Carl Tyrrell, his partner Tiffany and his son Logan, bought two guinea pigs from Pets at Home in Lincoln, who soon became worryingly ill with a ‘contagious’ respiratory virus, according to Metro.
File photo] The infection can cause guinea pigs to catch pneumonia and could cause them to die suddenly without showing any symptoms.
Streptococcus can cause pneumonia and could cause guinea pigs to die suddenly without symptoms.
A Pets At Home spokesperson said: “We have identified a small percentage of cases of infection in our guinea pig population resulting from streptococcus equi zooepidemicus.
Popular animal retailer Pets at Home has been forced to stop selling guinea pigs amid an infectious disease outbreak.
