Emergency Resources and Critical Illness Care
List of shortcut links to practical advice, information and resources
1 Access link to our one-stop emergency advice collection
2 Vets
- How urgently do I need to see vet? - Guidelines
- Vet access, payment options, charity support and insurance information
- Resources when seeing a vet not experienced with guinea pigs (steroids, safe/unsafe medications)
3 Additional support care at home
- Looking after a critically ill or dying guinea pig
- Feeding and medicating support at home
- Information and support for specific emergency situations (post-op, heat stroke, bloat and diarrhea, paralysis, stroke/seizures etc.)
4 Non-medical support products and first aid advice
5 End of life and bereavement support
- Natural death, terminal illness and euthanasia/pts: sensitive and practical step by step advice and information
- Bereavement information and support for owners, their children and cavy companions
6 Further information resources
1 Access link to our one-stop emergency advice collection
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
2 Vets
How soon to see a vet?
List Of Life And Death Out-of-hours Emergencies
How Soon Should My Guinea Pig See A Vet? - A Quick Guide
Important information on vets, payment options, charities and insurance in several countries
A guide to vets fees, insurance and payment support.
How to contact a vet out of hours
COVID-19 - Vet visits/emergencies during coronavirus/Covid-19 lockdown
Resources when seeing a vet not experienced with guinea pigs
The Problems With Steroids And Why They Shouldn't Be Used.
Guinea Lynx list of safe medications: Guinea Lynx :: Medications
Guinea Lyns list of unsafe medications: Guinea Lynx :: Dangerous Medications
3 What you can do at home in addition to medical treatment
Looking after a critically ill guinea pig
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
First Aid: Immediate Care Measures and Non-medication Products
A Practical and Sensitive Guide to Dying, Terminal Illness and Euthanasia in Guinea Pigs
Feeding support - vital for survival
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency
Weight Loss Explained: BMI, Weighing, Poos and Feeding Support
Information and support advice for specific emergency situations
Tips For Post-operative Care
Digestive Disorders: Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement) And Not Eating
Hot Weather Management, Heat Strokes and Fly Strike
CBS (Calcified Bulla Syndrome) and Neurological Problems - Symptoms and Care (Stroke, seizures, e.cuniculi)
Looking after guinea pigs with limited or no mobility
4 Non-medical support care products and first aid advice
These products do NOT heal and cannot replace vet care or prescription only medication!
First Aid: Immediate Care Measures and Non-medication Products
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links
How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency
5 End of life and bereavement support
Natural death, terminal illness and euthanasia/pts: Practical advice and information
Step-by-step advice and information on the process and with making any necessary decisions
A Practical and Sensitive Guide to Dying, Terminal Illness and Euthanasia in Guinea Pigs
Practical tips for supporting an owner in distress
Pet Owners Anxiety - Practical Tips For Sufferers and For Supporters
Bereavement information and support for owners, their children and cavy companions
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
You are welcome to open an ongoing support thread in this specially monitored forum for any questions, particular advice and emotional support. If your guinea pig is very ill, please make a vet appointment before you open a support thread!
Please mention your problem in the title. The more accurate, the better our specially designated knowledgeable and trusted members can help you during UK daytime hours.
Knowing which country you are in will also help us tailor any advice to what is available and relevant in your country. Vet access and medical brand names vary enormously.
When you start a support thread, the notable poster first on the scene will alert any members with specialist knowledge or personal experience on a specific subject. Please do not tag us all in; we do get our own alerts as soon as you post a thread.
Please respect that we all do this for free in our often scant free time and that we cannot be available at all times.
Health & Illness Notable Posters
This is NOT a professional forum. Please accept that none of us is a qualified vet nor can we replace a hands-on examination and diagnosis by a qualified vet in any way.
But we can advise on possible avenues to pursue with your vet and help you make the best of your vet visit as well as support you in your care at home before and during treatment.
Since we are a public forum, we cannot guarantee for the quality and correctness of any advice by any members without a Health&Illness badge.
