Guinea Pig
Cavia porcellus
Pocket Pet · Typical weight 0.70–1.20 kg
Clinical context for guinea pig dosing
Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) share rabbits' obligate-hindgut-fermenter biology and the same fatal-dysbiosis risk from oral narrow-spectrum gram-positive antibiotics. They additionally require dietary vitamin C (no endogenous synthesis), which becomes pharmacologically relevant during illness — supplementation is part of supportive care, not optional. Pododermatitis (bumblefoot), respiratory disease (especially Bordetella), and ovarian cysts dominate clinical presentations; reproductive-control pharmacology mirrors the rabbit playbook.
Drugs with Guinea Pig dosing (130)
View all 130 →- Acepromazine(PromAce, Atravet)Sedative
- Activated Charcoal(ToxiBan, Actidose-Aqua)Antidote
- Aglepristone(Alizin)Reproductive
- Albendazole(Valbazen)Antiparasitic
- Alfaxalone(Alfaxan)Anesthetic
- Alfaxalone Injectable(Alfaxan)Neurological
- Aluminum Hydroxide(Amphojel, AlternaGEL)Supplement
- Amikacin(Amiglyde-V, Amikin)Antibiotic
- AminophyllineRespiratory
- Amphotericin B(Fungizone, Abelcet)Antifungal
- Atenolol Liquid Compounded(Atenolol Oral Suspension Vet)Miscellaneous
- Atipamezole(Antisedan)Antidote
- AtropineEmergency
- Azithromycin(Zithromax)Antibiotic
- Barium Sulfate(Novopaque, E-Z-HD)Diagnostic
- Benazepril(Fortekor, Lotensin)Cardiovascular
- Bordetella bronchiseptica Vaccine(Nobivac Intra-Trac 3, Bronchi-Shield)Vaccine/Biologic
- BromhexineUncategorized
- Bupivacaine(Marcaine, Nocita)Neurological
- Buprenorphine(Simbadol, Buprenex)Analgesic
- Butorphanol(Torbugesic, Torbutrol)Analgesic
- Butorphanol Injectable(Torbugesic, Torbutrol Injectable)Neurological
- Cabergoline(Galastop, Dostinex)Endocrine
- Calcium Disodium EDTA(Calcium Disodium Versenate)Antidote
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