There's lots of great information about proper care of guinea pigs available on the web.
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Basic Care Information: Basic information about the care of guinea pigs (food, housing, etc.) can be found at many sites. Some of them are:
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Diabetes:
The Pets With Diabetes website provides excellent information about managing diabetes in our companion animals.
Basic information about diabetes in animals (http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/diabetes_concepts.htm)
Oral medication for Type 2 diabetes (http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/oral_drugs.htm)
High blood sugar (diabetes) is bad, but low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is worse! Insulin and oral diabetes medication can cause your piggie's blood glucose level to fall too low. Signs and treatment for hypoglycemia (http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/hypoglycemia.htm)
Antibiotics and Other Medications:
Not all antibiotics are safe for GPs!
Seagull's Antibiotics and Guinea Pigs Information Page (http://www.aracnet.com/~seagull/Guineas/CavyCorner/antibiotics.html)
Guinea Lynx has a Medications page that lists safe, commonly prescribed medicines for piggies as well as dangerous antibiotics (http://www.guinealynx.com/medications.html)
Health Care:
If your piggie is sick, please see a vet. Here is some information about some possible problems to watch out for.
Guinea Lynx - Cavy Health Care Online (http://guinealynx.info/guinealynx)
To find a good piggie vet in your area (US or Canada), check out Seagull's Vet Finder.