Sintheya
Junior Guinea Pig
So this morning one of my guineapig bit me. And it looks like a deep wound. So I was just curious if any vaccination is needed ?
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Ouch. I’m sorry to hear that.
Clean the wound thoroughly and keep a close eye on it in case of infection (any signs of swelling, the area feeling hot, excessive pain etc)
Clean the wound thoroughly and keep a close eye on it in case of infection (any signs of swelling, the area feeling hot, excessive pain etc)
Tigermoth
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There's no vaccination for guinea pig bites but my word they hurt! If you look closely you see they make quite an interactive people nature wound and they go deep. I got a very deep bite once when my boy misjudged where the nugget stopped and my fingers started and he really tucked right in and it HURT!
I'm wondering how the bite happened and if you just need to think about how you might avoid it happening again if it was a defensive bite...
I'm wondering how the bite happened and if you just need to think about how you might avoid it happening again if it was a defensive bite...
Sintheya
Junior Guinea Pig
This boy of mine he is really naughty . I kept him in the duffer cage but he happens to jump out and started a fight with his brother. Believe me that fight was scary seemed like they were gonna seriously hurt each other . I put my hands to stop him and then he just bit me and was hanging onto my finger :"). It hurt but I was focused to save the other one. After all they all are my babies what can I do
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Wow, so yes, they can result in nasty bites. Bless him, a proper defensive wound. Are your boys separated now? It sounds like their bond is broken and they can't be together any more.