Looking to foster
Hi, I'm located in the Bay Area, California. I'm looking to foster a guinea pig, my last and little boar is 6 and ahalf, blind, one upper incisor but very healthy. He needs a buddy, a sow who is sweet, socialized, healthy and not a food monger is desired, since he is a slow eater and 50 percent of the time gets syringe or hand fed. We don't have a lot of active reputable rescues near me and I was hoping to find someone who either is overwhelmed and needs a break for 3 to 6 months or some similar story. The parent would need to be responsible for any vet bills as my piggy has tooth issues and sees our best exotics specialist vet around every two weeks. I have a lot of cavy experience. I have a 2 x 7 cage, feed orchard and 3rd cut Timothy from kms hayloft and their pellets. My cage is cleaned 6 days a week and he gets out in a run 6 days a week. He gets seedless cucumber and all organic carrot, red leaf, wheatgrass,Italian parsley and one organic blueberry as well as filtered water. Thanks soo much, Lara and Romeo Berthiaume
I just checked Cavy House but they do not have any adoptables at present.
I poached this list of suggestions from their site though in case it helps. I hope they dont mind.
1)Heather at the Rabbit Haven (Cavy Haven ) 831 239-7119
2)Andy’s Pet Shop in San Jose (features rescued critters only)
3)Friendly Farm Sanctuary in Salinas
4)Humane Society of Silicon Valley adoption outposts
5)Palo Alto Animal Services
6)San Jose Animal Care and Control
7)Santa Cruz County Animal Services
8)San Francisco Animal Care and Control
9)Los Angeles Guinea PIg Rescue is involved (Oct.2017) in a rescue of 700+ guinea pigs so will have many looking for homes soon
10) Marin Humane Society (does a great job with their piggies)
11) www.petfinder.com
I poached this list of suggestions from their site though in case it helps. I hope they dont mind.
1)Heather at the Rabbit Haven (Cavy Haven ) 831 239-7119
2)Andy’s Pet Shop in San Jose (features rescued critters only)
3)Friendly Farm Sanctuary in Salinas
4)Humane Society of Silicon Valley adoption outposts
5)Palo Alto Animal Services
6)San Jose Animal Care and Control
7)Santa Cruz County Animal Services
8)San Francisco Animal Care and Control
9)Los Angeles Guinea PIg Rescue is involved (Oct.2017) in a rescue of 700+ guinea pigs so will have many looking for homes soon
10) Marin Humane Society (does a great job with their piggies)
11) www.petfinder.com
Another Bay Area one is CavySpirit, if you haven't tried them yet.
I am afraid I dont have any direct experience of any of the organizations listed but I dont think Cavy House would have listed them if they weren't reputable. I know they used to take 11th hour adoptions from the shelters for those piggies who were facing euthanasia but i am not sure whether they are still active.
We got one of our girls from the Pet Store on Judah and 30th. I know it is a pet store but it isn't a chain pet store. They sometimes have "adoptions" there but I think it is more where owners surrender piggies they bought from them, they had some in there a while back surrendered due to a family member's allergies.
I am afraid I dont have any direct experience of any of the organizations listed but I dont think Cavy House would have listed them if they weren't reputable. I know they used to take 11th hour adoptions from the shelters for those piggies who were facing euthanasia but i am not sure whether they are still active.
We got one of our girls from the Pet Store on Judah and 30th. I know it is a pet store but it isn't a chain pet store. They sometimes have "adoptions" there but I think it is more where owners surrender piggies they bought from them, they had some in there a while back surrendered due to a family member's allergies.
Happy to help a fellow Bay Area Piggy Slave. ;)
Here is a link for CavySpirit
http://www.cavyspirit.com/adopting.htm
Just curious but which vet do you take your boy to?
Here is a link for CavySpirit
http://www.cavyspirit.com/adopting.htm
Just curious but which vet do you take your boy to?