Posie&Coco
New Born Pup
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Looking for a bit of reassurance.
About two weeks ago we lost our lovely Posie in a traumatic and awful way. It’s left me feeling like I don’t want to replace her, which would always have been difficult at the best of times.
Coco is almost 4. She’s had multiple health issues over the years (including a recent emergency hysterectomy for a prolapsed uterus). She’s displaying signs of loneliness and I need to find a solution fast.
Initially I started to look to adopt a friend for her but couldn’t find any available females at any of our local rescues. My daughter (age 7) then said she didn’t want another Guinea pig as she worried when that one died Coco would be lonely again, so she asked me to find a sanctuary where Coco would be well looked after with lots of Guinea Pigs. This is a long shot as there is only one locally and they have little space.
So I’m considering putting Coco up for adoption but I have huge concerns about the level of care she would get. She currently has a big run attached to a hutch, is fed a variety of food and has an oil heater keeping her toasty warm.
We have a 7 month old baby so my daughter and husband have both said they feel they don’t have as much time for the Guinea pigs as they want to be with the baby after school/work.
So now I’m left with a tricky decision:
1) Wait and hope the local sanctuary can take her and support them through donations.
2) Put Coco up for adoption
3) Adopt a Guinea pig (one has became available)
Any advice or thoughts welcomed,
Sam
About two weeks ago we lost our lovely Posie in a traumatic and awful way. It’s left me feeling like I don’t want to replace her, which would always have been difficult at the best of times.
Coco is almost 4. She’s had multiple health issues over the years (including a recent emergency hysterectomy for a prolapsed uterus). She’s displaying signs of loneliness and I need to find a solution fast.
Initially I started to look to adopt a friend for her but couldn’t find any available females at any of our local rescues. My daughter (age 7) then said she didn’t want another Guinea pig as she worried when that one died Coco would be lonely again, so she asked me to find a sanctuary where Coco would be well looked after with lots of Guinea Pigs. This is a long shot as there is only one locally and they have little space.
So I’m considering putting Coco up for adoption but I have huge concerns about the level of care she would get. She currently has a big run attached to a hutch, is fed a variety of food and has an oil heater keeping her toasty warm.
We have a 7 month old baby so my daughter and husband have both said they feel they don’t have as much time for the Guinea pigs as they want to be with the baby after school/work.
So now I’m left with a tricky decision:
1) Wait and hope the local sanctuary can take her and support them through donations.
2) Put Coco up for adoption
3) Adopt a Guinea pig (one has became available)
Any advice or thoughts welcomed,
Sam