Infection Quarantine: what to look for?

So, you have other guinea pigs at home?

CavySpirit said:

So, you have other guinea pigs at home?

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Yep! I have a 3 month old girl Eleanor. I was just wondering if the new girl, Maddie, needs quarantine if she has a vet checkup before I bring her home.
I've read all of the links for quarantine on Guinea Pigs Social Life and https://www.guinealynx.info/quarantine.html
And if she needs to quarantined just to be safe, I'm interested in the physical symptoms that I should look for (other than mites and lice)
Thanks!

In your case, if the cyst isn't contagious per the vet (and that's a big one, not sure about the strep issue), and if she absolutely doesn't have lice or mites, per the vet, nor any URI and gets a squeaky clean bill of health from a very good vet, then you are probably okay.

I would ask the vet about the cyst issue specifically. But, when in quarantine, the idea is to wait for possible illnesses to manifest and also thoroughly check for lice, mites, etc. So, I'm guessing that she's going to be okay.

But, if you do quarantine, you are looking for all the usual signs of illness: lethargy, standing in a corner, reduced eating, weight loss, skin issues, little bites of food left (dental problems), breathing issues, etc.

Thanks! I would never have thought to look for little bites of food! I really appreciate your help!

Maddie's cyst is gone now and the strep bacteria is almost out of her system. She has been getting weekly checkups with the vet. The rescue is going to keep her 3 more weeks to make sure that the strep is completely out of her system and doesn't return.

I will probably quarantine her just to be safe for Eleanor's sake but hopefully Maddie will be healthy and happy when I finally get her!!!

Good idea. It's wonderful that you are adopting from a rescue.