DECEMBER'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Eliot!

$784.50 raised so far! WOW! Keep forwarding Eliot's story, and please consider donating!

Meet Eliot

from GA Rescue

Atlanta Metro Guinea Pig Rescue!

The director of AMGPR, Lisa Sharp, writes: 

I went to sex some pigs at an owners house from 2 accidental pregnancies (pet store sold females as males).  While looking at the babies, I noticed one of the mamas having trouble walking.  The owner didn’t have the money to care for her so she asked me to take her as well as the babies.

Eliot is just a baby herself, probably no more than 4 months old at this point.  This means she was impregnated at about 2 months of age…an age when she should have been using all of her nutrients to grow her own body.  Instead she had FOUR babies to grow and then, after delivery, nurse.  This leeched all the calcium and vitamins from her. This along with poor nutrition in her former home, her hips were destroyed, rendering her back legs practically useless.  One is stronger than the other but she still can’t zoom and popcorn like a normal pig her age loves to do. She will use them only when she is startled to get back into her cozy sak.  Even then, she uses one leg more than the other.

Despite the trials she’s gone through during such a short life, she is the SWEETEST little pig.  When I walk in the room she comes out to greet me and begs for attention.  She gets excited when veggies come and eats like a horse!  She also keeps herself very clean.  Her spirit is strong and we are going to work hard to get her body stronger.

Eliot will remain a sanctuary pig in the rescue for her life.  We are going to make every day of her life count and hopefully be better as the years go by.  We will treat aggressively with acupuncture, laser therapy and supplements in her diet.  Our hope is to help her body regrow some tissue and strengthen her bones so there is no further damage.  During the first several months I expect to be at the vets every 7-10 days for acupuncture, maybe stretching that out if we start seeing results.  X-rays will be taken periodically throughout the process to gauge progress.

Monthly expenses (at least over the next 3 months) are expected to be:

Food/hay/veggies: $20

Laundry                 : $ 5

Vet visits               : $120

Xrays                      : $115

Supplements        : $30

Our goal is to raise $362.50, enough for five weeks of Eliot's care. Can you pitch in or forward Eliot's story?

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*Please send checks made payable to Lisa Sharp to:

PO Box 72301
Marietta, GA 30007

Lisa Sharp is the director of AMGPR. Please reference Eliot or SAGP in the subject line.

NOVEMBER'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Frankie-Lynn!

$713.32 raised so far! Please donate and keep sharing Frankie-Lynn's story!

Meet Frankie-Lynn

from VA rescue

Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue!

Frankie-Lynn was named after Franklin Park. That is where she was discovered in November of last year roaming free under attack by a hawk. Lucky for her a Good Samaritan happened by with her dog. The dog gave chase to the poor hawk and the human managed to catch Frankie-Lynn. Frankie
was the 5th guinea pig to come to us last year found abandoned outside.

After being treated for mites, all seemed well. She was spayed and looking for a happy forever home. Every foster home she was in soon became charmed by this plucky little girl. However, soon became apparent something was wrong. She lost some weight and started drinking a lot of water. She just didn’t thrive. The veterinarians couldn’t find anything wrong with her but she just wasn’t right - a bit listless. We soon decided to try to find a friend for her. Maybe she was just lonely. After a few attempts at pairing with male and female pigs we decided that wasn’t going to work. She liked sharing a divided cage but wanted no part of actually sharing a cage with anyone.

Finally, there was a small clue when one of the volunteers noticed that her urine smelled “off” and wondered if she could have some type of systemic disease. Blood tests would show she had Addison's Disease - a
first for MGPR.

Frankie-Lynn’s ride will end in a sanctuary home here at MGPR. While her medication is not so very costly we will want to be sure she is always going to get the support she needs. MGPR can do that because of you.

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To avoid paypal fees send checks to:

Contact me at sponsoraguineapig@gmail.com for an address for checks.

OCTOBER'S GUINEA PIG--Donald Trump!

So far we've raised $450! We met our goal!

Meet Donald Trump

from FL rescue

Crazy Cavies

This guinea pig is named Donald Trump and he was abandoned at a shelter that does not house anything but dogs and cats. One of the workers took him and his buddy in and found us and contacted us to take him and find him a new home. He came in with bumblefoot, double ear infections, and both eyes were infected and had corneal abrasions. He was treated with meds for everything and has 90% recovered. He is now blind in the one eye from the corneal abrasion but the other eye healed nicely. He still has moderate bumblefoot on his left front paw but is healing. With all the exams, treatments, and meds we have spent about $500 and that will continue to go up as we keep treating his bumblefoot. He is very sweet and is being housed with his friend and another male piggy.


This Donald Trump isn't a billionaire, and neither are his caretakers! Can you help us reach our goal of $400 for Donald?

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "crazycavies@hotmail.com " 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. Crazy Cavies thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

Watch the video, turn the sound up, and celebrate!

