Cavy Spirit is a Guinea Pig Rescue and Adoption home. We take in abandoned guinea pigs and place them, healthy and happy, in high quality, permanent homes. We focus on education and public awareness of the proper respect and care that these and all animals deserve. We are committed to breaking the chain of neglect, abuse, and abandonment.
This album is of the piggies that come to our rescue in a sad state. Acorn and Thumper were dumped on the doorstep of an SPCA Thrift Store. They came to us a few days later. Photos 1-19 were taken when we received them on 3/25. Photos 20-32 were taken after coming back from the vet on 3/26. Photos 33-43 were taken a couple of days later on 3/28. Photos 44-63 were taken at Day 12 on 4/5.
Thumper and Acorn are now GREAT! They were back to normal in LESS THAN ONE MONTH. I didn't have time to take photos until 7 weeks, but they were quite fine in less than 4 weeks.
2 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1 "Is he/she a baby!" "what happened?" "what is it this guinea pig has got w..." View Comments...
3 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1
4 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1 "Awwe, the poor thing. =( Glad to hea..." "AWWWW i feel soo bad for him what do..." View Comments...
5 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1
6 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1 "i don't mean to be a nerd but is the..." "yes there is something wrong with th..." "r u a retard loo at the poor thing" "what up with u ima call the aspca or..." "Dude Jason, theyre already rescued! ..." View Comments...
7 Acorn 3/25/02, Day 1
8 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1
9 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 "This is a photo of the "crud&qu..." "What is that crud and how did your p..." "the crud builds up ?fungal? when the..." View Comments...
10 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1
11 Both pigs pigging out 3/25/02, Day 1 "Awww! Hey little guys!!" "THAT'S better!!!!" View Comments...
12 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 "It looks just like my guinea pig Cup..." "IT IS SO CUTE" View Comments...
13 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 Biting himself "Biting himself to get relief. Every ..." "such a poor thing..." View Comments...
14 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 Trying to show the major exposure of his pelvic bones. They are so protruded, they look almost like growths.
15 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 Go to a higher resolution on this photo to see the crud on his back leg as well. "If you click on this photo and take ..." View Comments...
16 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1
17 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 "Notice how he is standing. His back ..." View Comments...
18 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1
19 Thumper 3/25/02, Day 1 "If you take this photo up to a highe..." View Comments...
20 Thumper 3/26/02, Day 2 A few hours after he opened this wound from scratching. "It was a bloody mess when I first sa..." View Comments...
21 Thumper 3/26/02, Day 2 Wound and all "sooo sad." "This is terrible! How would someone ..." View Comments...
22 Their new home 3/26/02, Day 2 Back towel corner. Front of cage has two pigloos underneath the towels and a cozy.
23 Thumper 3/26/02, Day 2 The other side and a different wound.
24 Thumper 3/26/02, Day 2 with Acorn in his igloo
25 Acorn and Thumper 3/26/02, Day 2 Kind of snoozing
44 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12 Acorn is doing much better, the crud is gone. Still scratching but not sensitive to the touch.
45 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12 Wounds have scabbed over and are healing.
46 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12
47 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12
48 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12 "why r his nails like brown arent the..." View Comments...
49 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12
50 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12
51 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12 Thumper is better, but still not too good. Still highly sensitive to the touch. He's lost more hair on his rump. Still very skittish, hyper, and jumpy. Wounds are not as far along on healing.
52 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
53 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
54 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
55 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
56 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
57 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12 "these dudes need some TLC" View Comments...
58 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
59 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12 "Oh my god!" "MY GOODNESS PRAY TO GOD...PLEASE GOD..." "some people should be barred from an..." View Comments...
60 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
61 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
62 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
63 Thumper 4/5/02, Day 12
64 Acorn 4/5/02, Day 12
65 Acorn 5/17/02, Day 54 Acorn is now living with a new buddy, as he and Thumper weren't getting along. He is extremely friendly and has a just a super sweet personality. "c me!!" "what a scary eye" View Comments...
67 Acorn 5/17/02, Day 54 "hey u c my butt!!" "shake your booty guinea pig,shake it..." View Comments...
68 Thumper 5/17/02, Day 54 Thumper was neutered yesterday and is doing great. He will be getting a new girlfriend in a few weeks. "he says look at my butt so pretty!! ..." View Comments...
69 Thumper 5/17/02, Day 54 "what cute lips!!!! i love guinea pi..." "HAHA big head!! how cuuute!!" View Comments...
70 Thumper 5/17/02, Day 54 "Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.... cutie pa tootie!..." View Comments...
71 Acorn 5/17/02, Day 54 "Wow, you did an amazing job nurturin..." "BEEKA BOO I C U!!" View Comments...
72 Acorn 5/17/02, Day 54 "OMG he's so beautiful!!!!!!i hope my..." View Comments...
