Guinea Pig Cottage News.
We are open for Guinea Pig Boarding year round in 2010 except for the month of March.
In 2009 - Our beautiful fur baby Giggles passed on this month, April 2009, R.I.P. Little we miss you as does your piggy sister 'Pig'.
December 2009 - Another sad loss, Pig had to be put to sleep due to heart failure. She had a great life but is very much missed around here.
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In 2008 - Keep an eye out for lumps and bumps on your guineapig. Our little Giggles had a lump removed recently, she has made a full recovery and the lump turns out to be a fatty mass and nothing sinister thank goodness. It can be a difficult choice to make wether to put your pet under anesthetic. Have a biopsy done first and weighing up ..if it is just a fatty lump which guineapigs are prone to..wether to risk removing it a very personal choice to make. If a fatty lump isn't painful and is in an area that isn't proving awkward for your pig and isn't growing larger and larger then you may be best to leave it as is. However that is only if the lump is indeed a mass of fat and not cancerous. I hope to have more information on these fatty masses and what to do shortly.
Giggles had her stitches out and is doing really well, it's always reassuring to have a good vet to hand.
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In Memory
It happened near the last day of June
In the year 2008.
That chaos struck at Rainbow Bridge
When thousands galloped to the gate.
Their tails all wagged so fast and free,
In width and breadth, they filled the street,
And all the eyes sought anxiously
For the human they were there to meet.
Though most in build resembled a Hound,
Size ranged from big to small,
And in this breathless atmosphere,
They waited for her call.
Impatient whimpers then broke out,
From the puppies near the fore,
Who whined their longing for her face,
And then their hearts began to soar.
All at once each seeking eye
Saw walking down the snow white aisle,
A figure so familiar to them all,
That their long wait became worthwhile.
But as she drew close, a hush fell down,
And every canine bowed,
For on her back, she wore two wings
And oh, they looked so proud!
The gates swung outwards, slick and smooth,
And the crouched to her knees,
Opening her arms as wide as she could,
To all her previous rescuees.
There was not a dry eye among the crowd,
Who raced at once to her side,
With wagging tails, and joyful barks,
They accompanied her inside.
For she was Asa, known to them,
As their saviour upon the earth,
And now she was returned to them,
Having already proved her worth.
Back down here, the tears flowed free,
And so many people did mourn,
To hear of her passing so suddenly,
Hundreds of hearts were torn.
But all at once, each ear did ,
To the noise heard from the skies
The joyful barks, fell on the breeze,
And tears were wiped from eyes.
For now all knew, she had gone home,
To the Bridge upon the Rainbow.
Reunited now, with those she'd saved,
And her loved ones could let their pain go.
Her love, and care for all canines
Were an example to each and every one
For Asa is an angel now
That her work on earth is done.
Moya Muldowney
4th July 2008
In memory of Asa aka Padangel
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