Archive for the ‘Planet Guinea’ Category
Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek 2012
Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek evolved from a Piggy PM I did at Tilehurst Active Vetcare, afterwards we were discussing how rabbits have a welfare week and not guineas. It was suggested that we trial one along the same lines, in fact it turned out to have more clients than the rabbit one in the same […]
November 1, 2012
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It’s getting Boaring…
Apprehensive about what’s to come maybe? Jimmy was recently bereaved and his Humans, despite loving him to bits, had decided that he would be their last guinea. However, they knew that Jimmy needed company and no guinea pig should be on their own. When they ‘phoned the local rescue and asked if they could take […]
September 23, 2012
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The Bottom Line…
Anal Impaction: A condition mostly seen in older boars. Guinea pigs are coprophagic, meaning they eat their soft droppings as part of the digestive process. These droppings are retained in the anal sac while the dry hard ones are pushed out. The soft caecal pellets contain the B-Complex vitamins and are important to the guinea […]
August 30, 2012
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Girl Talk…
Specifically Sows… Sows can have the same characters as boars and should not be judged on their gender, however there are some things that are specific to them… Cystic Ovaries: A problem in the reproductive system. Symptoms can include bilateral (both sides) hairloss, dominant behaviour towards others, enlarged/crusty nipples and, in the latter stages, the […]
August 30, 2012
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Footnote…
Steps for happy feet… Bumblefoot is when an ulcerated foot becomes infected. Use soft bedding: Abrasive bedding, such as woodshavings, may cause lesions which are then open to infection. House guineas in cages with solid floors. Wire bottom cages can cause abrasions that will likely lead to infection. Guinea pigs with Bumblefoot (Pododermatitis) should have […]
August 29, 2012
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Closing Thoughts for OlympiGs and ParalympiGs 2012
Guineas come in all shapes, shades, sizes and characters. It’s worth grasping the “they’re all different” fact when you first become a guinea pig owner, what one guinea does another probably won’t, and that’s alright 🙂 One guinea pig might be huge another quite small but both can be healthy. Coats can be very different, […]
August 12, 2012
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Gorgeous Guineas’ Bathathon 2012
Gorgeous Guineas, the world’s only maker of guinea pig specific aromatherapy shampoos, recommend bathing in their gentle, yet effective, shampoos 4-6 wheekly. This was also recommended by the cambridge cavy Trust who carried out trials to collect their evidence. A bath should be over within half an hour, it will consist of getting the coat […]
August 10, 2012
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Sleepathon 2012
After eating and maybe a play in a pile of good hay guineas will sleep/rest. Sleeping guineas may have their eyes open or closed, some twitch and seem to be having an awesome dream whilst others will lay extremely (worryingly for Humans) still. Their favoured bed may be a nice pile of hay (often they […]
August 5, 2012
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