Guest number 5 has chosen the name Agent Big Red
Big Red is a boy from a mixed herd in the UK
He is the first of our super selfs, can you guess what colour he is?
His real name is a precious stone that also relates to his colour.
Big Red weighs in at 3.5 pounds (that would explain the big part of his name)
Unlike most of my friends Big Red is not a dolly mixture he is the real thing!!! WOW
So start guessing
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Super Self's
In the guinea pig world what a self means is that the piggy's hair is all one colour only.
There are only breed standards in place for a limited number of colours as well as hair colour the standards specify what colour ears and pads should be for the hair colour.
Me has friends in a variety of single colours, and you will meet them soon.
Where standards exist me will provide them, otherwise sit back and enjoy the guinea pig rainbow.
Coming soon...........
There are only breed standards in place for a limited number of colours as well as hair colour the standards specify what colour ears and pads should be for the hair colour.
Me has friends in a variety of single colours, and you will meet them soon.
Where standards exist me will provide them, otherwise sit back and enjoy the guinea pig rainbow.
Coming soon...........
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Me Has A New Favourite Word
FUGACIOUS it means elusive, ephemeral and fleeting.
Me thinks it brill coz it starts the same way as my real name.
It will make me sound mysterious, and we all know the girls love a mystery man.
Rumble Rumble
Me thinks it brill coz it starts the same way as my real name.
It will make me sound mysterious, and we all know the girls love a mystery man.
Rumble Rumble
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Me Can See You
Me was having my afternoon nap, me curled up on left side of cage and Ghost was curled up on the right.
Me sleep with eye half open and me saw Ghost yawn, that was ok but he also shuffled slightly towards me.
A few minutes later he stretched, again he shuffled towards me.
Well me let this go on until his nose was about 2 inches from my nose, then me gave him a glare and backed all the way away from him into the corner.
Dont try and fool a sleeping agent!!
Me sleep with eye half open and me saw Ghost yawn, that was ok but he also shuffled slightly towards me.
A few minutes later he stretched, again he shuffled towards me.
Well me let this go on until his nose was about 2 inches from my nose, then me gave him a glare and backed all the way away from him into the corner.
Dont try and fool a sleeping agent!!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Terrific Tricolour
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Agent Patchwork is a tricolour of very unusual colours.
Tricolour literally means that a piggy has 3 colours of hair, we cant find a breed standard for tricolours apart from the tort and white.
Patchwork is lilac, white and tan (ginger) she has red eyes and we and her human Mummy have never seen anything like her before.
Patchwork is definetely one of a kind.
[/caption]Agent Patchwork is a tricolour of very unusual colours.
Tricolour literally means that a piggy has 3 colours of hair, we cant find a breed standard for tricolours apart from the tort and white.
Patchwork is lilac, white and tan (ginger) she has red eyes and we and her human Mummy have never seen anything like her before.
Patchwork is definetely one of a kind.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Guest Number 4
Agent Patchwork (you will know why when you see the photos)
Patchwork is a girl piggy in an all girl herd in the UK.
She joined the herd when her previous owner could no longer give her the time she deserved.
Her real name is an alcoholic drink usually served with salt and lime/lemon.
Not many clues to work with this time.............
Patchwork is a girl piggy in an all girl herd in the UK.
She joined the herd when her previous owner could no longer give her the time she deserved.
Her real name is an alcoholic drink usually served with salt and lime/lemon.
Not many clues to work with this time.............
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Treatment of E Cuniculi
E Cuniculi is at present incurable, me hopes sometime in the future some clever person will find a cure but for the moment it can only be treated and managed as an on going problem. There is still lots of development ongoing.
Regular treatment with Ivermectin and Ivomec or Panacur appear to prevent an infestation taking hold. Ivermectin is for treating external parasites like mites while Ivomec and Panacur are worming treatments for internal parasites.
Make sure you get enough Vitamin C and water in your diet as these are essential for overall good health and its believed they can prevent infection taking hold.
When an infestation has taken hold this should be treated with antiparasitic drugs from the Benzimidazole range.Most commonly used are Albendazole, Oxibendazole and Fenbendazole (Panacur)
They antibiotic Baytril should be given in addition to the antiparsitic drug this helps fights any other infection that may be present and improves the general immune system.
To treat pain and inflammation Metacam can be given.
This is only a basic outline and me wishes to thank all the humans out there who have provided links to relevant websites, and most importantly of all, thanks to those who have taken the time to include the information on their websites.
As with any illness make sure your human seeks advise from a qualified vet as soon as possible and make sure your human goes armed with their own suggestions of what to look at.
Me doesnt know if it was E Cuniculi that made Hershey ill but me does know that her Mummy and Daddy did everything they could for her and that they will miss her terribly.
Me also knows there will always be a little piece of my heart which says Hershey in memory of my sweet shy sword wielding friend.
Goodbye Hershey may your story help others.
[caption id="attachment_402" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hershey Mothers Day 2008-September 2009"]
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Regular treatment with Ivermectin and Ivomec or Panacur appear to prevent an infestation taking hold. Ivermectin is for treating external parasites like mites while Ivomec and Panacur are worming treatments for internal parasites.
Make sure you get enough Vitamin C and water in your diet as these are essential for overall good health and its believed they can prevent infection taking hold.
When an infestation has taken hold this should be treated with antiparasitic drugs from the Benzimidazole range.Most commonly used are Albendazole, Oxibendazole and Fenbendazole (Panacur)
They antibiotic Baytril should be given in addition to the antiparsitic drug this helps fights any other infection that may be present and improves the general immune system.
To treat pain and inflammation Metacam can be given.
This is only a basic outline and me wishes to thank all the humans out there who have provided links to relevant websites, and most importantly of all, thanks to those who have taken the time to include the information on their websites.
As with any illness make sure your human seeks advise from a qualified vet as soon as possible and make sure your human goes armed with their own suggestions of what to look at.
Me doesnt know if it was E Cuniculi that made Hershey ill but me does know that her Mummy and Daddy did everything they could for her and that they will miss her terribly.
Me also knows there will always be a little piece of my heart which says Hershey in memory of my sweet shy sword wielding friend.
Goodbye Hershey may your story help others.
[caption id="attachment_402" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hershey Mothers Day 2008-September 2009"]
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