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Introduction We neuter (castration or orchiectomy) Guinea Pigs in a manner similar to other animals. We prefer the laser for its major advantages of minimal to no bleeding during surgery, and minimal to no pain, swelling, and inflammation after surgery. Those of us that have had surgery are aware of how much pain there is after surgery, and we do anything we can minimize that pain for our patients. Our laser is warmed up and calibrated for the specific surgery we are doing before we start the procedure The laser is so important for our patients we use it on

This little guy is laying on his back, with the front legs towards the top. The big dark spot the arrow is pointing to is air in the intestines, and is normal. Did you notice he is missing one of his front legs? It was amputated years earlier. This is the same pig from the side view. Can you tell he has only one front leg from this view?

Introduction This cute little guinea pig had a problem with his eye. There was a congenital problem with the hair above the eye. It was overgrown and irritating the cornea, so we decided to remover it surgically. The extra lash is easily seen on this magnified view  The cornea is the outer clear part of the eye. This extra hair can cause severe problems to the cornea if the problem goes on long enough. There will be a corneal ulcer, which is painful. A painful eye will be further traumatized by an animal, adding substantially to the problem. As time goes

Introduction Guinea pigs are popular pets, and we see lots of them. In this picture we are teaching one of our veterinary student externs how to examine one.  Mange in Guinea Pigs is caused by a parasite that is similar to the scabies parasite in people. It is seen more often in households that have several pigs. This disease occurs in other animals also, including dogs and cats. The might that causes this can cause enough pain as to disrupt your little guys behavior and appetite. In a severe a guinea pig can succumb to the problem. If you have

Introduction Hi, my name is Leonardo (I'm the cute brown guy in the picture), and this is the story of how me and my brother Luigi came to be in the summer of 1997. If Luigi looks a little sleepy it's because we are only 30 minutes old. Our Story My little mom was doing fine throughout most of her pregnancy, taking her daily 6 hour naps, watching Oprah, and eating plenty of pellets fortified with Vitamin C. She only had morning sickness for the first few days, of course when your gestation is only 62-75 days, a couple of