Hi,
Do bacterial infections cause kidney disease in guinea pigs? I found some info online that I posted below. My guinea pig never had pododermatitis but he did have a staph infection. Did his staph infection cause his kidney disease?
- Helena
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Guinea pigs
Guinea pigs commonly develop a condition termed 'chronic interstitial nephritis,' which is a long-term inflammation of the kidney. Kidney disease may also be caused by diabetes mellitus and spread of infection from pododermatitis due to the bacteria Staphylococcus.
Guinea pigs are also susceptible to a parasite, Klossiella cobayae, which lives in the kidney, but rarely seems to cause disease.
Kidney failure can occur in rabbits, and be due to many causes including:
Infections including pyelonephritis, an inflammation of the kidney, often due to a bacterial infection
Do bacterial infections cause kidney disease in guinea pigs? I found some info online that I posted below. My guinea pig never had pododermatitis but he did have a staph infection. Did his staph infection cause his kidney disease?
- Helena
EXTRA INFO:
(broken link removed)
Guinea pigs
Guinea pigs commonly develop a condition termed 'chronic interstitial nephritis,' which is a long-term inflammation of the kidney. Kidney disease may also be caused by diabetes mellitus and spread of infection from pododermatitis due to the bacteria Staphylococcus.
Guinea pigs are also susceptible to a parasite, Klossiella cobayae, which lives in the kidney, but rarely seems to cause disease.
Kidney failure can occur in rabbits, and be due to many causes including:
Infections including pyelonephritis, an inflammation of the kidney, often due to a bacterial infection