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Henry Mancini (Hatari!)
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Welcome ! 


                 It is now 2014 , and his is where I will be sharing photos


 and stories of my 14


little guinea pigs . Of the 10 girls , 5 are hairless , 3 are


 Peruvian , 2 are Swiss and 1 is a American ( Satin ) .


Of the 4 males , 1 is hairless ,1 is a Teddy ,1 is a Swiss , and 1 is


Peruvian .


 



The first piggies I ever had were back in 1985 , named Bud , Weiser and Light . They died from smoke


when my home burned down in 1989 .



In  2014 I rescued 8, the next 3 were babies born here and the last one was from a fellow piggie lover I met


online . Of the 8 piggies I rescued , 2 piggies were born in Aug of 2014 , 2 piggies were born in Nov. of 


2014, and 4 piggies were born in Dec. of 2014 .



The surprises started when my male pig discovered the other 7 piggies were female ! Enter the babies ….


 next thing I knew 1 piggy was born in March of 2015 , and 1 was born in


April ,and 1 more was born in June of 2015 .   I traded 2 of my original hairless piggies and 1 of their


babies that were born here with another of my piggy friends I met online for 3 long haired piggies , a choice


I made that has turned my dryer into a hair net ! LOL !! One of the 3 long haired piggies was preggers


 when


 I got her and she had 2 male and 1 female baby , and they were Swiss .



In April of 2016 we lost one of the males from a birth defect we knew nothing about . This broke my heart ,


and I still miss him to this day , but I still have these 14 silly piggies to love and care for , so I push on .



I no longer allow any of my males to get near my females ! lol !!



 In November of 2016,my friends' home was lost in the flood up in West Virginia , and she came to stay


 with me and brought her 6 piggies with her .


Now ..... at 20 piggies , 2 rabbits , a fish and a hairless Chinese Crested dog , that has me at  100%


 capacity .... and still have a home myself ! lol !! We do not breed our piggies , and don't recommend anyone


 else doing so either, there are plenty piggies out there with no homes that need adopting now . 



 


 I will be working on this web site as much as I can , starting in July of 2018 .


 Please check back from time to time to see how it is turning out .


 I hope to make you laugh and enjoy these little piggies along with me .


The piggies , my Dad and I are one little , happy family . 



 I care for my piggies expenses and the others if needed as well with God's help , and he is the greatest


provider there ever was or will be  . What we need , we always have at my home .God has truely bless us 


with  healthy piggies . However , they do hide their illnesses very well , being prey animals . So , please make


 a list of these items below , and have on hand in case your piggies shows signs of illness on a weekend .


 Usually there isn't much time left by the time they let you know something is wrong with them . 



In 2019 , we lost Woodstock , he was only 4 years old , Pearl , who was 4 years old and her sister


Diamond followed a few months later at only 4 years old , then Dorthy , who was their Mother passed in


 April of 2020 at 6 years old. As if that wasn't enough heart ache , Blanche , who was also a Mother to


 Thelma and Louise passed only a few weeks afterwards in 2020 . The oldest pigger we have now if 


Casanova , and he is the Dad to the above mentioned babies , as well as Faith and Pepe , who are still here  


and still going strong . I pray Casanova makes it to 8 years old , but he is a skinny , and they don't live as 


long I hear as the other breeds of piggers do . But I am still hoping . My friend is down to only Dapper, 


Butternut, Teddy , and I have Scarlett , Casanova , Faith, Hope, Truffles , Lacey,Romeo and Pepe . So we


 have 11 piggies now , and when they are gone , my friend will have their room for her own , and not have to 


sleep on the couch .If that ain't love , what is !? In July of 2020 , we lost Scarlett , she fought a long battle 


and wanted to stay as long as she could , she was a totally differant piggie in her last months of life . She


 loved being held , and was babied until she let go and got her wings . She and Woodstock were the hardest 


piggies we have lost out of many . As of now , all the piggies are doing great , even Casanova is in top shape


 for his age . I dread losing him , but I know sooner or later , all piggies go to Heaven .




Here are some helpful things to know about your piggies , in case the vets in your area are not that familiar


with them : 





Aloe Vera - Naturally high is vitamins and minerals can be used to treat upset tummies. 
Dosage as much as the piggy will drink

Baytril - most common antibiotic used in cavy treatment. Kills E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, S. aureus  

Dosage depending on the size of the cavy and the reason you are treating the animal usually between 0.4 and 0.8ml per day.

Brolene - Eye infections inc. conjunctivitis
Dosage 1-2 drops

Calpol - fever & pain relief
Dosage 0.5ml

Collocal D - Calcium & Vit D to help pregnant sows just before and after birth
Dosage 0.5ml twice a day

Colloidal silver - good for mouth sores and other minor things.
A few drops orally.

Cystoprin - to treat cystitis
Dosage as much as you can get your cavy to drink three times a day for up to 5 days

Daktarin Oral Gel - ulcers and abscesses inside the mouth
Dosage 0.5ml orally twice a day

Ivermec - Mite & Lice treatment
Dosage 0.1-0.2ml orally. Repeat after 10 days.

Kaolin - diarrhea
Dosage 0.5ml once a day for two days if no change consult vet.

Metacam - Pain relief
Dosage 0.2ml up to 2 times a day

Panacur - Worms
Dosage 0.2ml orally

Rehydrate sachets - if a piggy is ill and not drinking
Dosage One sachet per day split into 4 or 5 parts

Rescue Remedy - To calm down a stressed cavy
Dosage 1-2 drops orally

Sudafed - for the snuffles
Dosage 0.5ml twice a day   



If you do end up with babies , and the mother can't nurse them , you can use kitten milk replacer and a 


dropper or syringe to feed them a few days until they are eating on their own . 




 

















Unsafe Antibiotics for guinea pigs :


amoxicillin (Clavamox)                                                     C-Sections sometimes are needed to save the
ampicillin                                                                       Mothers and the babies ,  so please don't

bacitracin                                                                       risk it .
cefadroxil 
cephalexin * (derivative: Cefadroxil) 
cephalosporins 
cephazolin 
chlortetracycline 
clindamycin 
dihydrostreptomycin 
erythromycin 
lincomycin 
oxytetracycline 
penicillin 
streptomycin 



IF you plan on breeding your piggies  , 1 in 5 die during birthing , so make sure your set to assist her with a c-section if needed . Nothing is worth their life , especially to make a dollar .