Pododermatitis is a painful inflammation of the footpads. This column describes appropriate treatment for pododermatitis in guinea pigs. Pododermatitis is commonly seen in obese guinea pigs and ...

Small mammals once used frequently as laboratory animals have become increasingly popular as pets in Germany. The number of small mammal patients being presented to companion animal veterinarians ...

Address for correspondence: Viktor Reinhardt, 6014 Palmer Drive, Weed, CA 96094, USA; E-mail: [email protected] The question was raised how the environment of guinea pigs can be best enriched in the ...

Guinea pigs are difficult to oral gavage dose. Previous adverse effects from this dosing method, using rigid catheters, had caused an earlier endpoint to studies and loss of data. We therefore ...