[feldar]

Delivered a lamb with legs back this morning and all before coffee!
Came home to find my guinea pig giving birth she had one live one and a huge baby stuck in her birth canal. After gently easing it out i realised she had another one in there but her contractions had stopped and she was getting weak and tired. There was nothing for it i had to go in
I gently put my little finger in her and hooked my nail under the baby's teeth and very gently delivered him much to her relief and mine.
Unfortunately he was dead and so was the stuck one but she has got one live one to mother. Bit of a downsize from a Hampshire Down!! don't think i would want to do anything smaller.
Needed another coffee after that

[Sbom]

Baby guinea pigs are the cutest things ever I have delivered many farm animals but don't think I'd be brave enough to have a go at a guinea pig well done you

[Lesley Silvester]

I should think you'd need something stronger than a coffee.  Well done.   

[jaykay]

Ha, well done all round 

Baby guinea pigs are the cutest - nearly as cute as lambs. I'm glad she had one to mother 

[ballingall]

Amazed you manage to deliver the guinea pig! I am impressed.


Beth

[bloomer]

Guinea pig delivery is very impressive...


we don't have a guinea pig icon so 

[sabrina]

Well done you 

[Sylvia]

The things you can do when you have to   Well done 

[Mammyshaz]

Good one    Triplets, what a shame she only has one survived.  Good job you were around to assist.    How are they doing?   And where are the piccies?   

[feldar]

Little pig and mummy doing fine, lots of squeaking going on, will try to take piccy if they stand still long enough!!!

[Bionic]

Feldar, did I see you on tv in Call the Midwife on christmas day? 

[Lesley Silvester]

 

[feldar]

 

[Sylvia]

I saw an ad. for hairless guinea pigs    Have you ever come across them Feldar?

[feldar]

Yes they are called skinny pigs. They are more common now, i think they originated from the scientific world and gradually got kept outside in the community.
We don't have show classes for them yet. They are quite fragile and must be kept indoors because they are hairless.
I can't really see the point of them myself except for the obvious use in the laboratory, i think there they would be used for skin tumour work. Usually these type of animals have immunity issues too and comprimised immune systems, so not my cup of tea, i like big robust animals that will live.
I can see some would be attracted to the unusual quality of them.