Article: The C. Porcellus: (a.k.a.) pocket pet.(caring for guinea pigs)

Article: How to Pick a Pocket Pet; Smaller animals make ...
Concord Monitor;  July 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Choosing a Pocket Pet Are you looking for a pet ... business each night. A pocket pet may be the answer. These ... include hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, mice and rats, are less ... you would like to adopt a pocket pet, check out the Concord ...

Article: Unwanted guinea pigs have guardian angels
Oakland Tribune;  September 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... apartment, but left 15 frightened and sick guinea pigs behind. She feared they would be euthanized ... took them in. DuHamel already had 10 guinea pigs awaiting adoption at her house, but ... ones back to health. Cages full of guinea pigs are now stacked on every available surface ...

Article: Guinea Pigs and Cavies
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ...Guinea Pigs and Cavies Guinea pigs, or cavies, are about 16 species of rodents in the family Caviidae. Guinea pigs are native to South America, occurring from Colombia and Venezuela in the north, to Brazil and northern Argentina. These animals ...

Article: Guinea pigs as models for cholesterol and ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Guinea pigs carry the majority of their plasma ... situation are addressed. A review of guinea pigs as models for early atherosclerosis ... 131: 10-20, 2001. KEY WORDS: * Guinea pigs * lipoprotein metabolism * hepatic ...

Article: Wanted: Good homes for Guinea Pigs.(Knight Ridder ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... way to find good homes for 600 to 700 guinea pigs in the Bay Area," said Teresa Murphy ... sure why, but there are more homeless guinea pigs in the Bay Area and Central Coast than ... out soon. Murphy, who has 65 rescued guinea pigs in her home, planned to use the Peninsula ...

Article: Vets: Guinea pigs too crowded
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  July 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Kirchner says the injuries found on his guinea pigs were the result of wounds from fighting ... League officer found ill and injured guinea pigs at Kirchner's home in East Lampeter ... overcrowding is a chief cause of fighting among guinea pigs. When told Kirchner keeps some 50 ...

Article: Combined selenium and vitamin E deficiency causes fatal myopathy ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... as part of an evaluation of oxidant defenses in guinea pigs. Male guinea pigs (100-120 g) were fed a control diet (C ... 0 Se-0 E). Between d 30 and 35, 7 of 13 guinea pigs fed the 0 Se-0 E diet were euthanized because ...