Southern California Guinea Pig Rescue

01/22/2025

We are currently closed to intakes!
As always, we are looking for foster families in the SoCal area!

01/10/2025

Hi everyone Annie here just wanted to update that after 3 days of hyper vigilance we are out of the danger zone and feeling like we can relax a little. The evacuations closest to us were just lifted and the winds have mercifully quieted. With fires burning on all sides, we had the carriers ready to go to evacuate ourselves, 2 cats and 7 guinea pigs including 2 boarders (another great reason to board with us vs. having a drop in sitter). The winds are set to pick up again Monday but our firefighters are incredible, with support coming in from neighboring states, they have been able to knock out so many little fires that pop up literally every half hour. We think they will be able to make great progress containing these major fires, Eaton, Palisades and Kenneth, with respite from the wind and extra support. These last few days have been terrifying and heartbreaking. So many have lost everything. Valerie is running around with some shelter pick ups planned, I just need a minute to recover from this rollercoaster of panic. We are all ok though and especially grateful that our foster Nikki and her home and family and pets are all ok 😮‍💨 community is mobilizing and Pasadena Humane is taking care of displaced and injured pets and wildlife. We’re heading out to drop off some donations and will be re-posting efforts & needs by other orgs ongoing ❤️ xoxo

01/05/2025

Dear friends ❤️‍🩹 I’m so sorry to share the news that our beloved Bunson has gained his little angel wings and his soul has joined a billion others somewhere up there in the cosmos. My heart is broken today and I’m missing him terribly. Trying to hold on to those good thoughts, that he came into my life when I needed it most, that it was my honor to be his caretaker, that he will forever inspire me not to lose hope, and keep on trying when things are painful, and stinky, and entirely out of my control. He brought us all together and I want you to please feel free to use this space to share what he means to you, and we can grieve the loss of our tiny hero together.

I have to take comfort knowing he transitioned peacefully, not in pain, warm and surrounded by love. Even if I can’t feel that yet, someday I will. I’ll work on his celebration of life video soon, I did this for the first time with Copper and when I watch it I feel all those happy times and remember all the joy these creatures bring to our lives. He was an incredible piggy, a true symbol of resiliency and authenticity, we’ll miss you forever little buddy.

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas Eve from Little Saint Ned and all of us at SCGPR 🎁🐽🎁 We send our best wishes for a wonderful holiday and our heartfelt gratitude for all of you ❤️!

12/21/2024

Hullo FB friends! We hope you’re all doing well this holiday season. ❄️
We apologize for not keeping this page as up to date as we do on our Instagram account. For some reason it stopped posting to both accounts automatically.
Anywhooo we’re all well, busy and tired rescuers but we are out here in the trenches cleaning cages, giving meds and forever trying to figure out how to squeeze more in.

🎄Piggies pictured are fluffy baby Tulip who was one of our Thanksgiving weekend rescues and Delilah who was found on the Culver City hiking trail.

11/05/2024

Wishing our beloved co-founder Valerie a very happy birthday today 🧁 where to even begin with how much she means to us! She gives her whole self to animals in need. Her creativity, her wealth of knowledge and her capacity to love is limitless. We couldn’t do this without her! She is no doubt running around today, rescuing animals, feeling anxious about the election, taking care of business, sending all our love to you Valerie, HBD!! 😘🐾💗

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09/27/2024

Guinea pigs are being abandoned at a shockingly high rate and we've had a number of intakes who came to us in worse shape than they were found because their caretakers didn't know how to care for them at all.

We created a new guide on our website about what to do if you find a guinea pig, how to capture, house, properly feed and where to reach out for help.

Please feel free to share if it may help anyone you know, thank you so much!

This is a quick guide for anyone who has just found guinea pigs and needs to know what to do immediately to keep them alive while you seek assistance and work on a long term plan.

08/20/2024

For those not following our IG, you may have missed our most recent intake.
I’ve compiled everything into a video over on YT.

Normally I would say "I don't even have words" when something like this happens, BUT I have a lot of words. Bunson is very old, we guess around 8. He has bee...

07/12/2024

Happy birthday to our dearest Sabrina! It all began with one guinea pig 😂 and now she is the best mother to a whole herd of guinea pigs, and a pair of bunnies, and stray cats, and wildlife in need, and an amazing human child as well ❤️ She is an angel for animals & we are happy to know her! Happiest birthday to you Sabrina!

