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YES I would love to know the incubation period too so I know if my pigs are out of the woods.
Cervical Lymphadenitis (CL) or "Lumps"
Incubation period:
I couldn't find anything specific to CL in guinea pigs. However, I did find Group C Streptococcus incubation periods in other animal species, such as fowl and horses. Group C Streptococcal incubation periods in these animals ranged from 1 day to 2 weeks. One source went so far as to say "several weeks". I would think a Group C Streptococcal infection in guinea pigs would have a similar incubation period.
Incubation period:
I couldn't find anything specific to CL in guinea pigs. However, I did find Group C Streptococcus incubation periods in other animal species, such as fowl and horses. Group C Streptococcal incubation periods in these animals ranged from 1 day to 2 weeks. One source went so far as to say "several weeks". I would think a Group C Streptococcal infection in guinea pigs would have a similar incubation period.
Cervical Lymphadenitis (CL)
Treatment:
Sources recommend either culling or isolating infected animals before lymph node abscesses rupture to prevent spread of organism.
For infected animals that are isolated, the following treatment is recommended:
* Treat with surgical drainage of lymph nodes
* Lavage abscesses
* Antibiotic therapy for 7-14 days.
"Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs" recommends 14 days of daily administration of Cephaloridine at 25mg/kg body weight intramuscularly or Cephalexin at 50-100mg/kg intramuscularly.
"Merck Vet Manual" recommends Cephaloridine at 25 mg/kg body intracuscularly daily but it is not said for how long treatment is to continue. They have reported this to be effective in controlling and eliminating the disease.
Important note: I believe Cephaloridine and Cephalexin to be Cephalosporins. Cephalosporins are listed on the Guinea Lynx "Dangerous Medications" list.
Affected animals should stay isolated until abscesses have drained and healed.
I couldn't find anything specific to guinea pigs, but in horses with
Streptococcus equii, another Group C Streptococcus which causes "Strangles" (similiar to CL in guinea pigs), the total time for the disease to run its course was approximately 3 weeks.
In other animal species, Streptococcal spp. have been isolated from them for as long as 4 weeks after symptoms of disease have gone. Would that guinea pigs continue to shed Streptococcus zooepidemicus for this length of time after their abscesses have drained and healed, I do not know.
There has been some indication that there can be carrier animals.
Treatment:
Sources recommend either culling or isolating infected animals before lymph node abscesses rupture to prevent spread of organism.
For infected animals that are isolated, the following treatment is recommended:
* Treat with surgical drainage of lymph nodes
* Lavage abscesses
* Antibiotic therapy for 7-14 days.
"Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs" recommends 14 days of daily administration of Cephaloridine at 25mg/kg body weight intramuscularly or Cephalexin at 50-100mg/kg intramuscularly.
"Merck Vet Manual" recommends Cephaloridine at 25 mg/kg body intracuscularly daily but it is not said for how long treatment is to continue. They have reported this to be effective in controlling and eliminating the disease.
Important note: I believe Cephaloridine and Cephalexin to be Cephalosporins. Cephalosporins are listed on the Guinea Lynx "Dangerous Medications" list.
Affected animals should stay isolated until abscesses have drained and healed.
I couldn't find anything specific to guinea pigs, but in horses with
Streptococcus equii, another Group C Streptococcus which causes "Strangles" (similiar to CL in guinea pigs), the total time for the disease to run its course was approximately 3 weeks.
In other animal species, Streptococcal spp. have been isolated from them for as long as 4 weeks after symptoms of disease have gone. Would that guinea pigs continue to shed Streptococcus zooepidemicus for this length of time after their abscesses have drained and healed, I do not know.
There has been some indication that there can be carrier animals.
Last edited by Paisley on Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Just a few more points of interest on Cervical Lymphadenitis (CL):
* Limiting the amount of coarse feed may aid in decreasing incidence of CL.
* Chronic infections can be exacerbated by stress.
