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Petstore vs Adoption

Posted 10-01-09 at 07:40 am by Mamma-Harlow

Now, I'm not trying to justify buying guinea pigs from pet stores as good, or better than adopting from a shelter. What I would like to say though is that I can't help but notice peoples hostility on this site, and others, when it comes to people who have bought their piggies from a store. Your snobbery is childish and very inconsiderate. People need to take into account that not all of us live with a guinea pig shelter in our areas, or even in our towns. For instance, my nearest animal shelter...
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Houdini has an Upper Respiratory Infection...

Posted 08-29-09 at 06:34 pm by Mamma-Harlow
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It all came as a shock. Ever since I got the boys I have kept them in clean, fleece lined hutches, in my room at night when it's cold, and outside during the day. They were never exposed to the cold, air conditioning, sawdust, or dust of any kind since they came to live with me. However a few nights ago I woke up at 2am because Houdini was making noises like he was in pain because it hurt to breathe. It was awful and so sudden that I didn't know what to do. I researched all I could on the internet...
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Ivermectin Injections for All!

Posted 08-09-09 at 04:14 am by Mamma-Harlow

It's been a pretty busy weekend here as yesterday Mr Darcy and I took the boys to the vet for their Ivermectin shots. Their last visit was around Easter so I was sorry to pack to boys in the cat carrier again and am hoping that there won't be a re-infestation. Funnily enough though, I get more stressed out about going to the vets than the boys do. For you see, for no apparent reason since the start of this year I developed this fear/anxiety over going to the doctors, and as it turns out this includes...
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Guinea pig neglect in "Pets Paradise"

Posted 07-13-09 at 05:07 am by Mamma-Harlow
Updated 07-13-09 at 05:52 am by Mamma-Harlow (spelling)

Usually I have nothing against pet stores. I bought Picasso and Houdini from Pets Paradise and even though they were infested with mites, I didn't mind horribly. I can understand that the staff may be inexperienced with something like mange mites, but you have to be an idiot not to notice an animal in writhing in obvious pain, covered in bloody scrabs with half its hair missing.

Once upon a time I used to love going into Pets Paradise (what an ironic name!), and a month ago I even...
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