[Gpdd] Need Help w/ Adoption

Jo Ann Henry jojoscats at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 3 08:45:27 EST 2006


I need help! PLEASE!

As I mentioned in my intro, due to my mistake, my
boyfriend accidentally purchased a male and a female
guinea pig. Their first litter is now four weeks old,
and we are in the process of finding homes for two of
the female offspring.

Although I was trying desperately to ignore the
situation, I am fairly certain the mommy is pregnant.
I can't palpate anything yet, but she resents my
palpation and she's starting to nip at the popcorns.
SIGH.

I knew that guinea pigs experienced a post partum
estrus, but for crying out loud!, the male was only
with her for three hours after delivery. (We weren't
home at the time...) 

Okay, to review: Dad has since been neutered. Last
night, we moved the four week old teenagers to my
giant cat carrier, leaving Mom alone. We have an
appointment to neuter the one son ASAP. We are keeping
the boy and one girl, but we are maxed out on pets
now! I need to find home(s) for two, four-week-old
female pigs, AND if that wasn't hard enough, I will
probably need homes for four more pigs in two
months...

How do I go about finding responsible, loving homes
for the pigs? I would never have willingly bred the
animals - I don't want this responsibility! But I
messed up, and I need to handle this in the best way I
can for the pig's sake.

Thank you in advance for all advice.
Jo Ann in NEw York City

PS I totally want to watch "The Trouble with Tribbles"
now. Maybe with a bottle of red wine! (or two...)

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