Are parasites dangerous for guinea pigs?
Parasites, as is known, affect both humans and animals, andbirds, and fish. Well, nobody can escape from them. Guinea pigs, even being at home, can become victims of fleas, ticks, gnats, lice and other unpleasant insects and organisms. In general, parasites are of two types: internal (endoparasites) and external (ectoparasites).
Endoparasites live in the internal organs of their "master" and gradually destroy them, and ectoparasites live in the fur and on the skin of the animal. The probability that parasites will enter the bodyAn animal, if it is kept clean and eats good quality food, is relatively small. Among the endoparasites, worms, hepatic flukes and tapeworms are most commonly known. Their presence can be seen by the way the animal gradually loses weight, while receiving enough food, as well as in the excrement of the rodent.
Worms are quite dangerous endoparasiteswhich absorb a large number ofnutrients, and in return secrete toxins. Due to this there is a strong poisoning of the internal microflora. And they get into the guinea pig's body when it comes into contact with a sick animal or when the animal feeds poor-quality food. If the larvae of the worm are found in the excrement of the rodent, the pig should be taken to the veterinary clinic as soon as possible, because such parasites are dangerous not only for animals, but also for humans.
Ectoparasites include fleas, puhoedy, mites, and in guinea pigs, which are not bred at home, and bloodsucking mites. Animals that are affected by these parasites,often itch, shake and behave uneasily. On their skin there are reddening, bald patches, ecdysises and irritations, which give animals a little pleasant. For a more advanced stage of infection parasites are characterized by even allergic eczema and suppurating wounds, which easily succumb to bacterial infection.
Often, the damage caused by such parasites as mites causes the death of a small animal. First, the animal experiences severe itching, later- skin firmings, dermatitis, creases on the skin, accompanied by hair loss. The animal becomes very restless, refuses to eat, and becomes very thin. Iksodovye (blood-sucking) mites can appear in animals that are outside the house. In order to free the animal from them, insects usually twist and disinfect the bite site.
Guinea pigs also have withers. These are very small parasites with a length of 1 mm, whichlive in the wool of rodents and are very mobile. Vlasoids eat scales of skin and drink the blood of the victim. Their effect on the skin causes severe itching. When guinea pigs, lice, mites, guinea pigs are infected, they bathe in a solution of bromocycline or some other specially designed substance for this purpose. On sale you can also find various aerosols, sprays, shampoos and talc to fight parasites. It should be remembered that the pig can not be dipped in the solution with the head, and after swimming in any case not allow the animal to lick the hair. It is best to dry it with a hairdryer immediately.
A lot of unpleasant sensations give pigs a defeat with a fungus. Most often it occurs with prolongedfeeding too concentrated, that is, poor fiber with food. Symptoms of the disease, first of all, appear on the head, the hair falls out and a round or oval spot appears. Alopecia is an infectious skin disease that develops on the nerves of the soil and is caused by stressful situations. This disease causes baldness of some parts of the animal's body and can manifest itself at any age. Often the cause of alopecia is a lack of hay in the ration of the animal.
