EMERGENCY please help!

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Maxellnimons

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Hello
i need to evacuate my apartment FAST in like an hour
Can I take the one piggy out in a rather small cat carrier for a 8 hour car ride if I somehow provide water for her and change the bedding as many times as I can?!
She will have to live in it for 3 or 4 days but I will constantly watch over her at all times she will never be alone

Please answer quickly I'm panicking
 
My honest opinion?
No....
A cat carrier is most certainly not enough room for a guinea pig, even temporarily. It will be sleeping, eating, pooing and weeing all in the same place with no room to exercise and no piggy friend.
Sorry if I sound harsh but I don't want to lie and it to be stuck in a cat carrier.

What is the emergency that requires her to be in such a small space? Can you definitely not buy more time to find something more suitable? Perhaps a friend can lend you better housing or you know somebody that can pig sit?
Or could you not take the cage they're in now?
 
It's not ideal but if there's no alternative you'll have to do it. Just make sure there's plenty of hay, other food & water. Try & stop for fresh grass & dandelions etc. I'd probably put some towel in the bottom & change as necessary. The only alternative would be to see if there's a rescue nearby to help with temporary accommodation. Good Luck
 
if there is really no other option and it is as much of an emergency as it sounds then i guess you have no other choice. it's not ideal but if it's that for now or nothing then you'll have to do it. hope everything is ok. x
 
After re-reading my post, sorry for my over use of question marks :))
 
Rescue piggies being uplifted often have to deal with 7-8hr journeys so we pack carriers carefully.

You need absorbent material - megasorb/shavings etc on the bottom, overlaid with a towel or fleece. Do not put too much hay in the carrier as they will overheat. Periodically give small amount of cucumber and other salad washed in water and kept in tupperware container throughout the journey.

Protect from sudden changes in temperature including sunlight in a car/wind on a railway platform.

Once at destination can you get a large cardboard box with water bowl/hay/food etc - that should suffice for 2-3 days.

Needs must. Hope all is OK.

x
 
I hope that all is OK! Piggies can cope with a carrier and longer travel in a pinch as long as they are looked after well with Access to hay and water at all all times, and their carrier is cleaned out daily.
 
I would agree that if you have to do it you have no choice. I really hope everything is ok
x
 
If you need to evacuate, then you can't really leave her behind! Stick to Pebble's advise and you should be ok. Take a bottle of water for her that you can put on the carrier when stationary, but not while travelling as it'll end up all over the bottom.
 
Thank you so much everybody! :) the small town I was staying in was flooded about 15 minutes after I left! Piggy and I got lucky! And the car ride took about 5 hours (it was shorter than I expected) so my little girl was fine! Thanks so much for the tips about the food in the Tupperware I had panicked so badly I almost forgot that I have to feed the poor thing too! Once we got to the next town I bought her a dog's play pen and she was very happy there (it was really soft hehe)
Thanks again everyone! You all helped me so much! xoxo xoxo xoxo xoxo
 
What a nightmare for you - so glad you and she are alright. Was your home damaged badly? Have you been able to return?
 
Maxellnimons said:
Thank you so much everybody! :) the small town I was staying in was flooded about 15 minutes after I left! Piggy and I got lucky! And the car ride took about 5 hours (it was shorter than I expected) so my little girl was fine! Thanks so much for the tips about the food in the Tupperware I had panicked so badly I almost forgot that I have to feed the poor thing too! Once we got to the next town I bought her a dog's play pen and she was very happy there (it was really soft hehe)
Thanks again everyone! You all helped me so much! xoxo xoxo xoxo xoxo
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Thank you for the update. I am relieved you are all OK. I was flooded very suddenly in July 2007 - I had 45mins to rescue my 12 pigs from their outdoor cages - and we spent the next 3hours stranded upstairs - some of them in the bath but most in small cat carriers. I don;t think my pigs have ever forgiven me for the way I grabbed and stuffed them into carriers etc despite their protests - but if i hadn't, they would have been drowned -despite the fact that their cages were 60cm above ground level!
I then had to argue out the window with the fire brigade who wanted me to leave them there and be evacuated the house - which of course i refused to do. We finally reached an agreement so that we all got rescued and "dumped" on higher ground. Luckily the local vets agreed to board my pigs overnight for a fee until i could sort out accommodation....which the insurance company finally refunded. It was a total of 5hours before they got settled at the vet with proper food/veggies and water.

When you are faced with an emergency situation such as this - be it fire or flood - the most important thing is to "just get out to somewhere safe"...even if it is only a few miles up the road...and only then worry about the logistics of food/bedding etc

I hope your home wasn't damaged - if it was - I sympathise. If you want a chat about the process and handling the insurers/builders etc please don;t hesitate to contact me.

x
 
I am glad that you are OK and coping well. Hopefully, your home hasn't been affected badly!
 
Glad you are all safe and sound now.

Pebble said:
Thank you for the update. I am relieved you are all OK. I was flooded very suddenly in July 2007 - I had 45mins to rescue my 12 pigs from their outdoor cages - and we spent the next 3hours stranded upstairs - some of them in the bath but most in small cat carriers. I don;t think my pigs have ever forgiven me for the way I grabbed and stuffed them into carriers etc despite their protests - but if i hadn't, they would have been drowned -despite the fact that their cages were 60cm above ground level!
I then had to argue out the window with the fire brigade who wanted me to leave them there and be evacuated the house - which of course i refused to do. We finally reached an agreement so that we all got rescued and "dumped" on higher ground. Luckily the local vets agreed to board my pigs overnight for a fee until i could sort out accommodation....which the insurance company finally refunded. It was a total of 5hours before they got settled at the vet with proper food/veggies and water.

When you are faced with an emergency situation such as this - be it fire or flood - the most important thing is to "just get out to somewhere safe"...even if it is only a few miles up the road...and only then worry about the logistics of food/bedding etc

I hope your home wasn't damaged - if it was - I sympathise. If you want a chat about the process and handling the insurers/builders etc please don;t hesitate to contact me.

x
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Pebble, that sounds awful, reminded me of the day when we had the fire in our block of flats and had about 10 minutes to get all the pigs into carriers and the hamsters into their balls, then we set them up in our garage (away from the buliding) in runs. You just have to do what you can at the time. Luckily we were allowed back within a few hours (after spending the night at the local community centre) but I was frantic. Took Nigel with us too and later came back and got Buzz as they were single pigs and could not go in the runs.
 
Oh blimey some scary stories in here! In those situations its just a case of do whatever is needed whether it be far from ideal or not as its far better than other potential outcomes. Well done on getting them all out and safe you guys! and equally as important glad nobody was hurt!
 
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