Neopian Diseases and Cures

You wouldn't think it, but Neopia can be a pretty sickly place sometimes! With diseases ranging from Grumbles to Bloaty Belly roaming the streets, chances are that at some point your Neopets will fall ill. Whether you rely on the standard pharmacy, alternative medicines, or the Healing Springs, there's something for every pet.

Contracting a Disease

Disease in Neopia have different ways how they can be contracted.

Inventory Items

One way to contract a disease is by using an item in your inventory. This can either mean eating the item (such as a Negg or jelly) or reading the item to your pet (for items like scrolls). The table below shows these specific items, and will also tell you what disease it can give your pet.

In addition, some pets have specific allergies to certain items:

• Feeding a Kyrii any item with the word apple in its name will cause the Kyrii to contract Itchy Scratchies.
• Feeding a Skeith any item with the word cheese in its name will cause the Skeith to contract Neezles.
• Feeding a Quiggle any item with the word cream in its name will cause the Quiggle to contract Neezles.
• Feeding a Tonu any item with the word negg in its name will cause the Tonu to contract Neezles.

Battledome Items

The second method is by having an item used against you in the Battledome. This means that your opponent uses the item, and in turn it makes the pet you are using for battle ill. The table below shows these specific items, and will also tell you what disease it can give your pet.

Other Ways to Contract Diseases

Other than from the items mentioned above, diseases can also be contracted from The Wheel of Misfortune, The Wheel of Excitement, or from Random Events.

Diagnosing Your Pet

So, you think your pet is sick? Well there's an easy way to check! You can tell whether pets are sick by visiting the Quick Ref page. If your pet is sick, you will see a message about what illness they have. This message will also include a handy link to the Neopian Hospital where you can view a list of all diseases, as well as fun descriptions about them. Their sickness may also be visible in their appearance.

Where to Buy Medicine

Once you know what disease your pet has, the next step is purchasing the proper medication. Check the Known Cures tables to see what type of medication to purchase. All of these items are sold in the Neopian Pharmacy, Lost Desert Medicine, or Remarkable Restoratives. You can also visit the Shop Wizard and purchase the items from fellow Neopians.

Once you've purchased an item, simply select "cure" from the dropdown menu in your inventory to give it to the appropriate pet.

Healing Strategies

If the medicine your pet needs is too expensive, don't worry. You have several options that don't involve buying the cures listed below. Your best bet is to visit the Healing Springs every 30 minutes, free of charge, until your pet is healed. Another avenue is the Discarded Magical Blue Grundo Plushie of Prosperity, but it is only available once a day & the healing rate is very low.

If you're in a hurry, though, there's an option that doesn't involve the wait of the Healing Springs. You can actually give your pet a different disease that's cheaper to cure; check out our items that give diseases article for a list of items you can use. We recommend feeding your pet a Poisonous Lollypop. It's extremely cheap and will give your pet Floppy Tongue, which can be healed with a Tongue Shrinker. Please note that you are not guaranteed to come down with Floppy Tongue on the first try—you may need to feed your pet several lollypops before it works!

Don't we look delicious?

Reasons to Cure Your Neopet

If your Neopet is sick, it will not be able to battle in the Battledome. It will also have a sickly appearance, which is just no fun to look at!

Known Cures

The following table lists all of the illnesses that your Neopet can catch, as well as any items that are known to cure them. We have divided these items up into two different categories: guaranteed to cure and potential to cure. Items in the guaranteed category are from the Neopian Pharmacy and have a 100% success rate at healing your pet. They will heal your pet on the first attempt. The items in the potential category are purchased from Lost Desert Medicine or Remarkable Restoratives. Some are also awarded from various site events. These items, as the category name suggests, have the potential to cure your pet. They are not guaranteed to work on the first attempt and it may take many tries before they are successful.

