CavyMama
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Cavy Slave
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- Joined
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Ohhhh thank heavens!! I was really distressed over your story until I read that you got the animal shelter involved. SO glad they are in good care now!
It sounds to me like she knew you were right but wasn't willing to change what she was doing and to give them up would be like admitting you were right. She wasn't about to do that.
As an aside, guinea pigs do need hay to survive. It's not some added extra that only good owners give. They will die without it. Without it, they will likely develop malocclusion. Which is likely to cause their molars to overgrow. Which is likely to trap their tongue. Which is likely to cause them to not be able to eat. Which is likely to cause them to lose massive amounts of weight. Which is likely to cause their death.
It sounds to me like she knew you were right but wasn't willing to change what she was doing and to give them up would be like admitting you were right. She wasn't about to do that.
As an aside, guinea pigs do need hay to survive. It's not some added extra that only good owners give. They will die without it. Without it, they will likely develop malocclusion. Which is likely to cause their molars to overgrow. Which is likely to trap their tongue. Which is likely to cause them to not be able to eat. Which is likely to cause them to lose massive amounts of weight. Which is likely to cause their death.