This is Tally — our second oldest guinea pig in the rescue, and one of the animals who inspired us to try something new in our approach to arthritis management. We want to share what we are learning, because it may be useful to other guinea pig owners managing senior animals.
Our sweet senior, Ophelia, passed away yesterday. She had been with me for almost four years, putting her at around eight years old — a remarkable age for a guinea pig. She was one of the most joyful animals I have ever had the privilege of caring for.
We have an update on Halloween, one of our young sanctuary guinea pigs, and while it is not the news we were hoping for, it is much better than it could have been — and it is a story worth sharing about the importance of catching things early.
We got surprisingly wonderful news at the vet this week, and we just have to share it. Caedence is doing better than ever — and given everything she has been through, that is nothing short of remarkable.
Meet the newest member of our sanctuary family: Mr. Buttons. He is approximately 10 years old, he is cute as an absolute button, and he has had a very rough go of it — but that is all about to change.
We are heartbroken to share that our resident ancient roborovski hamster, Carrie, passed away this week. She was not a spring chicken when she was surrendered to us, and she would have been with us for a full year on January 25th. She kept her energy and her sass right until the very end.
We are barely 24 hours into 2026 and we already have our first foster fail of the year — and honestly, we couldn't be happier about it.
Just a few more updates from yesterday’s vet visit—nothing too exciting, but still worth sharing!
I brought several piggies to Southern Maine Hospital for Small Mammals today, and I know I owe everyone updates on both the new arrivals and those who were seen—but I want to start with Hero’s appointment.
