don’t wanna live all by myself, anymore…
Violet’s Human contacted me when a sow she had taken in from a friend wasn’t reponding to being rehablitated and bonded with other guinea pigs. Previously Violet had lived with a sow where there had been much animosity and the situation escalated so much it got to point where [...]
Author Archive
15 Nov
All by myself, (The Early Days)
7 Nov
Strictly Guinea Pigs!
Getting compliments for the amount of help and useful information we give out when we rehome guinea pigs is always flattering, but when someone tells you that they only want RGPR to rehome their guineas and they’re happy to wait until there’s room in the rescue for them, it has to be the ultimate of [...]
2 Nov
Hormonally Yours…
This month we have 3 sows with Cystic Ovaries, each presenting with different ’symptoms’. Sandy has the classic bilateral hairloss, hopefully we will see some fuzz growing back soon Sandy has no dominance issues with the other guineas she lives with but does have crusty nipples- another sign of ovarian cysts/hormonal issues, but [...]
19 Sep
Golden Years…
Ursula, one of the Brightest and Biggest Stars.
Tonight the sky will be even brighter on Planet Guinea, the Gorgeous Ursula has gone to be a Star . Now there are two very bright stars with white strips. When you’re looking for Ursula she’s the one with the longer strip of light. She’s always there commanding [...]
16 Sep
Blowing a Gale through the Forest…
Gale and Forest are Molly’s sisters, the three little girls born to Krystal and Gem whose story appears earlier on in The Pig Issue.
The 3 girls were still suckling from mums at 4 wheeks old so I decided to separate them! The girls went to live with Heath, a youthful boy born here last October. [...]
15 Sep
Where there’s Hope… the sky shimmers :)
Gorgeous Hope went to join the other shiny stars on Planet Guinea last wheek. Hope is the incredibly LARGE Star sprawled across the night sky, shining down on Planet Guinea. She is very shiny and bright but has a dark patch. Life was for hoping more food would be along shortly, when it did arrive [...]
31 Aug
Cinnamon Star- There You Are…
This wheek the very lovely Calista went to be a Star on Planet Guinea. Calista was 5 and had been gifted to Planet guinea as part of the Satin Study (to establish whether or not Osteodystrophy is present in UK guineas), Calista’s breeder kept impeccable records and we could see if OD was likely to [...]
20 Aug
A Red Shiny Star On Planet Guinea
This wheek Planet Guinea gained a bright red, shiny star when Mr Red left us suddenly. The star can be unpredictable in its movements, sometimes lingering at the back, at othertimes right at the forefront making sure it is seen.
Mr Red was living with his two sowfriends Gem and Krystal. Previously he was used to [...]
13 Aug
Bargain of the Wheek- NOT!!!
A few wheeks ago I was told of a guinea pig that had been found at a local car boot sale, he had been specifically placed, in his cardboard box, near the car so that he wouldn’t be missed by the car owners.
Fortunately he was seen and immediately was taken to the organisers of the [...]
13 Aug
Red Letter Day
Mr Red had had an eventful life leading up to his arrival on Planet Guinea. After his brother drowned in a flood he was handed over to a guinea pig lover in the hope that his skin problems could be sorted out once and for all. Despite trying several treatments the problem reoccured, coupled with [...]
