Vikki had a call from an nice gentleman who had found 2 guineas in a layby. As he was near me (5 minutes from where I work!), and I wasn't busy, I went to collect them. He was a bit sketchy on the details, I asked what sort of condition they were in and his wife said 'oh we haven't poked them about or anything', bless her. They had bought hay and food for them and given them some carrot.
When I got there you could honestly smell them before you saw them. They had obviously been in the cat carrier (which had no food or bedding of any sort in it) for some time. The gentleman only found them because he heard scratching - they had been dumped in a hedge in the layby.
This is what I found:
Boy 1:
His bottom:
His little face:
Boy 2:
Bald patches:
Underneath:
How skinny?
His bottom:
Inside the cat carrier (the man who found them had added hay - it was empty when found):
I've never smelt anything like it - they smelt like fox pooh! So took them home, gave them some food, kept them warm, straight to vets in morning - underneath it all they seem to be ok, just obviously underweight, dehydrated and dirty, one had a few mites. They are such sweet natured boys, keen to get the syringe with the BioLapis in, bless them - despite all they've been through. I spent the journey home alternately very upset about the state of them, and ANGRY at whoever had left them to die like this. Given their poor condition and the state of the carrier I think they must have been there for several days - and we've had snow here! I'm honestly surprised they were still alive.
Very pleased that thanks to Vikki I had both Critical Care and BioLapis in my cupboard! I was very thankful for both!
The boys are on the mend and I will post some new pics of them soon so that you can see the difference.
Sophie
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When I got there you could honestly smell them before you saw them. They had obviously been in the cat carrier (which had no food or bedding of any sort in it) for some time. The gentleman only found them because he heard scratching - they had been dumped in a hedge in the layby.
This is what I found:
Boy 1:
His bottom:
His little face:
Boy 2:
Bald patches:
Underneath:
How skinny?
His bottom:
Inside the cat carrier (the man who found them had added hay - it was empty when found):
I've never smelt anything like it - they smelt like fox pooh! So took them home, gave them some food, kept them warm, straight to vets in morning - underneath it all they seem to be ok, just obviously underweight, dehydrated and dirty, one had a few mites. They are such sweet natured boys, keen to get the syringe with the BioLapis in, bless them - despite all they've been through. I spent the journey home alternately very upset about the state of them, and ANGRY at whoever had left them to die like this. Given their poor condition and the state of the carrier I think they must have been there for several days - and we've had snow here! I'm honestly surprised they were still alive.
Very pleased that thanks to Vikki I had both Critical Care and BioLapis in my cupboard! I was very thankful for both!
The boys are on the mend and I will post some new pics of them soon so that you can see the difference.
Sophie
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