Achy Head

Symptoms: Your pet will have a nasty headache and feel very under the weather.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Achy Head:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Achy Head. They may not work 100% of the time:

Bloaty Belly

Symptoms: This is what happens when your pet eats too much. Your pet will complain of being bloated and will refuse to eat anything.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Bloaty Belly:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Bloaty Belly. They may not work 100% of the time:

Bloaty Feet

Symptoms: Your pet's feet will swell and grow in size until you give it the necessary antidote.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Bloaty Feet:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Bloaty Feet. They may not work 100% of the time:

Blurred Vision

Symptoms: Your pet will see spots and may bump into things all the time.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Blurred Vision:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Blurred Vision. They may not work 100% of the time:

Bubbles

Symptoms: Your poor pet will constantly hiccup bubbles.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Bubbles:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Bubbles. They may not work 100% of the time:

Chickaroo

Symptoms: Your pet will think it is a chicken, pecking the ground for food and crowing at dawn.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Chickaroo:

Cricky Neck

Symptoms: Ouch - your pet's neck is very stiff and it can't move its head at all.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Cricky Neck:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Cricky Neck. They may not work 100% of the time:

D'achoo

Symptoms: Your pet will go into a massive sneezing fit, and its eyes will become very sore.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of D'achoo:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of D'achoo. It may not work 100% of the time:

Doldrums

Symptoms: Your pet will start hiding in cold, dark, damp corners and won't come out into the light.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Doldrums:

Floppy Tongue

Symptoms: Your pet's tongue has become all swollen and floppy. Your pet will not be able to close its mouth and will drool a lot.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Floppy Tongue:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Floppy Tongue. It may not work 100% of the time:

Fuzzitus

Symptoms: This is an allergy to fluff that all pets get now and again, especially bad for JubJubs!!

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Fuzzitus:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Fuzzitus. It may not work 100% of the time:

Fuzzy Fungus

Symptoms: In the most severe cases your Neopets fur can turn purple as it begins to turn into a Fungus Ball.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Fuzzy Fungus:

Grumbles

Symptoms: Your pet's stomach will begin to make the loudest of noises and it may be from its food

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Grumbles:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Grumbles. It may not work 100% of the time:

Hoochie Coochies

Symptoms: Your poor pet will break out in blue and green spots.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Hoochie Coochies:

Itchy Scratchies

Symptoms: A nasty disease where your pet is covered in amazingly itchy red lumps.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Itchy Scratchies:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Itchy Scratchies. It may not work 100% of the time:

Jitters

Symptoms: If you notice that your pet runs around constantly and just can't seem to sit still to sleep, eat or do anything it might have this disease.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Jitters:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Jitters. It may not work 100% of the time:

Kikoughela

Symptoms: Your pet will have a sore throat and coughing fits.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Kikoughela:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Kikoughela. It may not work 100% of the time:

Lumps

Symptoms: Your pet will be covered in large, yellow, itchy lumps.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Lumps:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Lumps. They may not work 100% of the time:

Neezles

Symptoms: Your pet will break out in red spots if it's suffering from Neezles.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Neezles:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Neezles. It may not work 100% of the time:

Neggitus

Symptoms: One too many Neggs can cause an allergic reaction, swelling of the ears and dizziness.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Neggitus:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Neggitus. They may not work 100% of the time:

NeoBlues

Symptoms: Your pet is feeling very down in the dumps, it shows little or no interest in playing or eating anything.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoBlues:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of NeoBlues. It may not work 100% of the time:

Neo Flu

Symptoms: Your pet will refuse to eat, appear flushed and be very sleepy.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Neo Flu:

Neogitus

Symptoms: Your pet's gums become sore and swollen. It has difficulty eating or drinking.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Neogitus:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Neogitus. They may not work 100% of the time:

NeoMites

Symptoms: Your beloved pet's coat is covered with lurgees that hop around and make your pet scratch.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoMites:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of NeoMites. They may not work 100% of the time:

NeoMonia

Symptoms: This is a nasty illness that needs urgent medical attention. Your pet will feel sick, tired, and grumpy until you give it the cure.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoMonia:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of NeoMonia. It may not work 100% of the time:

NeoPhobia

Symptoms: A chronic fear of leaving the house.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoPhobia:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of NeoPhobia. They may not work 100% of the time:

