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Old 01-09-06, 11:05 am
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List of known lethals

I am going to make a list of all the lethals I know about from forums, known deformities, age they lived to, and cause of death if known, along with any other pertinent information and links to relevant threads if available.

Symphony (alanas)--blind, underformed eye sockets, deaf, two top incisors, had one litter with near-toxemia afterwards, alive at 3 years
Sullivan (Gainesville Guinea Pig Rescue)--blind, missing one eye, head tilt, two top incisors, alive at 3(?) years
Piggly and Wiggly (LobsterOverlord on GuineaPigCages and GL) -- sibling sisters born February 2005. Piggly - blind, half-sized eyes, top incisors only, slight tilt to head, 2/3 size of sister. Wiggly - bottom incisors only, sticking straight out, noticable head tilt.
Tobby (critterluv02 on GL)--blind, deaf, one deformed eye, teeth OK, alive at 9 months GL thread
Gen (breeder in Moscow)--deaf, normal molars, born with one top incisor, other top incisor grew in later, apparently not blind (can follow moving objects, has pupil response to light) but has white-reflecting eyes, alive at 1 year 3 months Cavy Compendium thread
Dazzoowozzie (luvpigpigs on GL, Compendium)--deaf, blind in one eye (reflects white) but other (reflects light pink) may have some sight, no incisors, molars very small, early chlamydia infection from bad pet store/distributor, alive at 2 months Compendium thread GL thread
Einstein (Salana on GL, Pigloo, GuineaPigCages)--blind, deaf, no incisors, molar problems, lost 2 molars, gradual decline in weight after 2nd molar lost, died at 2 years almost 7 months from lack of intestinal villi (causing malabsorption)
CottonBall (vince on GL)--top incisors only, no molar problems, sudden seizure and death at 3 months: GL Thread
Stevie (Kallie on GL)--blind, deaf, no front teeth, died at 1.5 years related to tooth problems
Claude (chii on GL, Pigloo)--blind, deformed eyes, died at 3.5 years from unknown causes
Patrick (Erin8607 on GL, Pigloo, GuineaPigCages)--blind, deaf(?), one normal incisor and one sideways one, deformed sinuses, died at 5 months from complications from sinus deformity Patrick
Goobber (scooter's pet on GL, CG)--blind, deaf, unknown tooth problems, died at 1 year from bordetella, had 1 litter of 3 stillborn pups
Rio (Jin on CG, GL)--blind, deaf(?), one incisor that grew in at 1 year of age and later fell out, died at 3(?), cause unknown
Paisley (littlemisspvc on GL)--blind, deaf, two top incisors, died at 9 months from pneumonia GL thread 1 GL thread 2
Pearl (angelscavies on GL, GuineaPigcages)--
Breezy (alibee on GL)--blind, deaf, digestive problems, neurological problems, died at 3 weeks GL thread
unnamed sow (Malibu on GL)--not thriving despite all teeth, died at ~7 months GL post
Malteser (DarkRain on CG)--blind, possibly deaf, no front teeth, died at 1 week
unnamed boar (Joanna on GL)--one top incisor GL thread
unnamed sow (cutr on Compendium)--blind, deaf, one upper incisor, never sick, died suddenly of unknown causes at 2 years, mother was Himalayan
Baby #2 and Baby #3 (HappyBuds fostering for ladyveg, on GL)--siblings, no front teeth, mother had barely noticeable roaning, died at 1 week and 2 weeks

Secondhand reports:
Breeder boar--unknown deformities, alive at 7 years at last report, sired many litters
3 breeder sows--unknown deformities, each had 1 litter with dal boars, total of 7 dal pups and no lethals
Unnamed boar--unknown deformities, died at 14 months from a fall GL post

Thanks to momof911kids for helping me find all this info! Members of other forums, please let me know if there are posts about lethals.

Last edited by salana; 08-07-07 at 08:10 pm.
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