Lethal Gene Babies

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Following on from this thread about a pair of lethal gene babies.

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=59931

They are with me until the end of January to grow big and strong before their journey to Northampton to live with furryfriends - she has very kindly offered them a forever home so they will be getting the very best care for the rest of their lives. These boys are going to need regular dental treatments which will be very costly, I am hoping that a dental fund to help these special boys will go some way in taking some of the strain off Debbie.

The boys are just 4 weeks old, born blind and deaf from a roan/roan mating- petshop pregnancy so probably brother/sister mating.

As no-one has told them they are disabled they are behaving almost normally. Eating well, finding the water bottle with no difficulty, popcorning, running around and exploring just like any other baby would. They sometimes bump into each other and most of the time they realise and just bounce past, occasionally one doesn't want to move so they have a little chin to chin discussion about it and the squeals alert me to the problem - quickly resolved with a stroke.

They snuggle together at naptime.
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You can see this one has eyes smaller than normal - he has no sight at all.
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Their lack of sight and hearing doesn't stop them exploring every corner of their cage - very soon they will be moving to a larger cage now that it is clear they are coping well .
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Now this video is so dark it's almost not worth putting on - I will do another when the lighting is better, but you can see how active they are from it.

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Suzy x
 
aaaaaaaaaw they are both beautiful.

i am so glad someone is looking after them, they are in the right hands. they are two very lucky piggies xx
 
Great to hear they are heading for a fabulous life!
 
Aww, they are adorable! x) Poor little mites. I'm glad they are going to a special new home.
 
Oh Boys how gorgeous are you both, you are just going to have the best life with Debbie, and to have the wonderful Simon as your vet is fabulous.

Looking forward to seeing you both growx)
 
oh its absolutely brilliant to see the little felllas again looking so happy and full of beans.must admit I shed a tear wathing the video,really got attached to them in the short time i had them.To breifly explain i got their mother from pet shop not knowing she was pregnant,and have kept their sisters but had neither the space ,finance for regular vet bills , or experience to care for them ,but so happy they are doing well.(sorry to furryfriends for not sending you pics ,but still havent sorted problem with phone out ) but glad you have seen the little guys now
lynne x
 
Beautiful boys, looking at the video, you wouldn't know they were blind and deaf.
They are very lucky to have you Debbie.
Glad they are doing well, love the first pic of them snuggled up together x)
 
They are adorable. Am so pleased they have a wonderful home to go to.
 
They look really good & will have a wonderful home with Debbie. I couldn't help but laugh at them racing around.

I think a Dental Fund for them is a brilliant idea Suzy. I'd love to help support these 2 very special boys :)
 
Niki said:
They look really good & will have a wonderful home with Debbie. I couldn't help but laugh at them racing around.

I think a Dental Fund for them is a brilliant idea Suzy. I'd love to help support these 2 very special boys :)
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Under normal circumstances I would never take on any piggies I couldn't afford to support completely. I've already taken on two dental piggies, both needing regular (every 10 to 12 days) treatment for the rest of their lives. These two cost me around £60 a month.

However with regard to these two boys, I've got the experience and most importantly the very skilled vet to provide them with the care they are going to need. Unfortunately I can't provide all the financial side of things.

I will be speaking more with Suzy regarding these guys and obviously I would prefer any fund to be held by someone else, ideally Suzy, and any money paid directly to the vets.
 
I'll be happy to help - can't do much, but no doubt every contribution will help.
 
I'd be happy to help a little bit when the fund is set up.
 
They are lovely, its great news they are going to get an excellent forever home, good luck boys x
 
Just a quick update on the two boys now they've been here a while. Both are gaining weight and strength, no problem with their teeth is evident just yet so fingers crossed they stay that way. They have graduated to a larger cage and are making full use of it and are getting used to being handled slowly. I'm very happy with their progress and may soon be asking for help with a piggy train to get them to Debbie's once the details have been worked out.

Suzy x
 
Hi I was just wondering, what does 'lethal' mean? Never heard that term used before. Does it mean they're born with difficulties or is it more specific? Also, are you sorted for transport for these little guys? I live in Birmingham but go down to Swansea in S.Wales quite regularly (goign next weekend) if you need help with a piggy train at all x
 
Hi suzy, would love to help with the transportation of the boys (get to have a sneaky look at them ).so glad they are continuing to make such fab progress
oh let me know about dental fund, if needed .would love to make regular donations to it .
I was thinking of selling my hand made cards and donating a certain percentage to the boys fund ,what do you think of that idea?
anyway let me know if you need us to help with part of the journey xx
 
Hi just a quick update on how the boys are doing - BRILLIANTLY!

They are growing fast and behaving normally, no signs of teeth problems yet. The piggy train will be needed soon - just waiting for the vet that will be dealing with them to recover from an accident whilst on holiday!

The dental fund mentioned will get organised - though I have covered their costs while they are here, the boys will not be living with me long term, and the fund will be used for their vet treatment once in their forever home with Debbie. Any ideas how to get one sorted or organised when it's on the otherside of the country from me would be welcome!

Suzy x
 
thats fab news .please let me help with the piggy train,really want to see those little guys before they go up to Debbie,pleaseeeeeeee !.(lol)
The" fund" for them have no idea how to go about sorting that out ,but am willing to take that on if someone can advise(perhaps somebody whose done this sort of thing before) any suggestions welcome x
 
Easiest way to do the fund is to have a page on your website with info about it and a Paypal button that just relates to dental fund so that when funds come through you can allocate them, that's what we do with the sponsors. Then regularly transfer the funds as needed to Debbie's paypal?
 
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