Dear Latte, it has been more than 2 years since you have joined your comrades at the Rainbow land. I hope you are enjoying yourself. In a few months, it’ll be your anniversary but I found one cute guinea pig that reminded me of you.
Trust me, you are still adored. I’m going to build a guinea pig haven complete with houses and lots of land to run around in. I hope you will join in when you get tired at Rainbow land. I think it’s called Rainbow land.
Anyone who has tried to take photos of their pets will know that they are not easy to take. Animals are easily distracted unless they have something to keep them occupied for the moment. It might look cute with some food in the mouth but when it’s always photos that include the pets eating, the photos are no longer fun to take.
Hence, I admire the following photos of guinea pigs captured with for the moment. Cute.
And finally, the movie made just for guines pigs.
Guinea pigs need to be bathed. Although not so frequently. If you like to bathe yours and unsure where to start, the video below is an excellent start.
Having owned a guinea pig, I am utterly horrified that Peru is promoting roast guinea pigs for Christmas. Turkeys and pork have long been a tradition of Christmas and now, they are promoting the social herbivores for Christmas.
Unfortunately, it’s a delicacy in some countries.
A video of guinea pigs singing Christmas song. Sung by the Chipmunks. Nice rendering.
I sent for Latte to be cremated at Pets Cremation Center. They opens 24 hours and send someone over as soon as possible to get your beloved pet to be cremated. They are sensitive to the lost and will state the procedures as clear as possible. They even provided a postcard after the cremation (not pictured).
However, it took them rather long for my case to get the ashes back even though I was home during the day time for 2 weeks. I’m not sure what happened but the usually turnaround time is 7 working days. I like the way that they handle the lost of pets.
After a long fight in attempts to save him, Latte has finally decided to join his comrades in GP Heaven. He was lying on his side when I reached home as if he was waiting for me so that I could see him one last time. I’m glad that I saw him one last time.
Since getting him, my family have showered love and doted on him. He knew who would give him food and who wouldn’t. After a few months of constantly talking and stroking him, he would let anyone stroke him except pick him up. It’s a common fear.
I’m glad to have him because he gives me a sense of responsibility. I was upset that he raised his head twice as if to let us know that he would be leaving. After that, he laid down and stopped twitching. I hope that Latte is in better place now.
Guinea pigs are cute but they hide their illnesses too well and I sent him for a vet check at the last stage. I wished I had taken notice earlier. Now that he’s gone, I have a new cat litter that is unopened while the new guinea pig food is opened. I’m thinking of what to do with them.
Image by Keren_ via Flickr
Latte hasn’t been eating or being vocal for quite a number of days. Today, he is totally not reacting to anything and refuses to eat or drink. He attempted to struggle upon being picked up so that he could be brought to the vet for a check. Fur loss is discovered and I hope he can be cured. It could be due to fungus or other reasons.
I hope he will recover soon. Seeing his thin body gives me a heartache. A thin guinea pig is a weak guinea pig. It is worrying and I have to call upon someone else to help me take him to the vet for a check up. I’m very worried about him. It’s not normal for him not to run around and call out for food.
Hallmark is holding a Birthday Card Design competition featuring your pet.
1 Grand prize
67 Finalists
Unfortunately, Latter Combo is not a United States pet and is unable to participate. Latte is sad. Very sad. Latte wants to be a superstar too.
[via The Prize Blog]
Guinea pigs need grooming from time to time and Latte is one who needs a little brushing from time to time too. The only time I have brushed his fur is when he’s busy gobbling up his pellets. That’s when he won’t run to hide under the hay rack.
I have bought a brush to help with combing through his fur. So far, it is working of sorts when I managed to get the correct angle to give him the much needed brushing. Besides brushing, they can bathed once every 2 to 6 months to get rid of the parasites and other fur related issues.
A shampoo such as Vet Sect Repel can be used in the bathing part. It’s a ‘pearlised’ shampoo, specially formulated to give residual insect repellent activity and coat conditioning, for bathing animals. Steps to bathing a guinea pig can be found in Associate Content.
This reminds me, I have yet to bathe Latte.
