Guinea Pig: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "The sweet, simple little animal we know as the guinea pig-or cavy, as he is also known-has a rich and exotic past..." (more)
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Product Description

This is our sixth set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy pet.

All books contain information on:

• feeding
• housing
• grooming
• health care
• what to expect from the pet
• basic training

As our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the emphasis remains on making the pet a companion. In addition, owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for their animals may be difficult to come by. As always, the instruction is from expert—people who know their pet intimately, but also remember what it was like to have one for the first time.

Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from.

From the Back Cover

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship!

The Guinea Pig includes beautiful color photos of these wonderful pets, a description of recognized guinea pig breeds, sound advice on keeping both indoor and outdoor guinea pigs, insights into your guinea pig's behavior and much more. You'll learn the right way to hold your guinea pig, how to introduce your guinea pig to other pets in the family, as well as the latest in small animal health and emergency care.

The Guinea Pig is written by a small animal expert, and best of all, it's full of easy-to-reference sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet guinea pig easy and enjoyable.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 2nd edition (July 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876055277
• ISBN-13: 978-0876055274
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #990,524 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guinea Pigs Everywhere Breathe A Sigh Of Relief, January 12, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Lancaster PA) - See all my reviews

FINALLY!!! A book devoted to the joys of pet guinea pigs--not breeding fuzz factories, not commercial commodities, but COMPANIONS! Proves guinea pigs are playful and fun--they don't just sit there. A joy to read--especially for those of us who remember Audrey when she was the editor of Horse Illustrated. Engaging, informative, helpful text written by a true lover of animals. The illustrations are also lavish, helpful, at times hysterical and heavy on cute. Also has a big listing of books, clubs and a tiny website listing--still, very accurate. The only quibbles are that housing piggies outdoors is information grudgingly given as Audrey advocates keeping them indoors. No information about pregancy and raising young is to be found, as she advocates letting breeders do that. However, so many people find that their new piggie just happens to be pregnant, not due to any planned breeding, that this information is needed for those caring piggy slaves who have no idea what to expect. Still, quibbles aside, a must have book for those who love guinea pigs.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best guinea pig care guide, June 6, 2003

By	Nea (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This book covers all aspects of guinea pig ownership, and presents it in an easy to read, easy to find what you're looking for way. There are differnt sections for indoor and outdoor guinea pigs, so however you are going to keep your pig you get information how to in this book. Then there are sections to help you understand the guinea pigs lauguage and body launguage, showing, breeds of piggies and alot of other things. There is a list of common health problems that guinea pigs have with descriptions of the symptoms. One thing I found very helpfull was the section on how to introduce a guinea pig to other pets, and how to potty train them.
I read this book over and over again not just for the information but also for the nice pictures and the great way that a guinea pigs wonderful personality that guinea pigs have. If you have a guinea pig you should have this book.