavy Trust * new address * 1 Splash Lane Wyton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 2AF Mobile: 07721 026401 Contact Vedra Stanley-Spatcher for appointments.
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Includes Basic Medical Kit |
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Forum Medical
Reference 'Stickies'
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Guinea Pigs World - Health Forum Sticky - topics covered include: Chelitis, Foot Spurs, Osteodystrophy in Satins and a GP 1st Aid Pack. |
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Pigloo - Medical Reference Thread - topics covered include: Cataracts and Handfeeding. |
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| Help identifying skin problems - fungal / parasitic - they also sell their own aromatherapy products to help prevent and cure skin problems. | |
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| Read about one guinea pig owners experience of heart problems in their guinea pigs plus further related links. | |
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The most comprehensive guinea pig health site - this is the link to the site map - have a really thorough look around - everyone should have this site bookmarked - things of extra special interest are: Dangerous Medications List / Emergency Medical Guide / Emergency Medical Forum [a great place to join and discuss medical problems facing your herd and learn about other people's experiences] / Finding a Vet / Reference and First Hand Accounts |
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| Read Jackie's first hand account of Jake and Squeekie's neutering - also contains further links regarding neutering your guinea pig. | |
| Excellent site - Peter also includes many natural remedies for pigs - covers topics from Abscesses through to Worming. Also check out Peter's A-Z of guinea pigs. | |
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Pages of particular interest: First Aid Questions |
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| Read about 'Tallulah's' experience with Ringworm. | |
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Help to find a vet - find one before you need one please ! |
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Details of Treen's experiences dealing with health problems in her own guinea pigs - very interesting and informative - including: Abscesses / Elizabethan Collars / Fatty Eye Lipomas (fatty lumps) / Malocclusion (dental problems) / Neutering / Tumour / Upper Respiratory Infections - well worth a look. |
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Pregnancy
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| Cavy Spirit | Breeding - don't ! / The Responsible Breeder - an interesting article by a former breeder who is now a rescuer |
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Dale Sigler
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Cavy
pregnancy information
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| David Hardesty's Reference Library | Anatomy of the Cavy Reproductive System of the Female Cavy - X-rays etc |
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Dr Hines / Vet
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Reproductive
problems in Guinea Pigs
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| GuineaLynx | Breeding facts and more useful links |
| Malibu Cavies / GPW Forum | A thread at Guinea Pigs World forum discussing 'Roans, Dalmations & Lethals'. Warning: Contains graphic images. |
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Mette the Vet
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Info on Breeding -
covering: Signs of pregnancy,
Weak Babies, Stillborn
Babies, The Birth,
Complications and
Birth Complications.
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Peter Gurney
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info on Pregnancy
Complications.
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| Pristine Pigs / GPW Forum | A thread at Guinea Pigs World forum discussing 'Pregnancy Toxaemia'. Warning: Contains graphic images. |
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Seagulls
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other good quality GP Health / Medical Sites
that you would like to see added here please e-mail
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