Cherished Cavies

Daily Life Of My Herd Of Guinea Pigs.

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This little Teddy baby boy has been busy today. He helped collect veggies for his piggy friends. 🥕🥕

He is currently looking for his safe place to land. His siblings have all gone home and he is currently hanging out with one of my older males.

He is a little cuddle bug. He would love his new family to come with lots of love and veggies.

If you can offer a safe place for this sweet little guy, please contact me. 🥬🥕

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My Site

All Life Is Precious No Matter How Small. 🐾🐾

We have launched our new website.

It is a work in progress, and we will be working to update over time.

Hope you enjoy it..❄️🐾❄️

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Someone is wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas...🎅🏻

You need volume for the full effect....🎅🏻😛

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Happy Holidays to all our piggy friends, followers and their fur family.

The girls who survived the fire will be spending Christmas here with us. We will make sure they have an awesome day filled with love and treats. Their daddy loves and misses them very much, and I know he is counting down the days until he can welcome them home.

Thank you everyone for your support this year! You are amazing. I hope this season brings peace, love and happiness to you and your family.

Cherished Cavies 🎄🐾🎄

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Tonight our sweet Benjamin passed away. 🌈

My heart has taken a beating this week......

I have known for a few weeks this day was coming, and I have dreaded it. I am thankful that Ben was happy until the end. He passed peacefully. He enjoyed life until the end, loving his life and veggies. I take comfort in that.

Ben was born here 4.5 years ago. His Mom Ellie is currently living with piggy friends. I remember this bundle of joy entering the world. He was always such a calm and sweet boy, loving all other pigs and wonderful to his humans. He was laid back, but loved his times, on nice days, out in the grass, with his buddies. Lots of happy memories with Sweet Ben.

Benjamin, we will miss your gentle wheeks. You were never demanding, happy to wait your turn. We will see you again at the Rainbow Bridge. Popcorn free Ben! We love you! 🌈

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This is a post I never wanted or expected to make. I am heartbroken and quite honestly can’t stop crying.

I have really horrible sad news. Yesterday on Halloween I had to make a decision I found hard to make. Not feeling at all happy right now. I had to make the decision to have Freddie euthanized. Writing this is hard, and I know some people say he was just a guinea pig, but I make no apologies for the fact he was not just a pig he was part of my family and I loved him dearly.

This was very sudden, Freddie was never sick a day in his life. We thought at first we were dealing with a UTI, but it ended up being a stone. I have never had a stone pig, ever, and it is devastating, especially in males. It was a horrible thing to happen to him. Those of you who have been through this will understand. I did think Freddie was doing better the day before Halloween, but things took a turn for the worse yesterday.

I am feeling horribly guilty right now. Could I have done more, did I make the decision quick enough, was I selfish in wanting him to stay with me, because I did want him to stay. I am upset..

Freddie was born here 3.5 years ago. We loved him right away and always new he would stay with us. He was always a very lazy boy and we loved that about him. You could put him down anywhere and he would stay there for hours. He did manage to move for veggies lol, or his girlfriend, Freya, but that’s about it. He was very content just to relax and watch you. We miss our friend very much and all this is very raw right now and a shock.

I swear I always say, when I leave this earth, I am heading straight for The

Rainbow Bridge, that’s where my heart is..

RIP Freddie, we love you. We miss you and we will see you again my little boy....🌈🌈🌈🌈

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So today, in amongst helping the pigs over their hay fiasco, something really amazing happened.

My friend at Crazy Critters Rabbitry, surprised me with two beautiful Texel Girls. I have had to make some changes to my own Texels this year, and some of you may have noticed I have not had Texel babies for almost a year. Next year, I am hoping to get my lines going again with the help of these beautiful girls. I am so thankful for the help.

So I am excited to welcome Thelma and Louise into our piggy family. I have a happy heart tonight. It’s been a stressful couple of weeks, and these girls make everything better.

Did you notice they are the colors of the season? Love it...🎃🐾🎃

Welcome Thelma and Louise..🎃🐾🎃

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Ugh...so I had hoped to get to bed tonight for a few hours after feeding the babies.

Did not work out that way. I had to check everyone’s eyes after discovering some of my herd with eye pokes tonight. So far I have seven! That is more than I have had in years! Each one has these seeds stuck somewhere in there eyes, or eye lids. Ugh..painful!

It’s from the hay and I have never had this problem with hay before. Thank God I have Terramycin on hand.

So if your pigs get hay pokes, don’t panic. Look for the hay under the eyelids. Be aware this is painful for the pigs as it would be if it were us. Remove the hay or seed carefully. I flush the eye twice a day with human saline eye drops, and apply Terramycin twice a day to the affected eye. Eyes heal well after a few days. They can look white and ulcerated, but don’t panic, it normally clears up nicely with the above treatment.

Not sure why my hay is being such a problem this week. If any hay buffs can enlighten me to what is in my picture, I would appreciate the knowledge. Wow..seven pokes! Likely more tomorrow. Ugh...I don’t need sleep. It’s over rated lol....🤦‍♀️

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Spooky Season is here...👻

The page has been a little quiet for a couple of days. I am dealing with a cold and URI last few days. Not fun but guess it is the season for that too.

Also we had a birth late last night. Ella our foster girl, who has been here for a couple of months, gave birth around 11 pm. Luckily I was here to assist her, but have been up through the night handfeeding babies.

I hope to get pictures and post updates later. Send good vibes for her babies...👻🐾👻

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Beethoven and I hanging out in the rain.

Love those piggy lips and he loves ear rubs...🎃🐾🎃

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Check those food bowls before bed guys! 🤪🤣🐾

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Here is a short video about two of our own herd.

Meet Shilo and Paddington. Two very special boys.

Enjoy...🌸🐾🌸

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Today I thought I would share some video of my Skinny girls with you.

Left to right..Violet, Rose, Peony and Daisy.

We have had Skinies and Werewolves in the caviary for around-six years.

At first, like many of you, we were not sure what to make of them. They look so different to their furred friends. They feel different. Some say they have the face only a mother could love.

In reality, once you have had a Skinny in your life, you know how amazing they are. I love their demanding nature, I love their little personalities. They are awesome.

Yes they need a little more care, than their furry friends. They need be kept warm in the Winter. They require more food, to satisfy their higher metabolisms. They also need nice massages with coconut oil, or another type of oil, to keep their skin looking and feeling good.

They are not hypoallergenic, but I would guess they do not negatively affect everyone that has an allergy to pigs.

These little pigs are awesome. Full of personality and once you get over the initial , eeewww, believe me I did that too with my first Skinny, you will always have a passion for them and yes love them...🌸🐾🌸

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My heart is happy today.

Rosco and Rosie, our little orphans, are two weeks old. 😍

They are doing very well now. Rosie struggled a little bit when Bonnie took over nursing, so I hand fed her as well, to keep her strong and her weight up.

Now as you can see, they are eating veggies. They are attacking the carrot, and I could not be happier.

Rosita worked hard to give her babies life. I think this would make her happy.

I was asked today if they would stay here. As much as I would love to keep everyone and sometimes I have to battle my feelings, if I did that I would not have space for piggies in need. Rosco and Rosie do have homes waiting for them, and I know they will be very loved and spoiled piggies, when the time comes. I will be sad, but happy for them too.

I hope this video tonight, brings joy to your hearts too. These little guys fought a good fight to be here and they are healthy happy pigs.

Love this little family. 🌸🐾🌸 Follow their story on Cherished Cavies Facebook Page.

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