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SEPTEMBER'S GUINEA PIG II--Lorenzo!

So far we have raised $559.33! 

WE RAISED THE FULL AMOUNT OF LORENZO'S SURGERY!

And we have raised over $20,000 for guinea pigs since the site's inception!

Meet Lorenzo

from CA rescue

Wee Companions!

Lorenzo has a guardian angel (D), who drove 200 miles round trip to rescue him from a shelter where he was at risk of being put to sleep for his broken leg. The shelter staff knew what a sweet piggie Lorenzo is, and knew he deserved a chance at life if he could get it.

You can help give him that chance.

Lorenzo's operation is going to cost $550. We are going to try to fundraise for $275 and cover half of the cost of the operation. If we make our goal before September 30th, we're going to keep going and try and raise the full amount!

X-ray of Lorenzo's broken leg.

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "weecompanions@aol.com" 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. Wee Companions thanks you for going to this extra trouble!


send checks or money orders to:
Wee Companions
975 Iris Ave
Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Material donations are always welcome too!

SEPTEMBER'S GUINEA PIG--Eros!

A round of applause for our supporters! 

We met the goal by day FIVE! $430 raised so far!

Meet Eros

from CA rescue

Wee Companions!

Eros came to Wee Companions through a long and assorted journey.

Though we are not sure how old he is, he moves and acts like an old
man that has been given a new lease on life.

Wee Companions was contacted by a local San Diego dog and cat rescue
that had recently been involved with removing animals from a hoarder.
In the midst of the menagerie, there was one orange and white guinea
pig.  He was found outside in a wire cage that had sodden, rotting
cardboard on the bottom.  The only food in his cage was cheep cat food
and whatever blades of grass could grow through the wires.  When the
dog and cat folk got there, they gracious look the little guinea man
too, and then sought specialized help for him.  Wee Companions went to
pick up this little man on Valentine's Day, and his name was
officially christened, Eros.

Even though Eros was safe in loving arms, it was touch and go for a
few weeks. To this day, Eros cannot stomach a lot of vegetables and
isn't quite used to the idea of eating hay, so his GI Tract has good
and bad days.  Eros still suffers from terrible arthritis, so much so,
that if he doesn't get his pain meds, he is unable to use his back
legs.  Now, many months later, after his bath, a round of antibiotics
and anti-parasitics, living on soft and clean fleece, given all the
hay/pellets/water he desires, and getting arthritis medicine daily,
Eros can move freely and has learned that the human hand brings nose
"scritches" not fear.

Eros now lives at one of Wee Companions sanctuary/hospice homes where
he is pampered day in and out.  Because he was so compromised, his
monthly upkeep is about $200, due to the medicines and comfort care.

Thank you for giving Eros another chance to live passionately!

SUGGESTED DONATION AMOUNTS

Bag of Oats-$5
Bag of Critical Care-$20
Extra Ingredients added to Critical Care-$15
Bag of Specialized Pellets
Bottle of Metacam-$45
Bottle of Torbugesic-$25
Bottle of Metaclopramide-$30
Fleece bedding and general husbandry-$40

We are trying to fundraise $400 for Eros, to cover two months of his care.

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "weecompanions@aol.com" 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. Wee Companions thanks you for going to this extra trouble!


send checks or money orders to:
Wee Companions
975 Iris Ave
Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Material donations are always welcome too!

AUGUST'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Junebug!

$424.50 raised so far! WE HAVE MET OUR GOAL! Can we keep going and raise the full amount for Junebug's surgery?

UPDATE: an anonymous donor has offered a match of up to $100, and a separate donor has offered a match up to $33 (so we are seeking $133). We have raised an additional $200 toward this match--WE MET OUR SECONDARY GOAL!

TOTAL RAISED ONCE MATCHED GIFTS ARE RECEIVED: $757.50!

Meet Junebug

from CA rescue

Harvest Home Sanctuary!

Junebug is one brave pig! This guinea girl was found suffering from a shattering leg injury in a cardboard box outside of a CVS Drugstore in Fremont, Calif. last month. 

Shortly after she was discovered abandoned with a tramatic injury, she found refuge at Stockton's Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary this summer. At the sanctuary, Junebug received specialized rehabiliation. 

To alleviate her constant pain, Junebug's leg was removed by a small animal vet to the tune of $690.40 shortly after her rescue. Her recovery has been going extremely well. 

As a tripod guinea pig, Junebug looks forward to a future free of neglect with her new rescued companion Kealy.

Our goal is to fundraise $345.20 to pay for half the cost of Junebug's operation.

Click here to donate, or scroll down to the paypal button! Please be sure to specify Junebug in the section where it asks for a designation.

Or, you can send a check or money order to:

Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary
PO Box 998
French Camp, CA 95231

Be sure to put Junebug in the memo line!

