How To Care For A Guinea Pig : Pneumonia & Hair Loss In Pet Guinea Pigs

by on November 24, 2009


Learn from an exotic animal health technician and learn information on pneumonia and hair loss in guinea pigs in this free online video.

Expert: Sarah Tingle
Contact: www.extracareanimalhospital…

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DISTURBED3017 November 24, 2009 at 7:07 am

man i wish i would have saw this a couple weeks ago my guinea pig is dying he is laying upside down now hes bleeding from his eyes man i dont see why i got a doctors word on the right bedding and treats and hes dying i hate to his him die on me i love him and i guess its too late but thanks for posting this I love you Timmy

DaniFloatedAway November 24, 2009 at 7:41 am

Everyone who is talking about the bedding problems, you should use fleece. it’s healthy, and more comfortable to the guinea pigs.:)

562223456 November 24, 2009 at 8:03 am

o n what bout white flakes in the hair will that effect him

562223456 November 24, 2009 at 8:22 am

k what about like long nails would dat effect him

SoofJes November 24, 2009 at 9:11 am

Of course not (I mean it doesnt effect mine) the only one it will hurt a bti is you when they grab on to you

JasmineChannel November 24, 2009 at 9:14 am

I dont think its mites because they are like impossible to see, my guinea pig had mites and i looked through his fur and never saw any little bug type things

charleedee November 24, 2009 at 10:12 am

mmm well their gone now so it’s okay, :D

JasmineChannel November 24, 2009 at 10:47 am

It probably has mites (if you use wood chip bedding, its probably from that) i took mine to the vet yesterday and he has mites… he has several scabs (somtimes scratching so much it takes a while for the fur to grow back) but yes definately take it to a vet because it just gets worse and scars or gets infected if you wait

JasmineChannel November 24, 2009 at 11:06 am

ATTENTION ALL GUINEA PIG OWNERS!If you use wood chip bedding (aspen/pine) then this might help you in the long run. my guinea pig (2 year old male) has had mites from the bedding or possibly from the pet store he is from (petland) so the vet bill was about $125 so i highly reccomend recycled paper bedding or newspaper (lining the bottom or in strips) mites cause itching/scratching leading to bleading and scabs/hair loss in certain patches of irritation. Thanks!

coolguy11897 November 24, 2009 at 11:43 am

yo dude i use aspen n my guinea pigs has lots of loose hair..so since that the problem what type of bedding should i use…other than paper?? thanks ur comment helped me so much now ima stop using aspen

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