Sudden death of guinea pigs is also relatively common

Today, Brother Zhu answered a question from a pig friend on Zhihu.

His golden bears, mini hamsters, and guinea pigs He died suddenly within a few days and asked what to do.

This kind of thing is indeed relatively rare.

Of course Brother Pig is talking about the sudden death of golden bears, mini hamsters and guinea pigs.

Because golden bears and mini hamsters are both hamsters, and guinea pigs are guinea pigs,

So, some diseases between them can still be transmitted to each other.

But it is rare.

Generally speaking, common infectious diseases in hamsters are very important to the Netherlands. Pigs have no love.

Some infectious diseases in guinea pigs

are also ineffective against hamsters.

Although guinea pigs are less likely to die suddenly,

Of course, it depends on who they compare with. Compared with hamsters and rabbits, there are much fewer, but there are still more than chinchillas.

I remember Brother Zhu said that there are 36 causes of sudden death in rabbits.

In fact, there seem to be more than 36 now, and of course they are all diseases.

Guinea pigs are slightly smaller than rabbits and are not as delicate as rabbits.

However, sudden death of guinea pigs is also relatively common.

Why do these things need to be done after the sudden death of guinea pigs

Since we are talking about guinea pigs that have died suddenly,

I will not mention the early treatment. Let’s talk about what to do after confirming the death of the guinea pig.

I guess some pig friends are wondering, they are all dead and thrown away soon, so why bother to write a special article to make up the numbers?

Brother Zhu doesn’t think so.

Since the guinea pig we raised died suddenly, we must do a good job in the aftermath and find out the cause of the guinea pig’s death.

In fact, given the current conditions,

There are no pet hospitals that treat guinea pigs in many places. So, let’s do our best.

How should I put it? It can be regarded as the basic training to be a responsible master.

It also eliminates some hidden dangers.

After all, some problems are not as simple as throwing away a dead guinea pig. Many diseases are zoonotic.

Let’s talk about what to do.

What to do after the sudden death of a guinea pig

1. If there are other guinea pigs or even other pets at home, the first thing to do is wash your hands and disinfect them and isolate them to other rooms. .

2. If there is air flow in the room, be careful not to place it downwind of the sudden death guinea pig room, but to place it upwind.

3. Disinfect multiple breeding environments. Pay attention to the feeding environment, which means the breeding room. Don't touch the candle cage and the dead guinea pig.

4. Observe the dead guinea pigs, mainly to see if there are any special conditions in the mouth, eyes, nose and ears, and whether there are parasites crawling out of the body (many parasites will crawl out of the body to find new hosts after the death of the host). See when PP is clean and so on.

5. Observe the latest excrement, any problems with poop and urine, keep some test materials if possible, or consult a pet hospital that can perform autopsies (generally there are few hospitals that can handle this). You are needed. Keep the test materials, such as stool, urine, eaten food and grass, snacks, etc., and take some pictures for observation.

6. Where an autopsy is available, send it to a pet hospital for autopsy. If an autopsy cannot be performed, the body must be buried and the retained test materials can be sent for inspection. If you want to bury it, try to spray disinfectant on the body and bury it deeply (to prevent it from being dug up by cats and dogs, and of course avoid some water sources and other places). It is not recommended to throw it in a trash can.

7. All cages and equipment used by the dead guinea pigs must be thoroughly disinfected. It is recommended to leave a small amount of remaining grain. In addition to being sent for inspection, they should be buried or disposed of after disinfection. Plastic parts should be sprayed with disinfectant or soaked for disinfection. Metal parts should be carefully treated with corrosion from the disinfectant. Flame disinfection methods such as alcohol blowtorches can be considered.

8. After everything else has been cleaned up, the room will be strictly disinfected again. It is recommended that cages used by guinea pigs that died suddenly should not be used again. If used, they should be carefully disinfected 3-6 months before use. The rooms must also be strictly disinfected.

No one wants to see the sudden death of their guinea pig, although, compared to some guinea pigs that die of chronic diseases, sudden death is actually lucky. But as owners, we should find the cause of death and properly handle the aftermath of the guinea pig.

Today’s topic is a bit heavy, but the 5-8 year lifespan of guinea pigs is really an unavoidable problem.