Ср, 20 дек 2017 Автор: Станислав Меламед
Pets give us a lot of joy and positive emotions.
Unfortunately, the sudden illness of your pet can darken
this charming holiday.
Guinea pigs are animals that are least
susceptible to infectious diseases. But to the breeders of these sweet and
fluffy rodents all the same it is not necessary to relax, entirely
relying on the natural strength of their immune system.
The pathological process can begin suddenly. And the consequences
it can be the most fatal. To make your pet live
long and happy life, let’s consider the topic of disease and
treating guinea pigs.
We offer to start with the symptoms, in which the breeder
must immediately understand that something is wrong with his furry pet.
Contents
Signs of major guinea pig diseases
Characteristic signs of the onset of pathological
process in the body of guinea pigs:
• The animal has increased thirst.
• There is a high body temperature.
• Observed cough.
• Fixed change in hair (sticking, loss
wool, increased shaggy).
• The mumps has difficulty and / or rapid
breath.
• The suppuration of the eyelids is fixed.
• Ulceration appears on the skin.
• There is a runny nose, discharge from the nasal cavity.
• The animal has an abnormal stool.
• The animal has convulsive phenomena, paralysis.
• Loss of appetite.
• The animal is fixed apathy, reduced motor
activity.
All deviations described above may be symptoms of dangerous
diseases. Let’s look at them in more detail.
The main diseases of guinea pigs
Pseudotuberculosis
Chronic disease characterized by the appearance
formations in the form of nodules that occur on the affected
pathological process of the internal organs and structures of serous
shells. Despite the external similarity of nodules with these
tuberculosis, the disease is not tuberculosis, and is caused entirely
other types of pathogens. These are mostly specific
non-acid resistant b type sticks. pseudotuberculosis murium.
A breeder should remember that this pathology is
contagious. Therefore, the animal must be created quarantine
conditions that exclude contact with other pets.
It takes the most serious approach to diagnosing the disease and
treating a guinea pig from this dangerous pathological process
which in a short time can lead to death
generation of your pets.
The disease is transmitted through contaminated feed. The main way
treatment is antibiotic therapy. Medicine with a syringe
is injected into the cheek of a sick animal. The main preventive measure
is disinfecting eating places and maintaining cleanliness in
aviaries and cages. It must be remembered that the disease represents
danger to man!
Paraffit
This disease is the result of various
microbes in the digestive tract of the guinea pig.
Usually infection occurs through water. But also the cause
Diseases can also become poor-quality food.
One of the first signs of the disease is the failure of the animal
from food. The disease has two phases: acute and
chronic.
In the first case, the pathological process develops.
swiftly.
In the second case, the symptoms are quite erased. Prevention
development of the disease and the treatment of the guinea pig is carried out by
typhoid bacteriophage and antibiotic prescription
certain spectrum of action, depending on the results
analyzes.
Pasteurellosis
The causative agent of the disease is gram-negative bacteria
Pasteurella multocida. The beginning of the pathological process
characterized by runny nose, which is accompanied by purulent
highlight.
The disease tends to protracted course. Process
accompanied by phases and remissions. The animal is observed
heavy, hoarse breathing and the appearance of ulcers in various areas
body. Fixed high temperature.
Specific treatment, at present, does not exist.
Sick pigs with acute clinical signs are subject to
euthanasia.
If you suspect this pathology shows a course of prophylactic
therapy, which includes the use of antibiotics and
sulfa drugs. Doses are prescribed by a veterinarian.
individually.
Rickets
The disease develops due to the lack of minerals and
lack of vitamins in the body of the guinea pig. Get sick mostly
juveniles in the phase of active growth. Pathological
the process is manifested by various digestive disorders
systems and the propensity to eat animal litter, excrement and
land. Also, a pet can nibble wallpaper and limestone wall.
coating.
The development of rickets leads to thickening of the articular tissue, curvature
limbs, spinal sagging, growth and developmental delay.
With the timely diagnosis of the disease and the treatment of marine pigs
the disease has a favorable prognosis. Therapy comes down to
placing the animal in a clean and bright room, with the appointment
special drugs that should compensate for the lack
beneficial substances. Usually it is fish oil, trivitamin, trivit and others.
vitamin complexes containing vitamins of groups A and D in their
composition. Quartz treatment procedures are also helpful.
animal performed using a special lamp.
Salmonellosis
The disease is a special kind
enteritis.
May manifest in acute or chronic form. More often
infection occurs through food or by direct
contact with a sick individual.
In the acute stage, the disease is accompanied by severe diarrhea, which
does not stop for a day, which leads to a strong
dehydration and death of the animal.
Chronic disease is accompanied by pronounced
anorexia.
The chances of survival in the acute phase of the disease are very small.
The therapy is indicated for certain groups of antibiotics to which
pathogen is sensitive – bacteria of the genus
Salmonella.
An important factor in successful disease relief and treatment of marine
pigs is the timely diagnosis of the disease.
The article lists the main pathologies affecting marine
pigs. If you want to know more about this topic, then look
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