06/28/2024

Meet Vegas! This handsome boy was given up because the old owner “couldn’t stand the squeals”…..ummm you mean wheeking? One of the cutest sounds around? 😢 Put friend Wendy reached out to us about him and I told her that SCGPR could bring him into our rescue IF she could foster because we simply don’t have room. So Wendy has taken him in and we’re hoping to find him a loving home. He’s currently being fostered in Ventura County so if you’re in that area and would like to meet him let us know! We can also help transport him. We just want him to find a good home. Thank you Wendy! ❤️

06/26/2024

Two more survivors from the horrific Las Vegas Hoarding case. Meet Homer and Bart! These two were among the 38 rescued by fellow piggy lover and good samaritan Ann. They e been in her care for the last couple of months and are now ready to find a wonderful home of their own. These boys have been through so so much in their short lives. We think they’re under a year old and even though they’re still learning to trust people, they are as sweet as can be. We’re hoping that someone between here and Las Vegas will be the ones to give them an amazing forever home. Contact us or Kacey if you’re interested in giving them a home❤️

06/24/2024

Introducing Lenny & Toby making their debut! Lenny has been with us for nearly 2 years waiting for a buddy. He was paired up with baby Toby and now they are ready for their forever home. They’ll need a big cage and some enrichment to keep from getting bored. Little Toby can be a bit of a bully when he gets bored so if you’ve got time to spend with them, and you can keep them entertained (we can always help with enrichment ideas) please get in touch! Application on our website - link in bio 😘😘

06/23/2024

Meet Patches, he’s one of the survivors from the horrible Vegas hoarding case and was one of the lucky 38 originally rescued by friend Ann. Of the 38 took all of the girls and Ann still has the remaining boys. We’re hoping to network them and get them into homes and will be posting this week.
Ann has done an incredible job and you can see how much weight Patches has put on in just a few months. She’s truly an angel for jumping in to save these guys. Ann isn’t a rescue, just a fellow piggy mama and lover who had to help. Stay tuned here to meet the rest of the boys ❤️

06/21/2024

Marker update ❤️
Foster mama kit has been working overtime this week hand feeding Marker and running back and forth to the vet. Earlier in the week his incision was ooozing pus so she rushed him back to where they looked over his teeth and switched him to baytril. The teeth looked good but we think he’s just not used to them and hasn’t gotten the hang of eating on his own.
The day after baytril was started he started showing signs that he wasn’t feeling the best, lower energy and fighting hand feedings more BUT the incision was no longer ooozing and looked pretty good.
Despite also getting probiotics and being hand fed around the clock, he’s still looking pretty blah and not eating on his own.
Baytril intolerance is something that we have experienced many times over the years so today he goes back to the vet so we can decide the best way to move forward.
We’re not giving up on this boy and will keep fighting for him. He’s got a will to live and after all he’s been through deserves a happy and healthy life.
We will update you all on Monday. Until then keep sending him love and healing vibes. ❤️❤️

06/18/2024

This little piggy was found in a shoebox on a sidewalk in South Gate, Los Angeles a couple days ago. Is there anyone nearby who could help gender? Or help in any other way? We have no idea what to do with the amount of pigs in need right now 🤯

06/15/2024

Marker made it through his surgery today!
He’s home resting and doing well, this boy is a fighter!

He had 2 procedures which were the adjustment to his teeth as they had significant tongue entrapment and his incisors were elongated. He also had the eye removed which went well. There was an abscess present that was affecting the eye and socket. The vet has placed antibiotic beads in the area which will release antibiotics over the next 5 weeks. The vet also submitted a culture to make sure we are using the appropriate antibiotics.

Foster mom Kit will be caring for him as he recovers, he is in the best hands.

We would like to thank the following people for their generous donations towards his care.
Alondra J., Kaithlen P., Laszlo N., Carolyn C., Jade L., Jill Z., Rachel H., Sabrina & Joseph R., Can G., Teri S., Kacey Vegas Friends of Guinea Pig Rescue ❤️❤️
Thank you all!

We will keep everyone updated!

06/14/2024

We don’t know why someone would dump these two baby girls on a box in a driveway but they sure as heck did 😢 Luckily they were found by our foster Michael and his family and now they’re of course SCGPR piggies. So meet Sparkle and Shine ✨We think they’re about 3 months old and are available for adoption. They’re sweet but shy which is totally understandable considering what they’ve been through. We just don’t understand people that do this, we never will. We believe that part of the issue is the fact that pet stores sell Guinea pigs which lead to impulse purchases by people who have done virtually zero research on how to care for them. They view them as easy starter pets and they’re disposable…literally disposable to these people as we are clearly seeing. 🤬 I know we’re preaching to the choir here But and 🛑 selling animals!!

06/14/2024

🚨Rescue 911🚨 This sweet piggy is Marker. We took him in this week as an owner surrender after a family member of his owner reached out with concerns over his health. Initially it was just thought that he had an eye injury, but upon arrival at cofounder Kits house She realized that he was much worse off than we originally thought. After a visit to our Orange County vet this afternoon, it has been determined that he needs to go into surgery immediately. Not only will his eye likely need to be removed, but his poor mouth is a mess with teeth trapping his tongue. It’s suspected that there may be an abscess or something behind the eye causing it to be pushed out. Marker has a strong spirit and has endured a lot. His diet has essentially been alfalfa based pellets, no hay and sugary vegetables. 😢
We don’t think the former owners knew any better and we’re not here to bash them, we’d like to focus on his journey forward. We’d like to give him a chance at a better life and so we have scheduled his surgery for tomorrow. If you’d like to donate to his care the link is here https://www.socalguineapigrescue.org/donate
For IG followers I will also post a direct link in our stories.