Vaccinations

We do not currently recommend vaccinations for guinea pigs.

You may read about vaccinations being available against rabbit calici virus and myxomatosis, but we do not advise these as these diseases are not present in Hong Kong.  There is no wild population of rabbits here to act as a ‘reservoir’ for the disease.  It is therefore not worth the small risk and the money as there is no benefit.

The main disease risk to your pet are the other pets, particularly those in pet shops as infectious disease is more common here. If you go to a pet shop please do not touch those babies, even though they are very, very cute !

Only let your precious pet come into contact with other animals that you know to be healthy.

Think twice before going to a guinea pig party or show.

If you bring a new pet into your house it is VERY important to quarantine, or separate the new pet in a different room for at least 2 weeks [and preferably after a vet check].