{"id":94687,"date":"2022-04-22T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:17:16","slug":"do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Do guinea pigs need to go to the vet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Do_guinea_pigs_need_to_go_to_the_vet\" title=\"Do guinea pigs need to go to the vet?\">Do guinea pigs need to go to the vet?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Do_all_guinea_pigs_carry_diseases\" title=\"Do all guinea pigs carry diseases?\">Do all guinea pigs carry diseases?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Is_it_necessary_to_take_your_guinea_pig_to_the_vet\" title=\"Is it necessary to take your guinea pig to the vet?\">Is it necessary to take your guinea pig to the vet?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#What_treatments_do_guinea_pigs_need\" title=\"What treatments do guinea pigs need?\">What treatments do guinea pigs need?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#What_kind_of_vet_does_a_guinea_pig_need\" title=\"What kind of vet does a guinea pig need?\">What kind of vet does a guinea pig need?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Do_guinea_pigs_carry_diseases_harmful_to_humans\" title=\"Do guinea pigs carry diseases harmful to humans?\">Do guinea pigs carry diseases harmful to humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Can_guinea_pig_pee_make_you_sick\" title=\"Can guinea pig pee make you sick?\">Can guinea pig pee make you sick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-guinea-pigs-need-to-go-to-the-vet\/#Can_guinea_pig_poop_make_you_sick\" title=\"Can guinea pig poop make you sick?\">Can guinea pig poop make you sick?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_guinea_pigs_need_to_go_to_the_vet\"><\/span>Do guinea pigs need to go to the vet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you own a cat, dog, ferret, guinea pig or any other pet, <b>regular veterinary care is an absolute must. Smaller animals are just as prone to illness as larger ones, and guinea pigs are certainly no exception. Make sure your precious guinea pig sees the veterinarian for a thorough checkup at least once per year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_all_guinea_pigs_carry_diseases\"><\/span>Do all guinea pigs carry diseases?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Guinea pigs and hamsters. These pets can carry salmonella; lymphocytic choriomeningitis; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, which causes an infection that mimics appendicitis; Campylobacter; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Hymenolepis nana; and Trixacarus caviae, a parasitic skin infection found particularly in guinea pigs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_necessary_to_take_your_guinea_pig_to_the_vet\"><\/span>Is it necessary to take your guinea pig to the vet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While guinea pigs do not require any vaccinations, <b>it is recommended that you take your pet to a veterinarian familiar with guinea pigs at least once each year for a routine checkup.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_treatments_do_guinea_pigs_need\"><\/span>What treatments do guinea pigs need?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Care Schedule for Your Guinea Pig<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide fresh, clean vegetables and grasses daily.<\/li>\n<li>Provide fresh water daily.<\/li>\n<li>Spot clean cage daily.<\/li>\n<li>Clean cage every week.<\/li>\n<li>Brush fur every week.<\/li>\n<li>Trim nails every few weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Bathe every 3 to 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_vet_does_a_guinea_pig_need\"><\/span>What kind of vet does a guinea pig need?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Little critters need checkups just like any other family pets. Take your guinea pig to a vet a few days after coming home, then schedule checkups once a year. Check your local PetSmart Banfield Pet Hospital to see if a <b>small pet vet is on staff.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_guinea_pigs_carry_diseases_harmful_to_humans\"><\/span>Do guinea pigs carry diseases harmful to humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>People can still get a Salmonella infection from guinea pigs, because these animals can carry the bacteria even when they look healthy and clean. Learn about Salmonella from small mammals and how people can reduce the chance they or their children get an infection.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_guinea_pig_pee_make_you_sick\"><\/span>Can guinea pig pee make you sick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Usually guinea pig urine isn&#8217;t dangerous. Even if they look clean and healthy, <b>they can still make people sick. Salmonellosis (caused by salmonella bacterium) is a sickness that humans can get from guinea pigs that can be passed from direct contact with an infected guinea pig.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_guinea_pig_poop_make_you_sick\"><\/span>Can guinea pig poop make you sick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) is a rare viral disease that can be transmitted through the urine, droppings, saliva, or cage material of infected wild and domestic rodents, including hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, mice, and other small rodents.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Do guinea pigs need to go to the vet?Do all guinea pigs carry diseases?Is it necessary to take your guinea pig to the vet?What treatments do guinea pigs need?What kind of vet does a guinea pig need?Do guinea pigs carry diseases harmful to humans?Can guinea pig pee make you sick?Can guinea pig&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}