Best Cavy Care Tips to Keep Your Cavy Healthy and Happy For Years

By Joshua Cuccia

There are around thirteen different breeds of Cavy. Some are long haired, some are short, and one of the first to consider with Cavy care, is the necessity for washing.

The long haired breeds of Cavy are going to need more attention in this area, than the short haired breeds. For a shampoo you may use a specially formulated kitten shampoo, freely available from quality pet stores, and naturally your vet. Use this kind of shampoo to avoid any probability of drying out their skin.

When you have bathed your Cavy, confirm she or he is completely dried before returning to the hutch. Cavy care also needs regular clipping of the toenails.

Like their teeth, the toenails are always growing so you must keep a watch on the length and trim when mandatory. Don't clip the nail too short, and the most impressive results can be done by trying the standard nail clipping tool, ensuring not to chop into the fast (the living part of the nail). If you do happen to cut into this area, you can stop the bleeding employing a styptic pencil.

Brushing your guinea pig is another task that you are going to need to do. The ultimate brush to use for this is the standard metal greyhound brush, which penetrates simply to the base of most fur coats. Daily brushing always helps to remove any loose hair, which lessens losing.

Regarding medical and or consultant care as your Cavy grows, search out a vet who focuses on exotic animals. This way you make sure that any cavy care you want, that's outside your own level of expertise, is being handled by someone with the right information about your pet.

The vet can check for bugs, show you the most effective way to do stuff like nail trimming and grooming, and it's a good spot to ask any questions you could have. If you're paying for a wellness check, employ the expense and time productively by asking the vet anything you want or need to understand about providing great cavy care.

There are a couple of things that you should generally be looking for. If your cavy shows any appearances of any of these, you should see your vet as fast as possible. Difficulty breathing, refusal to drink or eat, listlessness, puffing and sneezing, crusty eyes, rough coat, hunched posture, blood in urine, limping, baldness, and/or scratching, and any other unnatural behaviour that might be a concern to you.

Acting quickly can be the difference between your cavy being diagnosed and cured, and the choice, and no-one wants to consider the alternative! Ensure that when and if your cavy does need veterinary assistance for any bacterial sort of infections, the vet doesn't prescribe or use Penicillin based medicine. If you're undecided about a particular drug or drugs, raise questions, and expect a reason BEFORE permitting it to be given to your pet.

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