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It's been a very difficult couple of weeks, here at TEAS!
On Monday, 21st October, I found Stanley (Alfonzo's friend) in his forever sleep! He had given no cause for concern and had in fact been watching me sort through donations for our Christmas event, most of the day. I popped out for an hour and came home to find he'd passed! It was a massive shock!
On Friday, 25th October, I came home from a vet appointment to find Digby had passed over the Rainbow Bridge. Digby had been active and happy when I had left the house, just an hour or so earlier, although he was being investigated for unexplained weight loss and had started on thyroid medication, as he had a nodule in his neck, so his passing wasn't such a shock as Stanley's had been.
Last Monday, Freya became ill and despite getting treatment from the locum vet (Simon and Kim were on holiday), plus lots of supportive care, she passed away on Tuesday morning! I feel very sad about this and wonder if the outcome would've been different if Simon hadn't been away.
On Wednesday evening, I received the very sad news that Autumn, who came to TEAS many years ago, with dental issues, but had completely cured and had recently been adopted by Catherine @piggles 7000 , who is a trustee of the charity and a very dear friend to us all at TEAS, had passed away very suddenly! Catherine was so upset and shocked, as Autumn had just died in her arms. Autumn was an elderly guinea pig (at least 7 plus) but had been remained in good health, despite her aging years!
In the midst of all this sadness, Claude has been very ill and was on medication and needed a lot of supportive care. Luckily Emma was on half term holiday, as she works in a school, so was able to dedicate a lot of time to him and he seems to be turning a corner.
A few weeks ago I took Freddie for a post op check, as we were planning on getting him neutered. During the examination it was found that he had a marble sized abdominal lump. It is very deep and Freddie seems totally unaware of it, so we decided to watch and wait and put the neuter on hold. I got Simon to check it again yesterday and it's grown in size, so we can't leave it any longer. Freddie is booked in for exploratory surgery today!
Whilst at the vets last night, I was given our October bill, which is £1,380.68. Thank you to everyone who donated towards Lorenzo's eye removal surgery, which totalled £284.79. Obviously we are now going to have Freddie's surgery to pay for too! This is all in addition to the regular dental treatments that are needed.
I often get asked if we have space to take another piggy with issues and whilst we may have a spare cage and room to put that cage, it isn't just about the physical space needed. It's about the time involved and whether we can fund the cost of the veterinary treatment, as well as the day to day living expenses!
Without you we couldn't do what we do and we thank everyone who donates to our little charity! If everyone who follows our page donated just £1 per month, it would make such a difference!
Please can you all keep Freddie in your thoughts today and also send healing vibes to Claude!
On Monday, 21st October, I found Stanley (Alfonzo's friend) in his forever sleep! He had given no cause for concern and had in fact been watching me sort through donations for our Christmas event, most of the day. I popped out for an hour and came home to find he'd passed! It was a massive shock!
On Friday, 25th October, I came home from a vet appointment to find Digby had passed over the Rainbow Bridge. Digby had been active and happy when I had left the house, just an hour or so earlier, although he was being investigated for unexplained weight loss and had started on thyroid medication, as he had a nodule in his neck, so his passing wasn't such a shock as Stanley's had been.
Last Monday, Freya became ill and despite getting treatment from the locum vet (Simon and Kim were on holiday), plus lots of supportive care, she passed away on Tuesday morning! I feel very sad about this and wonder if the outcome would've been different if Simon hadn't been away.
On Wednesday evening, I received the very sad news that Autumn, who came to TEAS many years ago, with dental issues, but had completely cured and had recently been adopted by Catherine @piggles 7000 , who is a trustee of the charity and a very dear friend to us all at TEAS, had passed away very suddenly! Catherine was so upset and shocked, as Autumn had just died in her arms. Autumn was an elderly guinea pig (at least 7 plus) but had been remained in good health, despite her aging years!
In the midst of all this sadness, Claude has been very ill and was on medication and needed a lot of supportive care. Luckily Emma was on half term holiday, as she works in a school, so was able to dedicate a lot of time to him and he seems to be turning a corner.
A few weeks ago I took Freddie for a post op check, as we were planning on getting him neutered. During the examination it was found that he had a marble sized abdominal lump. It is very deep and Freddie seems totally unaware of it, so we decided to watch and wait and put the neuter on hold. I got Simon to check it again yesterday and it's grown in size, so we can't leave it any longer. Freddie is booked in for exploratory surgery today!
Whilst at the vets last night, I was given our October bill, which is £1,380.68. Thank you to everyone who donated towards Lorenzo's eye removal surgery, which totalled £284.79. Obviously we are now going to have Freddie's surgery to pay for too! This is all in addition to the regular dental treatments that are needed.
I often get asked if we have space to take another piggy with issues and whilst we may have a spare cage and room to put that cage, it isn't just about the physical space needed. It's about the time involved and whether we can fund the cost of the veterinary treatment, as well as the day to day living expenses!
Without you we couldn't do what we do and we thank everyone who donates to our little charity! If everyone who follows our page donated just £1 per month, it would make such a difference!
Please can you all keep Freddie in your thoughts today and also send healing vibes to Claude!
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it's good of you to donate items 
best I can do is what I'm doing, I will deliver to her, and donate £120 per year. I like you're thinking though
