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GuineaPinny		#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 03/11/09 12:31 PM	Here's an update on how we're doing in our first week and a half: pretty darn great! We have just £39.98 or $55.11 to go, after only a week and a half! That's amazing! Thanks so much to everyone who has made this possible. I'm so in shock at how well this little fundraiser is doing, especially in this economy. When I was coming up with the idea I had all these slogans-"small donations making a big difference"-I knew it was true but I guess I was mainly trying to be catchy. But wow, it's really, really, true! We've paid for dental care, critical care, operations, life saving medicines! So far we've raised $2,314.17 in under eight months, with donations as small as a dollar. The community of people fundraising is just beyond awesome. Let me even be adult for a moment: awe-inspiring! Thank you to all of you for being part of making a difference in the life of small animals across the country, and now the world! http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/
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GuineaPinny	Yetti news	#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 03/28/09 08:51 AM	I have some really sad news. Yetti has passed away from heart issues. Josh is coping pretty well, and has actually made a new friend, but no one will ever replace Yetti. Here's a photo of him at six months old: He was such an adorable piggy. We are still fundraising for the medical expenses of Josh, and are actually incredibly close to our goal. Just $2.11 away, or £1.54 to go. Any donations made in the memory of Yetti (or in the memory of any of our rainbow pigs), of any amount, would be greatly appreciated. Donation information Josh and Yetti's Story http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com
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GuineaPinny		#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 03/30/09 10:02 AM	I'm pleased to announce that Sponsor a Guinea Pig, partnering with Thistle Cavies, has officially made its March goal, and then some! We've fundraised £225.11 or $310.35. What a beautiful way to honor Yetti. Thank you to everyone who participated this month, in any way. Whether it be an encouraging word, a donation, or by mourning the loss of Yetti, Thistle Cavies and I really appreciate it. As does Josh, the dear boy who is going to benefit from your generosity!
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GuineaPinny		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 04/02/09 07:21 PM	Flower photo by Ryan Knuth, website here. Introducing Misha! Look-it how cute: Misha is an absolutely sweetheart piggy with a tragic past. Small Angels rescued her from an animal shelter, where she had been turned in by someone who had bought her at a yard sale! Imagine poor Misha on a table in her cage next to puzzles without all their pieces and action figures missing their accessories :( After Misha arrived in the rescue she proved to be really sick. Misha had a severe urinary tract infection, cysts, and liver damage. Fortunately, the UTI cleared up with antibiotics, but those antibiotics caused her to stop eating and lose weight. Misha relied on the hand feeding of Small Angels fosters in order to recover. In addition, her ovarian cysts are being observed and may need to be removed in the future. This will be a large strain on the rescue (and Misha). The procedure is being delayed because of Misha's poor health. Since Sponsor a Guinea Pig has been doing so well, I wanted to really try and pull for this girl and see how it worked. We're going to make a fundraising goal of $291, our most ambitious goal yet. If it doesn't work-well, you shoot for the moon and reach the stars, and that's something! This goal would pay for three months of Misha's monthly needs: a $20 vet visit, $40 in bedding, $15 in hay, $15 in veggies, and $7 for a tube of Destin each month so she doesn't get urine scald. For donation information and more of Misha's story, please click here. __ And the last piece of news in this very long post, Sponsor a Guinea Pig has joined facebook! Please friend SAGP: forgot to add, Sponsor a Guinea Pig has joined facebook! Please friend SAGP: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1681718599&ref=profile&nctrct=1238717652562
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GuineaPinny		#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 04/11/09 12:07 PM	So, since our goal is so ambitious this month I wanted to do an update to let people know where we are and have left to go. So far we've raised $175 for Misha, which is great. That's enough for a vet visit, two months of Misha's bedding, two months of hay, and three months of veggies! We have just $116 left to raise, or enough for two vet visits ($20 per month), one more month of bedding ($40), one more month of hay ($15) and a three month supply of Destin ($7 per month-used to prevent urine scald) to reach our goal. For donation information please click here, and for Misha's story please click here. Thank you so much to everyone who makes this program a success! And please remember-one of the major goals of the site is just to raise awareness of special needs piggies. We aren't trying to solicit huge amounts (our slogan is "where a dollar makes a difference"), and if you forward on the stories that's helping out enormously. Just knowing that there are rescues out there when it comes time to adopt is something huge.
