They say their piggies are also eating less, another sign of infection. The family is terrified the strep bacteria has put their other guinea pigs, who are currently living separately ...

A group of 40 young male and female guinea pigs arrived at a pet 'superstore' after they were purchased from a local commercial breeder. Within one week, moderate inappetence was noted in the group.

In a recent case report, doctors describe how the man likely contracted a serious and rare infection from swine meat he received from a hunter. Scientists and health officials in Florida detailed ...

Pets at Home has been forced to stop selling guinea pigs after a "small percentage" were found to have a potentially life-threatening infection. The pet shop discovered cases of streptococcus in ...

Strep infection can cause guinea pigs to catch pneumonia and could cause them to die suddenly without showing any symptoms. Sam said: ‘It was like I was returning a faulty t-shirt each time like ...

Urethral catheterization of the male guinea pig has potential diagnostic, therapeutic, and research applications. Urethral catheter placement requires an understanding of the unique anatomy of the ...