6 For further health information and care advice see
Health & Illness
The Guinea Pig Guru Health Information Blog
Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides
Reference Section
Guinea Lynx :: A Medical and Care Guide for Your Guinea Pig
List of shortcut links to practical advice, information and resources
1 Access link to our one-stop emergency advice collection
2 Vets
- How urgently do I need to see vet? - Guidelines
- Vet access, payment options, charity support and insurance information
- Resources when seeing a vet not experienced with guinea pigs (steroids, safe/unsafe medications)
3 Additional support care at home
- Looking after a critically ill or dying guinea pig
- Feeding and medicating support at home
- Information and support for specific emergency situations (post-op, heat stroke, bloat and diarrhea, paralysis, stroke/seizures etc.)
4 Non-medical support products and first aid advice
5 End of life and bereavement support
- Natural death, terminal illness and euthanasia/pts: sensitive and practical step by step advice and information
- Bereavement information and support for owners, their children and cavy companions
6 Further information resources
1 Access link to our one-stop emergency advice collection
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
2 Vets
How soon to see a vet?
List Of Life And Death Out-of-hours Emergencies
How Soon Should My Guinea Pig See A Vet? - A Quick Guide
Important information on vets, payment options, charities and insurance in several countries
A guide to vets fees, insurance and payment support.
How to contact a vet out of hours
COVID-19 - Vet visits/emergencies during coronavirus/Covid-19 lockdown
Resources when seeing a vet not experienced with guinea pigs
The Problems With Steroids And Why They Shouldn't Be Used.
Guinea Lynx list of safe medications: Guinea Lynx :: Medications
Guinea Lyns list of unsafe medications: Guinea Lynx :: Dangerous Medications
3 What you can do at home in addition to medical treatment
Looking after a critically ill guinea pig
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
First Aid: Immediate Care Measures and Non-medication Products
A Practical and Sensitive Guide to Dying, Terminal Illness and Euthanasia in Guinea Pigs
Feeding support - vital for survival
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency
Weight Loss Explained: BMI, Weighing, Poos and Feeding Support
Information and support advice for specific emergency situations
Tips For Post-operative Care
Digestive Disorders: Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement) And Not Eating
Hot Weather Management, Heat Strokes and Fly Strike
CBS (Calcified Bulla Syndrome) and Neurological Problems - Symptoms and Care (Stroke, seizures, e.cuniculi)
Looking after guinea pigs with limited or no mobility
4 Non-medical support care products and first aid advice
These products do NOT heal and cannot replace vet care or prescription only medication!
First Aid: Immediate Care Measures and Non-medication Products
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links
How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency
5 End of life and bereavement support
Natural death, terminal illness and euthanasia/pts: Practical advice and information
Step-by-step advice and information on the process and with making any necessary decisions
A Practical and Sensitive Guide to Dying, Terminal Illness and Euthanasia in Guinea Pigs
Practical tips for supporting an owner in distress
Pet Owners Anxiety - Practical Tips For Sufferers and For Supporters
Bereavement information and support for owners, their children and cavy companions
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
You are welcome to open an ongoing support thread in this specially monitored forum for any questions, particular advice and emotional support. If your guinea pig is very ill, please make a vet appointment before you open a support thread!
Please mention your problem in the title. The more accurate, the better our specially designated knowledgeable and trusted members can help you during UK daytime hours.
Knowing which country you are in will also help us tailor any advice to what is available and relevant in your country. Vet access and medical brand names vary enormously.
When you start a support thread, the notable poster first on the scene will alert any members with specialist knowledge or personal experience on a specific subject. Please do not tag us all in; we do get our own alerts as soon as you post a thread.
Please respect that we all do this for free in our often scant free time and that we cannot be available at all times.
Health & Illness Notable Posters
This is NOT a professional forum. Please accept that none of us is a qualified vet nor can we replace a hands-on examination and diagnosis by a qualified vet in any way.
But we can advise on possible avenues to pursue with your vet and help you make the best of your vet visit as well as support you in your care at home before and during treatment.
Since we are a public forum, we cannot guarantee for the quality and correctness of any advice by any members without a Health&Illness badge.
6 For further health information and care advice see
Health & Illness
The Guinea Pig Guru Health Information Blog
Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides
Reference Section
Guinea Lynx :: A Medical and Care Guide for Your Guinea Pig