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "margo@harvesthomeanimal.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. Harvest Home thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

JULY'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--George!

We have raised $380 so far! WE MET OUR GOAL!

Meet George 

from

Arizona Piggie Poo Rescue!

 

George was transferred from Wee Companions, a guinea pig shelter in San Diego, on February 8, 2011.  He came with his wife Millie.  George and Millie were at that time 5 year old pigs.  Millie had a malignant tumor in her bladder and it was decided, for this reason, that they both go into a private foster home to live out their remaining days.

When this happens they become what we call “Sanctuary Pigs”.  These are unadoptable pigs due to age, health reasons, or behavior issues that make them unadoptable to the public.

Millie lived for six months before she passed.  George was heartbroken.

It just so happened that one of Piggie Poo’s Directors had two female sanctuary piggies.  Since George was a neutered boar, it was decided to move him to her house and try living with these senior ladies.  He was overjoyed!

He especially loves Tater Tot.  They snuggle together in their hut and Tater will even groom George.  Recently a third older female has joined the herd and he loves her as well.  He is now over 6 years old and is an extremely happy little guy.  He is super spoiled.  George loves his “mommy”, especially when she gives him chin rubs.  

 We are hoping to raise $375 for George's care, which will last him several months. Please help by donating or sharing George's story!

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*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "info@piggypoo.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. Piggie Poo thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

JUNE'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Harley!

WE MET OUR GOAL! $494.71 raised!

Meet Harley from

The Critter Connection!

The Critter Connection received a phone call from their vet hospital at 8:00pm in April.  Someone had found a guinea pig in the woods in a tiny plastic container, went and got him right away.  The stench is the container was horrible.  Harley was dehydrated and paralyzed in the back end.  Estimated him to be about 6 weeks old.  

We gave him some fluids and an injection of vitamin C that night and then I brought him home.  The next day our vet did xrays and found nothing abnormal in his back end.  Determined that severe malnutrition, vitamin C deficiency, and confinement in a container that wasn't even big enough for a spider was the problem.  

Continued with injections of vitamin C, slowly started him on a good diet, and began massage therapy.  Harley has made huge strides and has 90 percent use of his back legs.  His buddy Mumbo is helping me with Harley's physical theraphy.  

Mumbo is one of our permanent senior males and Harley follows him everywhere.  I have a long carpeted ramp with a gentle incline and twice a day I put treats all along the ramp.   Harley's costs are maintenance, daily vitamin C supplement, fresh veggies twice a day, puppy pee pads under fleece in one area of his cage, carefresh in the other. He should be adoptable in another month or two.

Harley's costs are about $150 a month. We are trying to fundraise enough for 2.5 months, or $375. 

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To avoid paypal fees send checks to:

The Critter Connection, Inc.

PO Box 371

Durham, CT 06422

Make checks payable to "The Critter Connection, Inc." and please specify SAGP or Harley in the Memo line.

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*you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "info@ctguineapigrescue.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. The Critter Connection thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

MAY'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Chocolate Eclair!

$413.23 raised so far!! WE REACHED OUR GOAL!

UPDATE: We have an offer of a matching gift of $75! If you donate $75, your gift will go twice as far!

Meet Chocolate Eclair from

North Jersey Guinea Pig and Hamster Rescue!

Five year old Chocolate Eclair (or Clair, for short) came into the rescue with three other elderly guinea pigs shortly after Christmas of 2011.  They were given up because the children in their family had gotten older and were no longer interacting with them.  The mom in the family fed them and the dad cleaned the cage every week but they didn't receive any additional attention for months.  Clair had possibly the worst case of bumblefoot I had ever seen.  This isn't something that cropped up suddenly.  It had slowly developed over many painful months.

I knew she was in agony when she arrived because she was skinny, her eyes were glassy and she was extremely reluctant to move.

We got her to the vet later that day.  He agreed that due to the severity of the infection, there was bone involvement and this was no doubt going to be a chronic and complicated condition to treat.

Within a few days of being on metacam for pain and swelling, she was becoming very difficult to catch so we knew she was feeling better.  She was also trying to dominate her cage mate which was a very good sign and after a few weeks, she started to gain weight.

She has betadine food soaks twice daily, a dose of metacam once daily for pain, silver sulfadiazine cream for the bottom of her foot, and periodic use of the antibiotic baytril as recommended by her vet.  She has monthly vet visits to monitor her condition.




We estimate the cost of her care to be approximately $80 per month.


SAGP will be fundraising for four months of Clair's care, meaning a goal of $320. Please donate or pass along Clair's story!

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*you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "carlahcpa@aol.com" 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. North Jersey Hamster and Guinea Pig Rescue thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

APRIL'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH-Ollie!

$530.29 or 400.10 pounds raised so far! WOO HOO WE MADE OUR GOAL!