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GuineaPinny		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 04/19/09 10:00 PM	Wonderful news! We've reached our goal for Misha with ample time to spare. This month SAGP has raised $305. That's enough for 3 vet visits, 3 months of hay, 3 months of Destin, and four months of veggies! This is fantastic, I'm so happy at the success of the program. And it's all thanks to our wonderful contributors, and those of you who spread the word. Thank you, thank you thank you!
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GuineaPinny		#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 05/01/09 10:08 AM	It's the first of the month, and that means a new piggy for Sponsor a Guinea Pig! Introducing Opie, of Orange County Cavy Haven. Opie has very severe impaction, and so we are trying to fundraise $246 for his neuter. While many pigs' conditions will improve with good diet and exercise, in some extreme cases the male has to be neutered, which removes the excess skin. It also prevents a dangerous condition from forming--unrelieved gas in a guinea pig can lead to gastric torsion, a situation that is almost always quick and fatal. Opie is already suffering from a repeated bacterial infection called enteritis, for which he has to take medication. Opie is an absolute sweetheart pig. He was rescued from a shelter by Wee Companions, and then transferred to Cavy Haven as a potential mate for an 8 year old pig. Opie must have had a bad experience with other guinea pigs, as whenever he is with other pigs he becomes fearful. We are hoping that after the neuter he will be more likely to be able to bond with a female. Poor Opie has to take a ton of medication right now for his GI conditions, which he largely wouldn't have to take if he had the neuter done. He's also been through two bladder stones! In Opie's first month with the rescue his bladder stones and GI conditions cost the rescue $800 just in the first month! This very expensive piggy is just as valuable. We're hoping to both improve his life, and hopefully find him a wife! Please visit http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/ and Opie's entry to read more of his story and to consider donating! And please pass his story on!
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GuineaPinny		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 05/18/09 02:46 PM	We've reached our total! Thank you to everyone who has donated-so far we have raised a grand total of $338! Nearly $100 over our goal!
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GuineaPinny		#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 05/31/09 12:58 PM	Crossposting from a member of OCCH: "Opie was neutered today! He is doing well. He is eating hay and drinking water. He had some regular formed poops in his cage! Thanks everyone for the donations, and GuineaPinny for fundraising for him. The donations covered all his pre-op, surgery, and post-op needs. He's recovering in style. Here's the vet who neutered him. She did a wonderful job...the incision is so tiny and perfectly closed from inside. http://www.coteanimalhospital.com/ Opie in his recovery room"
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GuineaPinny		#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 06/02/09 07:02 AM	It's a new month, and that means a new pig! This month SAGP will be partnering with Wisconsin Guinea Pig Rescue to sponsor Bunny, an adorable guinea pig who is incredibly lucky to be in their care. Bunny wasn't loved on as a little baby, and so was incredibly feral at the shelter. She was almost put to sleep for being unadoptable, but WGPR rescued her. This cutie-girl now lives in a big cage with a best friend, and will even let her foster parent pet her on the head! We're trying to raise enough for 10 months of supplies (pellets, hay, and veggies) and one well-pig visit. Each month of Bunny's support costs $25, and a well visit costs $35, bringing our total to $285. Thanks to an early contributor, we already have one month of care covered! Please visit the link to read more of Bunny's story, and to consider donating.
