Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Small Animal | Guinea Pig | Female | 3 months and 4 days old | 1lb
My neice has cancer and is getting chemo and radiation I was wanting to get a guinea pig but my nephew will be around it but she wont can I still get it even with her having cancer
1 Answer
Published on July 23rd, 2019
Thanks for reaching out about Dempsey. There are few diseases that are transmittable from guinea pigs, but ringworm is a possibility. Your nieces oncologist should be consulted for this decision. Good luck.
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