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Guinea Pig Wet Perineum: Urine Scald and Localization Workup
Distinguish perineal contamination from skin injury, assess urine passage and elimination posture, and interpret urinary samples without importing rabbit urine-scald protocols.
Read →Guinea Pig Cheilitis: Sampling and Differential Diagnosis
A lesion-directed approach to guinea-pig lip crusting: separate dermatologic lesions from dental ptyalism, choose cytology and cultures, and escalate persistent lesions.
Read →Guinea Pig Incisor Fracture: Oral Examination and Occlusion Workup
Assess intake and gut output, distinguish crown from root or jaw injury, and evaluate cheek teeth before deciding on incisor adjustment or extraction.
Read →Guinea Pig Corneal Disease: Diagnostic Workup
A clinician-facing approach to guinea pig corneal opacity, ulceration, foreign bodies, keratitis, secondary uveitis, exposure, and dental or orbital contributors.
Read →Guinea Pig Ocular Pain and Unilateral Blepharospasm: Diagnostic Workup
A clinician-facing approach to unilateral squinting in guinea pigs, including stabilization, surface examination, fluorescein staining, intraocular pressure, retrobulbar and dental differentials, imaging, and monitoring.
Read →Guinea Pig Urolithiasis: Calcium Carbonate Stones, Diagnosis, and Surgical Management
Guinea pig uroliths are usually calcium carbonate stones that resist dissolution, so surgery is definitive. A clinical reference on signalment, pathophysiology, radiographic diagnosis, cystotomy and urethral techniques, off-label meloxicam dosing, hindgut-safe antibiotics, and prevention.
Read →Trixacarus caviae (Sarcoptic Mange) in Guinea Pigs
Trixacarus caviae, the guinea pig's burrowing sarcoptic mite, causes pruritus severe enough to trigger seizure-like episodes and is the first differential for any pruritic cavy. A DVM reference on diagnosis, verified ivermectin and selamectin dosing, seizure management, in-contact treatment, and prognosis.
Read →Streptococcal Cervical Lymphadenitis in the Guinea Pig: A Clinical Reference
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is the classic cause of "lumps" in the cavy, but the visible node is the least dangerous part. A DVM-level reference on etiology, the differentials that change the plan, culture-first diagnostics, node excision versus drainage, and the antibiotic-safety constraint unique to guinea pigs.
Read →Bacterial Pneumonia in Guinea Pigs: A Clinical Reference for Veterinarians
A DVM reference on bacterial pneumonia in guinea pigs — Bordetella bronchiseptica and Streptococcus pneumoniae etiology, diagnosis, cavy-safe antibiotic dosing, the beta-lactam enterotoxemia trap, supportive care, and prognosis.
Read →Guinea Pig Pododermatitis: Staging, Culture-Guided Antibiotic Selection, and Treatment
Ulcerative pododermatitis in Cavia porcellus is a pressure-and-husbandry disease with a Staphylococcus aureus overlay that can progress to osteomyelitis and systemic amyloidosis. Husbandry correction is the cornerstone; antibiotic choice is constrained by the guinea pig's lethal susceptibility to gram-positive-spectrum drugs.
Read →Guinea Pig Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis): A Clinical Reference for Veterinarians
Pregnancy toxemia is a peracute, often fatal metabolic and circulatory disease of the late-gestation or immediately postpartum guinea pig sow, with a grave prognosis once clinical. This reference covers the two overlapping forms (ketotic and preeclampsia-like), the non-pregnant fasting form, signalment and risk factors, clinical signs, clinicopathology, aggressive supportive dosing, and the prevention strategy that actually changes outcomes.
Read →Guinea Pig Ovarian Cysts (Cystic Ovarian Disease): A Veterinary Clinical Reference
Cystic ovarian disease is the most common reproductive disorder of intact guinea pig sows, with ultrasonographic prevalence exceeding two-thirds in animals over three years. This clinical reference reviews the serous (rete ovarii) versus follicular cyst distinction, ultrasound-led diagnosis, concurrent uterine pathology, and the honest evidence behind ovariohysterectomy, deslorelin, hCG, and cyst drainage — plus guinea pig-specific perioperative and antibiotic cautions.
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