UPDATE: We have a person willing to match a $75 donation! If you make a $75 donation, your dollars will be doubled!

UPDATE: MATCH MADE. Thanks to both parties!

Meet Ollie

from UK Rescue

Thistle Cavies!

Ollie is around a 14 months old and has many problems. He has no bottom incisors, so his top ones grow at an enormous rate, he is unable to close his mouth properly and also has a heart problem.

Despite his many little difficulties he is game to try anything and is great at escaping from his pen. He has been in TC Rescue for around 6 months and has gained weight during that that time and is blossoming out into a real character. He often visits other piggies or goes walk about on the floor. Ollie needs to visit the vet every 6 weeks or so to trim his teeth and make sure that the back teeth are still okay. I can keep the incisors trimmed between visits but am unable to do his molars myself.Ollie also needs at least two feeds of critical Care per day and all his veg cut up into batons. He also needs his heart meds daily. He was a dirty, skinny little lad when he first arrived and while he will never be a big rounded piggy he is doing just fine.

We are hoping to raise $275 or 207.41 pounds. Please donate, and share Ollie's story!

To donate in US dollars:

To donate in Sterling Pounds:

MARCH'S GUINEA PIG OF THE MONTH--Blizzy!

$396 raised so far! WE MET OUR GOAL AND RECEIVED THE MATCH DONATION!

Total raised: $746!!

Meet Blizzy

from CA Rescue

Orange County Cavy Haven!

Blizzy is a very sweet, four year old guinea pig with a heart condition, and a bladder stone caught in her urethra. Actigall has only made the stone shrink somewhat. The rescue is extremely worried about a snowball effect resulting from the sludge and creating a blockage.

Blizzy can see a different vet than her normal one to attempt to reduce the blockage, but this procedure, including xrays, will cost close to $700.

SAGP has never attempted to raise this amount of money for a guinea pig before, but we have a little help. Blizzy has a guardian angel who is willing to donate $350, provided we raise another $350 to match it.

Can Blizzy count on your help, too?

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*To avoid Paypal fees, send a check to:

Orange County Cavy Haven

9877 Chapman Ave Ste D, PMB #124,

Garden Grove, CA 92841

with the memo "Blizzy" or "SAGP"

*you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "cavyhaven@earthlink.net" 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. Orange County Cavy Haven thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

FEBRUARY'S PIG OF THE MONTH--Snowstorm!

$395 raised! We have met our goal!

Meet Snowstorm

from BC, Canadian Rescue

Small Animal Rescue Society of BC!

Who's that beautiful girl with the crest, and her fur blowing in the wind?

It's Snowstorm!!

Snowstorm is a lethal white who came to the rescue with severe mites, weighing about half of her present weight. She would squeal in pain, but she's all better now!

Here is Snowstorm lounging with some friends in Pigtown. All the other ladies in her cage respect her.

Snowstorm is our first Canadian Piggy, and she loves her country, and rescue!

Snowstorm only has one front tooth, which makes it hard for her to eat her food. The rescue carefully chops things up for her to eat.

She came to the rescue when her owners could no longer care for her, and the rescue was kind enough to take her in.

Snowstorm also chirps!

This month my goal is to raise $10 for every day in February--and it's a leap year, so that puts us at $290 US and Canadian Dollars.

PLEASE donate below, and thank you so much for helping Snowstorm!

To donate in US dollars:

To donate in Canadian Dollars (the image may be broken, but the button isn't!):

*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "info@smallanimalrescue.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. Small Animal Rescue thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

To send a cheque:

Small Animal Rescue

PO Box 54564

7155 Kingsway

Burnaby, BC V5E 4J6

JANUARY'S PIG OF THE MONTH--Pootle!

$265.50 raised so far! WE HAVE MET OUR GOAL!

Meet Pootle

from TX Rescue

Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue!

Pootle has problems!

Pootle has a middle ear infection, confirmed by an x-ray. She is a furry skinny who came to the rescue during their Global Exotics seizure in February of 2010.

We are fundraising to help cure her very painful ear infection, and help TX Rustlers recoup some of the costs they have spent treating it.

Pootle is getting the very best of care right now, staying at the rescue director's house.

The antibiotic for Pootle is $45, the x-ray $75, and the check-up is $40, for a total of $160. I'm going to add on another $90 to our goal, for a total of $250, in case her ear infection returns.

Please consider making a donation for Pootle!

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Thank you for being an advocate for those who cannot help themselves.

Please pass Pootle's story and this site on to others.

*To avoid Paypal fees you can also log in to your paypal account, select "Send Money," and type "theguineapigrescue@yahoo.com" 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. TX Rustlers thanks you for going to this extra trouble!

or in order to avoid paypal's fees, consider sending a check or money order to:

Texas Rustlers
160 Cedarcrest lane,
Double Oak, TX 75077