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Medical Emergencies
GUINEA  PIG  HEALTH

Cavies for the most part are healthy, lively animals.  However, when they start
to get sick you may not notice it at first, because, with them being a prey
animal they hide their sickness well.  When it finally does become noticeable,
all too often the sickness has overcome them and it's too late to do anything.
 

This is why, when you begin to see your cavy's illness, you don't have time to
ponder, you need to do something immediately.   Staying on top of a situation
comes from a very keen observer and catching your cavys' illness early means
the difference between life and death.  

One major sign of illness is when they stop eating and drinking, or if they
face the corner or back of the cage with their fur ruffled up.

When they stop eating, you need to syringe feed right away because going too
long without food will cause them to lose the will to live.  In some cases, you
can turn your pig around, but if they have gone too long, you're fighting a
losing battle.

It is a good idea to have a cavy first aide kit because
you may not have time to run to the store
for needed supplies.  
This is what we keep in our
medicine chest

AND FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, SEEK A QUALIFIED EXOTICS VET
BECAUSE MOST
'cat and dog' VETS DON'T KNOW HOW
TO TREAT A GUINEA PIG AND MAY NOT ADMIT IT.  
MANY PEOPLE HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS THE VET'S
TREATMENT THAT KILLED THE PIG,  NOT THE ILLNESS
.

PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE