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Common Health Problems in Pet Guinea Pigs

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Summary: Learn from an exotic animal health technician and learn information on common health problems in pet guinea pigs in this free online video.

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By Sarah Tingle
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Sarah is a resident exotic animal health technician and has been working as a technician for seven years, but she began working with animals over 12 years ago at the Wildlife Care...read more

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on 8/2/2008 There is a ton of information about guinea pig health at www.guinealynx.com. they tell you all of the symptoms of a sick guinea pig, and MORE!

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"Hi, my name is Sarah, and I am here at Extra Care Animal Hospital in Davey, Florida, today and on behalf of Expert Village.com, I am going to educate you a little bit about owning a guinea pig. As far as trips to your vet goes for your guinea pig, all guinea pigs should go to a qualified exotic veterinarian once a year for a wellness exam. You can find a qualified exotic mammal veternariam on the exotic mammal veterinarian association website, and that is aemv.org. One of the more common problems that we see in guinea pigs is Vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to a dental and muscular skeletal problems. Sometimes the vitamin C deficiency can be inappetant, lethargy, pain or swelling in certain areas, poor bone and teeth development, dental problems and overgrowth of teeth. Sometimes the overgrowth of teeth will go into the lip or guns. Sometimes that lower teeth will overgrow and imtrap the tongue in which case those guinea pigs want to eat and now it is a life-threatening situation. If you would like more information about Extra Care Animal Hospital, you can look up our website at www.extracareanimalhospital.net."

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