Lethal Gene Babies

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How about setting up a bank account specifically for the fund and then any treatments can be paid by bank transfer into the Vets account.
 
Are there any details about a dental fund to help with their toothy vet billls?
 
The boys will need assessing before it will be known what sort of treatment they will need in the future, so I think it will be once Simon has seen them that a fund will be discussed in detail, if appropriate.

suzy x
 
Well today's the day that the Lethal Brothers go home. A piggy train is organised and will be transporting this very precious cargo to Debbie (furryfriends) in Northampton.

Many thanks to everyone that has shown interest in their condition and hopefully it has proved a lesson to some as to what can happen when breeding pigs, although these boys poor mum was already pregnant when she left the petshop. These lethal gene babies are incredibly lucky - the vast majority of lethal babies can't survive as their deformities are just too great.

My day is full of excitement for them to be going to their new home at last, but also great sadness as they are such darlings and a big part of my piggy family.

Suzy x
 
I'm so excited about meeting these guys for the first time.

I consider it a huge honour to have been allowed to give a forever home to such special little boys, and I can promise you that they will be very loved and will have the best life possible.

Thank you to everyone who is helping to transport these little guys today and I wish you all a safe journey!
 
Hope all goes well with the piggie train. These look lovely piggies.

I am sure that they will have a good life with furryfriends. :)
 
And they're off - my tummy is doing flips, half excitement xx>>> half not 8...

Safe journey x>>
 
Big hugs Suzy. You've done a fab job with them. I'm excited that we'll be hearing all about them from Debbie in the future. They're going to have a fantastic life there. :)
 
ohhh what a happy ending, hope they have a safe journey, looking forward to updates from their new forever home x
 
well ,after a bit of a delay can now say they are safely on second leg of journey(probably near to home at time of this post ).
They are absolutely gorgeous and bursting with life ,so pleased to have been a part of delivering these lovely boys to their new home,enjoy furryfriends, I know you will.
I want to say a huge thankyou to suzy who did a great job in looking after these guys for which turned out longer than antacipated.
Anyone considering a new guinea pig suzys piggies are all adorable and not only that in tip top condition and needing a loving home (only wish I had the room for more )
lynne xx
 
Wow, nearly at journey's end. They'll have a wonderful forever home now - and yes, well done to Suzy for getting them this far. They are dear little boys, who deserve the best of everything.
 
Firstly apologies for not getting on here sooner, but after a chat with Suzy and then sitting watching these little guy's antics, I suddenly realised it was nearly 10 pm and I hadn't eaten since breakfast!

They both coped with the journey really well and continued to dash around, eat, sleep etc as normal. Since arriving they have both been eating lots and are now settling down for a nap.

Tomorrow I will post pics, announce their names and let you know when they will be seeing uncle Simon.

Anyway, huge huge thanks to everyone involved with the piggie train, you're all fantastic!
 
They are lovely, glad they've got a great home

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ahhh so glad they got to you safely .They really are fab little characters.It was a pleasure in helping to get them to you safely.can't wait to see what they are going to be named lynne x
 
So great to know that they have made the long journey safely and are settling in well!

It must have been lovely for you to meet Debbie, Lynne.
 
Do you mean furryfriends Debbie ?,I assume you do .I did meet a Debbie but not the boys new owner, unfortunately.
i did the first bit of the journey you see wiebke,but it was such a joy to spend time with them .As, if you did not know they were my babies (as a result of unknown pet shop pregnancy) so unfotunately could not keep them ,kept their 2 sisters with mum though .They are going to the best place as debbies vet simon is supposed to be one of the best
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Do you mean furryfriends Debbie ?,I assume you do .I did meet a Debbie but not the boys new owner, unfortunately.
i did the first bit of the journey you see wiebke,but it was such a joy to spend time with them .As, if you did not know they were my babies (as a result of unknown pet shop pregnancy) so unfotunately could not keep them ,kept their 2 sisters with mum though .They are going to the best place as debbies vet simon is supposed to be one of the best
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I remember the boys' story; that why I asked. I am glad that you could hang onto the girls and that they and mummy are doing fine.

I can assure you that they will be in the best of hands indeed! Debbie (furryfriends) was very helpful in getting my Hywel seen in Simon's clinic and picking me up at the station when Hywel nearly died from late and - as it turned out - rather unusual post op complications not long ago. I can assure you that both Simon and his wife are wonderful, thorough vets with the best "bedside" manners I've ever seen! Debbie took me round to meet her own piggies afterwards, so I know where your boys are now and what a truly loving home they will have.
 
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Thanks for sharing lovely photos. It's so nice to read they are doing ok and getting into mischief like any other piggies. Fingers crossed they'll be around a long while and flourish.
 
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Looking forward to learning what their names are going to be - I resisted the temptation to name them as they were here tempoarily - The Lethal Brothers was as close as it got.

The kitchen is strangely quiet without them - despite the half dozen or so others in there, must be because they were the ones always thundering around their cage popcorning. Blind and deaf meant nothing to them.

Suzy x
 
Hi, I was just wondering how you know that they're blind and deaf? Is there any way of telling? Are all lethals blind and deaf? Glad to hear they're going to have such a happy life together :)
 
Most, if not all lethal gene babies are blind and deaf. Their eyes are much smaller than normal - sometimes mishapen or missing altogether. Normal pink eyed whites' eyes reflect light and their eyes glow pink, lethals' eyes reflect back a bluey white light. Deafness is obvious as they do not react to any noise at all. This is in addition to jaw and possible internal deformities which is why so few survive birth.

Lethals are a product of a roan coated guinea pig mating with another roan - this gives a 25% chance that there will be a roan/roan genetic combination which results in a lethal gene baby, or in this case two.

Here's an example of roan colouring. Percy and Sidney are not related to the lethal babies.
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Suzy x
 
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