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Misty Mountain Sanctuary

A small independent sanctuary for rescued guinea pigs of FNQ
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22/06/2024

A safe delivery for Arisa who was carrying 418 grams of babies.
Four sows, ranging from 119 to 79 grams.
A happy beginning for these bubs whose parents were abandoned.
Won't name the new girls just yet.
Mum is doing well & feeding her bubs.

19/06/2024

Another trip to Cairns today to pick up 3 surrendered pigs. YAPS had given my phone number to a family in "changed circumstances".

These boys are very undernourished. There's other issues, but their weight is the main concern. They could be 5 to 6 months & they should be well covered/ plump. Bones are protruding & no padding at all on the smallest. Need to be careful with the feeding regime.

Weights on arrival - 363 grams ,518, 473.
Updated weights after one day - 374 (+11), 527 (+9), 497 (+24).

15/06/2024

Haines, the boy retrieved from the mangroves, has been here for a month now. His coat has improved & he's reached 720 grams.
He also has a LOT to say. Particularly when I trim the few long tail hairs he has :-)
Cute little fella, all gold, with a half dozen white hairs on top!

12/06/2024

😲 😲 Arisa's weigh in tonight

08/06/2024

ARISA, the Skate Park pregnant girl

So close ... gaining 100 grams every day or 2.
Weighing in at 1.392 kilograms!!
Guessing 4 babies or 2 very large.
Will be happy when they are all safely delivered

29/05/2024

No doubt about it ... they are baby bulges!
Hoping for an uneventful birthing event for Arisa

29/05/2024

Haines ("Little Boy") has found his voice & won't be long before he is matched up with another (male) cagemate.

23/05/2024

The boy from the mangroves

23/05/2024

INCOMING ... chunky big boy ... not named yet
In good health & well handled
Reminds me of Dusty, a pup born here, one day after his mother was surrended.

20/05/2024

Looking "swell". She has gained 236 grams in a few weeks. Felt some movement ...

18/05/2024

A very sweet old boar called Icecream passed away in the early hours of this morning. He was surrended by Barbee of Cairns, who had rescued him originally. Icecream has been a much loved resident at Misty Mountain for almost 5 years.

Barbee paid for Icecream's desexing & he moved in with a large group of bossy sows. The girls sorted him but he NEVER let them access the water bottle first if he needed a drink! It was the only time he asserted himself & dealt out taps on the nose to any other thirsty pigs trying to get in first.

Off to Piggy Heaven, darling boy

16/05/2024

Haines is cruising at his foster carers. Has grown in confidence & has become more accustomed to handling. He will be making his way to the Tablelands next week

12/05/2024

Still gaining weight ... Skatepark girl, Arisa

11/05/2024

HAINES UPDATE
Haines is being fostered for a while in Cairns before he comes to Misty Mountain. It's been a rollercoaster ride for him - from the mangroves - the vet stay - the council pound stay - so some down time in a quiet household where every wish is catered for, will do him good.

It was music to my ears hearing from his carer that "he is sh****ng heaps & they are normal". It is all about the poo with guinea pigs & it appears Haines has that all sorted!

08/05/2024

Coming soon ... "HAINES"
Plucked from the Portsmith mangroves by Enya!

Image credit: Enya Dunn-Trethowan

28/04/2024

Skate-park pigs Update
Tommy has lost weight & will now be handfed & back on antibiotics.
Arisa has gained 111 grams in the 3 weeks since arrival. Could be babies on the way.

26/04/2024

Ming, the satin boy, has gained 60 grams.
Got a belly now 😆

21/04/2024

Named: Anna & Astrid
Swedish names (following along from mum, "Greta")

21/04/2024

Greta & her babies born on 2nd February.
Bubs are almost as big as their very young mum.
No more babies for this girl.
Just thankful we've had a smoothe run.

21/04/2024

Not a guinea pig, but a rescue!
Hissy is a lone drake who needs to join a flock.
Until a safe home is found, he's doing OK.