* One source (sorry, don't remember which one) said the Group C Streptococcus is relatively fragile in the environment. I take this to mean that it wouldn't live long outside a host.
* Limiting the amount of coarse feed may aid in decreasing incidence of CL.
* Chronic infections can be exacerbated by stress.
* One source (sorry, don't remember which one) said the Group C Streptococcus is relatively fragile in the environment. I take this to mean that it wouldn't live long outside a host.
Please forgive any typos in my previous posts. I see where I've missed a few and the "edit" time has elapsed. (I've had a lot of interruptions from 6 children this afternoon and it breaks my train of thought!)
As far as finding out who is a carrier, I couldn't find any specific method to determine this. All I found out was that there could be carrier animals.
I'm going to look into Baytril's efficacy against Streptococcus.
As far as finding out who is a carrier, I couldn't find any specific method to determine this. All I found out was that there could be carrier animals.
I'm going to look into Baytril's efficacy against Streptococcus.
Taken from:
http://www.afip.org/vetpath/POLA/99/1999-POLA-Cavia.htm
DISEASES OF GUINEA PIGS
POLA 1999
Marti Hanes, DVM
Department of Lab Animal Resources
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78284
Under Cervical Lymphadenitis:
I'm going to have to get off the computer now. I think husband is getting annoyed that I've spent so much time on here today. I hope some of this has helped, though.
http://www.afip.org/vetpath/POLA/99/1999-POLA-Cavia.htm
DISEASES OF GUINEA PIGS
POLA 1999
Marti Hanes, DVM
Department of Lab Animal Resources
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78284
Under Cervical Lymphadenitis:
Enrofloxacin is Baytril. No dose recommendations or length of treatment recommendations given.Systemic antibiotics such as enrofloxacin or chloramphenical are effective.
I'm going to have to get off the computer now. I think husband is getting annoyed that I've spent so much time on here today. I hope some of this has helped, though.
Well, Charandmin, Knoeddelmeister and I worked all day trying to sterilize this place. We bleached cages entirely, bleached the walls, and bleached ourselves. All the healthy pigs upstairs were weighed and given a dose of Baytril. After my helpers left, I went to finish up the room we were working on. I was standing up to give my knees a rest from using the shop vac and I threw my hip out. It was all I could do to crawl down the stairs. I can barely move. I still have another room to do upstairs and then the kitchen pigs. No one has had their regular meds or veggies.
Someone please come take all these pigs away. I don't want to do this anymore.
Someone please come take all these pigs away. I don't want to do this anymore.
Awwwww, good grief. You've had too much to deal with and now your hip is out. I am so sorry. As someone who has painful mobility issues, I know how tough it is when you are hanging by a thread dealing with overwhelming odds and then your body gives out. You have my very sincere sympathy.
I wish I could be there to help. You are in my thoughts.
I wish I could be there to help. You are in my thoughts.
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- I GAVE, dammit!
I wish I could help too. Why is it that those of us with so many physical issues push ourselsves past the breaking point!?
I have a torn lumbar disc in my back, and what do I do? Ship hay! All this past week I;'ve been standing and canning fruits and vegetables, and painting the back two bedrooms, along with moving all the furniture.
I'm living on Advil and Flexeril. Nuts I tell ya.
Chary, I really feel your pain, girl. Hang in there. Tomorrow will look brighter.
I take it you chose bleach over the toilet plunger? that was your first mistake...back to making piggie masks, I guess.
I have a torn lumbar disc in my back, and what do I do? Ship hay! All this past week I;'ve been standing and canning fruits and vegetables, and painting the back two bedrooms, along with moving all the furniture.
I'm living on Advil and Flexeril. Nuts I tell ya.
Chary, I really feel your pain, girl. Hang in there. Tomorrow will look brighter.
I take it you chose bleach over the toilet plunger? that was your first mistake...back to making piggie masks, I guess.