NeoPox

Symptoms: If your pet has NeoPox it will be covered in very itchy, contagious red blotches.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoPox:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of NeoPox. They may not work 100% of the time:

NeoWarts

Symptoms: Your pet will have big cauliflower like lumps growing on its body.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of NeoWarts:

Pollenitus

Symptoms: Caused by the change of seasons and the blooming of plants. If your Neopet is sneezing horribly and has watery, itchy, eyes and nose they probably are suffering from Pollenitus.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Pollenitus:

This item can cure your pet of Pollenitus, but hasn't been tested enough to confirm if it is guaranteed to cure or only have a chance to cure your pet of Pollenitus.

Reptillioritus

Symptoms: Caused by a bite from a venemous Reptillior, the skin becomes very red and itchy. Your Neopet will refuse to eat and feel very tired all the time.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Reptillioritus:

Shaky Flakys

Symptoms: Your pet will start trembling uncontrollably and its skin will be dry. In extreme cases, the skin may even start to flake off.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Shaky Flakys:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Shaky Flakys. It may not work 100% of the time:

Shock-A-Lots

Symptoms: Your pet's fur will be full of static and anything it touches will give off electric sparks.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Shock-A-Lots:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Shock-A-Lots. It may not work 100% of the time:

Sneezles

Symptoms: Your pet will have a runny nose and sneeze constantly.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Sneezles:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Sneezles. It may not work 100% of the time:

Spyder Bite

Symptoms: Caused by a bite from a wild Spyder, your pet will appear very afraid of the Spider Grundo and Spyders.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Spyder Bite:

Ugga-Ugga

Symptoms: Possibly the worst Tyrannian disease, your Neopet's throat becomes so sore that all they can do is make Ugga noises.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Ugga-Ugga:

This item has a chance to cure your pet of Ugga-Ugga. It may not work 100% of the time:

Watery Eyes

Symptoms: Your pet will look like it is constantly crying even though it may well be quite happy.

These items are guaranteed to cure your pet of Watery Eyes:

These items have a chance to cure your pet of Watery Eyes. They may not work 100% of the time:

Cure-Alls

The following table contains "potential" cure-alls for any of the above diseases. These items are multi-effect, meaning that one of their effects is a complete cure-all, but they also have other known effects (for example: making your pet not hungry). It is random which effect you will receive, so while these items have the chance of fully curing your pet it is not a guaranteed effect on the first (or fifth) usage.

Pteris and Worms

If you feed your sick Pteri any item with the word "worm" in its name, you will cure the Pteri of any disease it has, along with changing its hunger level all the way up to bloated. This is almost always the cheapest way to cure your Pteri.

The "Doctor Who?" Boon

Certain factions give the opportunity of activating the Doctor Who? boon if you side with them and they emerge victorious from the Battleground of the Obelisk. When selected, this boon will automatically heal your pet of any disease it contracts.

Hit Point Restorers

Some items, although labeled as medical cures, will not actually cure your pet of an illness. Rather, these items are out-of-battledome healers, similar to Healing Potions. This means that they have the ability to restore some (or all) of your pet's hit points. It may take several tries before they work, however. They are not guaranteed to work on the first attempt.

Unknown Cures

It isn't known which ailments the following items are intended to cure. If you happen to know what any of these items cure, please let us know!

Non-Cures

These items cannot be used on your pet at all, despite being labelled as cures.

Despite being labeled as a cure, the Bottled Holiday Cheer item does not cure any diseases, but rather acts as a healer in battle when equipped to your Neopet.

Despite being labeled as a cure, the Bloat B Gone item does not cure any diseases, but rather acts as a hunger level reducer when fed to your Neopet.

Glitched Cures

The following items are clearly intended to cure a specific ailment based on their name and/or description yet for some reason they are glitched. Glitched is determined by when a Neopet will explicitly refuse the item, stating that it is "not the right medicine". If any of these items become fixed in the future, please let us know! We've included the disease that the item was intended for.

This article was written by: JN Staff