Nicola_
Adult Guinea Pig
So, as some of you may know I'm currently on holiday for 5 nights. I've left my dad looking after the guinea pigs and made a huge point of showing him how to do the veggies and emphasised the importance of keeping to the food rota - I also wrote a double page info sheet which was mainly about how and what veg and when.
Well, first time I spoke to him yesterday he casually asked where their water bottle was because he couldn't find it - I'd already been away for 2 days! (And if I hadn't called I don't know if he would've even told me) he apparently he'd been putting water in a bowl for them. I was annoyed but not too concerned as they don't drink water anyway and it sounds like they've still had access to some.
Well, today he's sent me a picture showing TWO bowls of veg, both with a layer of carrot on the top (and some suspiciously red stuff) well, of course I was straight on the phone - why is there 2 full bowls? Some feeble excuse that it overflowed but it's no more than usual. Wrong! If the veggies are overflowing then it's more than usual - they never overflow. Why carrots - they only get a small amount every night - it's on the list! Apparently it wasn't much carrot but it looked a lot to me, tried to explain it's bad for them to have too much! He's clearly not been following the list, which begs the question - what else has been mis-portioned to them?! And the red stuff, dunno if its tomatoes (which I did say they could have 2 twice during the week) or red pepper - which wasn't on the list!
It also looks like he's used the dog bowl for the over flow veg! I'm certain he will have given it a wash first but still. He just doesn't get it.
I feel really bad cos he thinks he's doing such a great job and has really fallen for them. I tried to call my mum but she just thinka I'm being over-cautious and 'lots of people just throw any old veggies in, or none at all' - argh! I really wish she'd stop throwing that one at me, just cos people do it doesn't make it ok!
I feel really awful, I've been ill all through my holiday which has made it rubbish and now I'm stressed about my guinea pigs as well. I just want to go home! Please someone reassure me my boys will be ok, my mum doesn't understand where I'm coming from so I can't believe her when she tells me. You're the only people I can really talk to about them!
And now I've started crying! :'(
Well, first time I spoke to him yesterday he casually asked where their water bottle was because he couldn't find it - I'd already been away for 2 days! (And if I hadn't called I don't know if he would've even told me) he apparently he'd been putting water in a bowl for them. I was annoyed but not too concerned as they don't drink water anyway and it sounds like they've still had access to some.
Well, today he's sent me a picture showing TWO bowls of veg, both with a layer of carrot on the top (and some suspiciously red stuff) well, of course I was straight on the phone - why is there 2 full bowls? Some feeble excuse that it overflowed but it's no more than usual. Wrong! If the veggies are overflowing then it's more than usual - they never overflow. Why carrots - they only get a small amount every night - it's on the list! Apparently it wasn't much carrot but it looked a lot to me, tried to explain it's bad for them to have too much! He's clearly not been following the list, which begs the question - what else has been mis-portioned to them?! And the red stuff, dunno if its tomatoes (which I did say they could have 2 twice during the week) or red pepper - which wasn't on the list!
It also looks like he's used the dog bowl for the over flow veg! I'm certain he will have given it a wash first but still. He just doesn't get it.
I feel really bad cos he thinks he's doing such a great job and has really fallen for them. I tried to call my mum but she just thinka I'm being over-cautious and 'lots of people just throw any old veggies in, or none at all' - argh! I really wish she'd stop throwing that one at me, just cos people do it doesn't make it ok!
I feel really awful, I've been ill all through my holiday which has made it rubbish and now I'm stressed about my guinea pigs as well. I just want to go home! Please someone reassure me my boys will be ok, my mum doesn't understand where I'm coming from so I can't believe her when she tells me. You're the only people I can really talk to about them!
And now I've started crying! :'(
