PerpLexxity
Junior Guinea Pig
Hey everybody,
My two dogs contracted the flu. Can my guinea pigs get the flu from my dogs?
Thanks!
My two dogs contracted the flu. Can my guinea pigs get the flu from my dogs?
Thanks!
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Dog To Guinea Pig Flu
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Guineapigfeet
Adult Guinea Pig
Do you mean kennel cough? There’s a sticky in Heath & Illness about this as it can be caught by guineapigs and can be dangerous for them
daisy bostock
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yes. I'm pretty sure they can. it can also spread to cats and some other animals, but please be careful! it would be very bad if your pig got the flu or kennel cough
Guinea pigs can contract kennel cough (bordetellosis) from dogs, which is fatal for rodents. Please keep your dogs and guinea pigs in different rooms that the dogs cannot get in and use good hygiene before and after you deal with either species.
Dogs, Kennel Cough And Guinea Pigs - An Important Consideration.
PerpLexxity
Junior Guinea Pig
Thanks for the feedback everybody!
It’s not kennel cough, where I live the dog flu hit my area (it’s been on the news as of recently) and it didn’t dawn on me to check if dogs and pigs can catch the same strain of this illness.
They haven’t been separated but I’ll do that ASAP!
It’s not kennel cough, where I live the dog flu hit my area (it’s been on the news as of recently) and it didn’t dawn on me to check if dogs and pigs can catch the same strain of this illness.
They haven’t been separated but I’ll do that ASAP!