This morning Marsh and his brothers and Posy went to see Sally, our vet, for confirmation of the eye condition. She was unable to give any definitive answer because he will change as he grows, but it seems like there are no eyeballs and even if they eyelids do part/open then he won’t have any [...]
Archive for October, 2008
29 Oct
Meet Marsh
This is little Marsh who was born either with no eyes or they are stuck fast. I’ve tried bathing to open them (guineas do get sticky eye at birth sometimes) but it hasn’t helped. Probably a result of inbreeding.
Marsh on day7
24 Oct
And then there were 5…
Tree is the brown and white patched one…
Today little Tree went to be a star on Planet Guinea, she’s the dark and light patched one that likes to shadow other stars.
Tree was one of the heavier babies but that didn’t count for anything today. This morning she was out of sorts, still active but something [...]
24 Oct
Rosa…
Yesterday the lovely Rosa went to be a star on Planet Guinea. She’s the very shiny one that moves with meaning and purpose. Even when at first she can’t be spotted it’s not long before she’s there in the ‘front row’.
Rosa was given to another rescue because her Humans could no longer keep her. They [...]
21 Oct
And then there were 6…
Little Leaf, one of The Magnificent 7, has gone to be a star on Planet Guinea. He’s the tiny bright one that moves in fits and starts.
All was well last night but this morning, despite still moving around normally and being generally ‘well’ things had started to change. I took Leaf out to feed him [...]
19 Oct
The Magnificent Seven
… made their way onto Planet Guinea this afternoon at around 3.30 and finished arriving at around 4.30. Not totally sure on times but it took about an hour for them all to arrive. The eighth, Wonder has already gone to be a Star on Planet Guinea.
I found 4 little bodies all clean and correct [...]