21/04/2024

Tommy & Arisa (the skate-park-pigs) have been moved to the main sanctuary area. Usually males & females would be separated but these two remain together. The reason being ... Arisa continues to gain weight & feeling "lumpy". Pregnancy watch in progess!

Tommy is presenting more as on "old man". He is probably 2 or 3 years older than Arisa, maybe 5 or 6 years. He's eating well enough but is still quiet lanky. When it's time to remove him from Arisa, he'll be paired up with a baby boar or quiet young boar.

11/04/2024

UPDATE: Tommy is feeling better after his course of antobiotics. He is eating well & regaining weight. Phew!

New boy, Tommy, has me a little worried. He is eating well but this morning was a little "fluffed up" & "quiet". As I'm not familiar with his personality, can't say that it isn't his normal behaviour. It's cooler here than where he has came from. The other reason for concern is his breathe ... there's a smell, that's not the usual sweetish smell. He is had a bath & blowdry, a sunbath, some painkillers & antibiotics (just in case of infection). If he doesn't improve, it will be off to the vets. Discovered today that he has a little tuft of long hair, like a tail, at the back :-)

11/04/2024

New girl, Arisa, has settled in. Smelling nice after her bath this morning. Has gained some weight & eating all foods offered.

07/04/2024

Tommy & Arisa

ARISA (top)
Adult female, better conditioned of the two pigs
Weighs 910 grams
Smelly, yucky eyes, no injuries
Appears to have had a litter recently
Pregnancy not obvious, if she is would be early days
Has barbering on back, maybe from being in confined space with the male

TOMMY
Adult male, long & lanky
Weighing 850 grams
Smelly, yucky eyes, no injuries

07/04/2024

Welcome to the "skate park" piggies
Named after famous Australian skateboarders

Boy: Tommy (after Tommy Fynn)
Girl: Arisa (after Arisa Trew)

07/04/2024

Trip to Cairns today to pick up these two piggies.
One sow, one boar. Both adults, undernourished & lice-onboard.
And very, very smelly!!!!

There's going to be a happy ending for these two, but their story warrants some thought. Patty found the pigs yesterday in a box left next to her car at Trinity Beach skate park. LUCKY she walked around the back of her car before reversing out of the parking area BECAUSE the box had been placed in direct alignment with her back tyre ... trying not to imagine what would have happened.

Thank you to Leisa for looking after the pigs overnight & providing such a scrumptious smourgasboard for their dinner!

10/03/2024

EYE INJURY IN GUINEA PIGS
Found Pavarotti with an eye injury this morning. Hay spikes and hay lodged in the eye are common with guinea pigs (whose diet is 85% hay).

In this case the piece of hay was still trapped under the lid. It was very carefully removed & turned out to be 3 times the length of the visible part as shown in the 1st photo. Checked under both lids for any further pieces & then flushed his eye with weak saline solution. Tricin was applied into the eye & several applications will be made daily until the injury clears.

The second photo shows the irritation caused by the rubbing of the hay. The 3rd image shows what his eye should look like normally. Wide open & clear (no cloudy film) with no discharge.

TREATMENT: For the pain: Meloxicam; for the irritation & to prevent infection: Tricin Eye Ointment. Veterinary support is required if injuries are serious. It is a good idea to keep a tube of Tricin in the fridge so that everyday (not serious) injuries can be instantly attended to.

06/03/2024

Named at last .... SPIKE !!!
He is super friendly & so relaxed.
Living by himself atm because he decided he didn't like his previous cagemate.

06/03/2024

MING & ZENO
Their wounds have healed and they are looking just fine.

The satin boy, Ming, is the one to watch as he may develop the satin syndrome. The most common effect of this condition is the development of osteodystrophy (OD). OD can lead to the decalcification of the guinea pig’s bones which become "honeycombed" and brittle.

06/03/2024

WHAT DO WE HATE? CAGE CLEANING !!!!!!!!!!!
The pile from 2 weeks of cage cleaning

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