How to Care for a Guinea Pig After Neutering

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Bring him or her home in a cat carrier filled with a blanket or a cardboard box also filled with a blanket on the bottom.

   It's also a good idea to put some veggies in there for the journey home too.
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   Step 2: You will need to clean the cage thoroughly to remove bacteria.

   This can be done by using an anti-bacteria spray designed for guinea pigs/small rodents or a water and vinegar mix.
   
   Don't use cleaning products designed for humans as they could be harmful. , Use vet bed though because when they pee, it goes to the bottom and stays dry on the top
   - reducing infection.
   
   You'll need to place this covering the whole bottom of the cage.
   
   Change every 3-4 days. ,, Be VERY careful.
   
   Try to wait 3 days without touching at all maybe, and then check twice daily for the rest of the week.
   
   But you'll notice anything wrong, like bleeding, on the vet bed straight away due to it being white. ,,, They should have vet check ups once a week for 2 weeks and one after 6 weeks to make sure they've healed.
   
   After 3 weeks you can start using plain wood shavings and newspaper again.
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   Step 3: To fill the cage you'll need either white fleece blankets or vet bed.

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   Step 4: Put some SOFT hay in the bed

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   Step 5: if you use hay that's quite long strings and is a bit hard or straw like

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   Step 6: use a good quality meadow hay

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   Step 7: it tends to be smaller pieces and thinner and softer.

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   Step 8: You'll need to check your guinea pig 2 times a day

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   Step 9: morning

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    Step 10: evening and before bed

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    Step 11: to check his or her stitches are still okay.

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    Step 12: Feed high vitamin C vegetables like red pepper

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    Step 13: mustard spinach and kale as a healthy guinea pig is essential when in the aftercare process.

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    Step 14: If you have a male and you're housing it with a female

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    Step 15: do not place him with her for 3 months

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    Step 16: as there still can be a small amount of sperm around which can get out - seems unlikely but very true

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    Step 17: and only 1 sperm cell is needed to impregnate a female.

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    Step 18: Caring for the guinea pig using vet bed should only last about 2-3 weeks.

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