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Originally Posted by Brigliadore
I would but there is only one in the county that knows anything about Guinea Pigs. Before I found this vet I took my pigs to my dog and cat vet. He gave a sick pig of mine Penicillin and it died within a few hours. I did some research (I looked in my veterinary drug handbook) and turns out Guinea pigs are deathly allergic to anything the the penicillin family. I would rather have a vet that knows his stuff and prescribes the right medicine on the rare occasion I need it, then one who just tries things without knowing the effects. I really wish it was different but I am not willing to let my pets be Guinea Pigs (pardon the expression) for a vet who doesn't know what he is doing. Sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils and thats what I did in this case.
Don't even ask me the story about one of the other vets in the area who refused to put a sick old rabbit down and instead made the owner take it home so it could suffer another week. Now that guy is a horrible vet in my book.
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Again, just my advice--I've had animals my whole life, many of whom eventually had to be put to sleep. I've NEVER had a vet refuse to let me be with my pet when they were being euthanized--in fact, they usually encouraged me to be with them. It sounds like your vet knows guinea pigs, and it's important to have and expert with these types of animals. But I really wouldn't trust him if you know you have to have one euthanized. I hate to say it, but I'll bet you anything he's not using a lethal injection to put them down in order to save money, while still charging you the full price. It just doesn't make sense.