The Adventures of Seven Gpigs

28/11/2021

My other girls with DIY grass and dandelion boxes 😍😍 the boys have them too! It's such a nice inexpensive way to make them happy 💙💜

28/11/2021

Pumpkin is so funny 😂😂🥰 when food is concerned she won't even use the door 😂

24/11/2021

🎄🌟☃️❄️🎉✨🎀🎁
🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰🐴🐾🐾

23/11/2021

My beautiful little furbabies tonight 😍😍 all 7 of them 💜💜💜💜💜💙💙

23/11/2021

23/11/2021

Willow 💗💗💗

12/11/2021

Willow ❤

08/11/2021

Laurie appreciation post ❤️ I miss my little furbaby so much!! ❤️🐹🐾🌈

08/11/2021

“I wanted to share my story to show how incredible and special guinea pigs are. They are more than “just a guinea pig.” The size of an animal does not matter, it’s how they impact our lives and help us in ways no one else can. This is Butterscotch, I got her as a baby guinea pig in 2012. What I didn’t realise when she came into my life was how she’d save me and how we had a special bond that no one will ever take away or understand.

I was bullied at school and diagnosed with anxiety, depression and autism. When I was getting bullied, after school I would walk home and go into my bedroom to see Butterscotch. There were a lot of times I would break down crying with her beside me. She would curl up next to me and lick my tears away. I would tell her about all the things that were happening at school and how I felt. It felt like she just understood. She was my best friend, and still is even though she’s no longer here. My anxiety got really bad and I wouldn’t leave my bedroom. I just couldn’t take life anymore. What kept me going was Butterscotch. She needed me and I needed her.

In 2018 she started to show worrying signs of not being okay. I took her to the vet and found out she had bladder stones. She was on medication for 6 months before we put to sleep. That was the hardest decision of my life. Before she had the anaesthetic she came over to me and rested her head on my arm. It felt like she was telling me it’s okay and thank you for looking after me. She wanted me to be happy and carry on. I kept pushing forward and I had to keep telling myself Butterscotch wants me happy, she doesn’t want me crying as she would hate that.

People will say she was “just a guinea pig,” but she wasn’t. People don’t realise how intelligent guinea pigs are. How much happiness and comfort they can bring you. If it wasn’t for Butterscotch I wouldn’t be here right now. She got me through the hardest period of my life and I’m forever thankful to her. I still miss her terribly and that will never change. I just know that she’d want me to carry on and remember all the amazing memories we had.”

Thank you for allowing us to share your story Louise. Incredibly brave to be open about your darkest days and hear about the importance of your relationship with Butterscotch. It is inspiring - and something many here will relate to. Thank you Butterscotch for the wonderful love and devotion you gave x

03/11/2021

Safe to say my furbabies loved their new mint nuggets 👌🏻❤️

31/10/2021

Pumpkin it's sleepy time sweetie 😂😂🎃
Setting everyone off 😂🥰😴🌃🌕