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Guinea pig physiology book

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Tallulah

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Hi

Can anyone recommend a good detailed book on guinea health, physiology etc?

I've looked around online, but it seems so hard to get much information at all. I have a degree in biology, and I'd realy like to know more about my piggies, a good book is what I need, any suggestions would be mcuh appreciated :)
 
The closest thing I have got is Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs by VCG Richardson - as the title says it is medically-minded. Although a good few years old, it's well worth having.

Vedra Stanley-Spatcher's book is not as detailed as I think you're after, but it's a good medical one to have to hand. Vedra's book is available from the website, you have to email/text/phone her to get a copy:

www.britishassociationofrodentologists.co.uk
 
any more suggestions? I can't believe how difficult it is to find detailed information about guinea physiology online.
 
www.guinealynx.info is a good source of guinea pig medical care. You can get ideas of their physiology from what you read but all photographs/x-rays/scans are member-supplied (of the forums).
 
Not sure if this book is of any help - I haven't personally seen it myself but it has been recommended to me as a really good book:

[ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guinea-Piglopaedia-Complete-Ringpress/dp/1860542514/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b[/ame]

It might not have enough information for you, I really don't know.
 
I can recommend the guinea pig lopedia as a starter for ten, so to speak. It;s helpful to have this on hand, I have passed this around to my friends and they have found it useful.
 
Thanks everyone that's sop helpful. I can't get over how difficult it is, when they're such a popular animal. Many thanks to all!
 
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