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GuineaPinny		#31	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 07/13/09 01:10 PM	Sorry for the belated posting-I moved this month and also began a new job, and so things have been really hectic. It is my belated pleasure, to introduce Barack to you: Barack is an adorable, presidential pig! He is five to six years old and came to this small, home-based rescue from a local shelter. He had no where else to go. Barack was severely impacted, was missing a front tooth, and had bumblefoot on all four of his feet-his bumblefoot will never fully heal. He was starving because his overgrown molars covered his tongue so he couldn't eat. His nails were growing upward, his fur was matted with feces, and he smelled absolutely horrible. Barack will need to be cleaned out every day for the rest of his life, and he gets medication daily for the pain in his feet. He must be on fleece 24/7 because of his foot pain. The poor guy has a fused ankle joint, and as a result he will never be able to use this foot normally. A direct quote from the rescue: "Despite the suffering and neglect he had been through, he is one of the sweetest guinea pigs I've ever taken in. Because no one paid attention to him, he craves being held and will close his eyes while I stroke him. He is very gentle and needs a lot of my time to help him trust that he will be taken care of. It's a miracle that he survived this long." To see another photo of Barack, and to consider donating, please visit: http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/
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GuineaPinny		#32	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 08/08/09 03:56 PM	Well, I'm late. I hope everyone will forgive me, it has been a sad guinea household since Peaches passed. But other pigs are in need, and so, with much ado, I present to you: August's pig Dunkin! Dunkin is with North Jersey Guinea Pig and Hamster Rescue, a rescue never before featured! They were kind enough to write the following text for Dunkin: "Dunkin came via owner surrender to our local rescue group. This male is approximately 2 ½ yrs old and super sweet. Because he seemed to have labored breathing, we took him to the vet only to find out he had previous internal injuries and some type of heart condition. This was complicated by pneumonia. His lungs improve everyday with a course of antibiotics, but his heart will require medication for the rest of his life. He loves to eat- everything! - and is a super friendly little guy. My kids insist he resembles a ground hog! He has a great disposition and his condition does not seem to keep him from doing what guinea pigs do- squeak and eat! He will require monthly vet visits as well as 2 prescriptions 3X/day for the heart and lung condition. He will need follow-up x-rays to see if the medicines are helping with the fluid around his heart. So far, his medical cost since late May exceed $358 in vet visits, x-rays and prescriptions. Monthly meds will be approx $80 as well as a monthly check up with the vet costing approx $40.Follow-up x-rays will be needed eventually at the cost of $124." Our goal is to fundraise enough for two months of meds and two vet visits, reaching a total of $240. Will you help us with a $1 or larger donation today? To donate, please visit: http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/07/august_29.html
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GuineaPinny		#33	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 08/23/09 12:17 PM	Hi all! So far we've raised $126, and are over half way to our goal with just a week left! Please forward on Dunkin's story, or consider donating by visiting here: http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/
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GuineaPinny		#34	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 08/31/09 12:29 PM	Since it's my birthday I get to officially promote September's pig one day early :D http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/08/septembers-pig-of-month-tagg.html Introducing Tagg! With MGPR, the rescue for which I volunteer. I've held Tagg, and he is just the sweetest guinea pig in the world. Poor Tagg has developed large non-cancerous tumors on his nose. They have to be removed periodically at a cost of $150 each surgery. Here is Tagg post surgery: Tagg has had two foster moms within the rescue, and they've both completely fallen in love with him. Read their impressions of Tagg at http://sponsoraguineapig....-pig-of-month-tagg.html, and please consider donating or forwarding his story! Tagg has one of our most ambitious goals yet, during a difficult economic time, so please-if you've ever considered donating, now's the time!
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GuineaPinny		#35	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 10/04/09 11:55 AM	A new month means new pigs, and this October we are bringing you some very special fellows! Please visit to see Bandit and Silverado, two pigs rescued from Craigslist with extreme health problems. One is even a rare lethal white. Our goal is to fundraise $275 for their care, including x-rays, food, teeth care and medication, and fleece. In these tough times I have added a material donation link as well. If you're not near CA (i.e. shipping would be too much), please consider making a material donation to your local rescue!
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GuineaPinny		#36	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 11/09/09 08:03 AM	It's a new month, and that means a new pig! Or even two! This month's pigs were found abandoned in a vacant lot. How awful! I just can't get over it. They have various medical issues as well. Unlike most SAGP pigs, this month's pigs will be available for adoption after they have healed. So fall in love safely, these boys could be yours! To learn more about their story and to donate, visit: http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/ So far we have raised $12.
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GuineaPinny		#37	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 12/12/09 10:31 AM	December's pigs! Check them out at http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com . So far we've raised $45! Out of a goal of $280. Big Boy is struggling with cancer, and we are trying to pay for two months of chemo. This month only, gift donations will be available, starting at $8. Simply make a donation, then contact me at sponsoraguineapig@gmail.com with the name, address, and message you would like included in the card. It's the perfect gift for a guinea pig lover!
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