NOVEMBER'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Melvin!

UPDATE: $400 raised so far! WE MET OUR GOAL!

Meet Melvin

from WA rescue

Cavy Companions!

"Melvin is 5 YO. His bottom molars and one front molar have to be trimmed every 6 weeks. The cost is $146.00. These molars are mostly black and the roots are shallow. He has an internal abcess attached to his right jawbone. Surgery is not an option so he will have to be on chloramphenicol for the rest of his life to keep the abcess in check. The cost for this compounded medicine is $34.00 a month, for a total of $180.00 a month.

Just so you know, Melvin is one of THE friendliest gpigs I have ever had here. He wants to be cuddled a lot and have the place on his head where the hair meets from both directions gently rubbed. His favorite food is fresh blueberries."

We will be fundraising $270 for 1.5 months of Melvin's Care.

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "info@cavycompanions.org" in to the "to field." Then select "personal" at the top tab. The default status should be "gift." Leave this as-is. Then enter your gift amount. Cavy Companions thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

OCTOBER'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Hope!

UPDATE: So far we have raised $382! Thank you to those who have donated! WE MADE OUR GOAL!

Meet Hope

from AZ Rescue

ARIZONA PIGGIE POO RESCUE!

Above: before picture, Banner: Present Day. Hope is pictured with her pup, Gateway.

Hope is one of the mother guinea pigs that came in as part of a group of 4 Moms and 13 babies from the hoarder case featured last month. APPR was generous enough to take in many of these pigs from the overwhelmed CA rescues.

Hope is malnourished, weak, and trying so hard to nurse her pups. She is a beautiful & gentle little Mommy that needs a lot of love & attention.

The cost of care for one of the hoarder's guinea pigs for a month of care, including hay, pellets, fresh fruit & vegetables and housing is about $50, unless we have to go to the Vet - which would be an unknown expense. It is a high possibility that Hope will need veterinary care at some time in the future to assure her survival. Medicines are another expense for mites and lice, which many of the pigs have. In addition, we have transportation needs and since our Rescue does not have a "Company Van", we rely on volunteers to spend time & money on gas and other things like carriers

and various comfort items.

For example, these are the retail prices of some items each pig uses:

Bedding - Softwood: $12

Lg Hidey Hut : $10

Fleece : $5

Snuggle Cup: $19

Food dish : $5

C & C cage : $50

Hay : $10

Oxbow Pellets: $12

Fresh Veggies & Fruit: $20

I'm estimating that to house Hope for the healing time needed it will be about $100 in fixed cost and another $42 per month for upkeep, plus any medical/veterinary expenses and volunteer expenses.

As a result, SAGP hopes to raise $352--enough for getting Hope settled initially, and then for six

months of her care.

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UPDATES ON SEPTEMBER'S PIGS

UPDATE on the generous matching gift by "Anonymous in CO":

WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL OF $400!

Additional funds raised: $996.67

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED (and I don't have updates on checks, yet): $1396.67!

If you are interested in doing a matching donation please let me know!! This is a great way to double your dollar! Email me at sponsoraguineapig@gmail.com.

UPDATE: "Anonymous in Colorado" is willing to do a match of up to of $400!! We have until Sept. 8th to raise the funds. Please donate and spread the world! All donations from this point out will be matched dollar to dollar, up to $400!

You can learn more details by watching the news report, please click here. For other updates, visit Guinea Lynx threads one and two. Warning: these guinea pigs are not in the best condition. Some photos may be upsetting.

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Wee Companions
975 Iris Ave
Imperial Beach, CA 91932

SEPTEMBER'S GUINEA PIGS--152 Guinea Pigs from a hoarder

152 guinea pigs were recently surrendered by a hoarder to a CA shelter. Three rescue groups are taking the lead in rehabilitating these animals: Cavy Haven, Wee Companions, and Arizona Piggie Poo Rescue. Please feel free to donate to any of these groups (all legitimate and wonderful), but SAGP will be spending the month of September fundraising for Wee Companions.

You can learn more details by watching the news report, please click here. For other updates, visit Guinea Lynx threads one and two. Warning: these guinea pigs are not in the best condition. Some photos may be upsetting.

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*To avoid Pay Pal fees send checks to:

Wee Companions
975 Iris Ave
Imperial Beach, CA 91932

UPDATE ON ALBERT AND WENDELL!

We raised $454.71!! We met our goal!