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Alittlebitiffy Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit, ACNC registered guinea pig rescue dedicated to bringing big hope to little animals.
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Alittlebitiffy Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit, non-funded, ACNC registered rescue and sanctuary dedicated to giving the smaller, sometimes forgotten pets a second chance. As a rescue, we rehabilitate and rehome animals that are surrendered to our care. As a sanctuary, we provide a forever home to permanently injured or terminally ill animals. Currently a small rescue, we're passionate about rais

ing awareness and educating communities about the sometimes neglected or overlooked "pocket pets" that are often cheap to purchase at pet stores nationwide.

16/11/2024

On November 7th, Gatton had a 40°C day. And while we were at work, the air conditioner in the Pig Pod failed. We lost 53 lives that day, and the guilt and grief of that is something I'll always carry with me. Would things have been different if I'd come home from work earlier? Or if the air conditioner failed on a 28°C day instead? If we had installed temperature monitors? Or a camera? Or a second air conditioner? These are things I'll never know, but one thing I do know with absolute certainty is that I have failed 53 little lives, and that they deserved so much better than to suffer so horrifically at my hands. The Sanctuary will remain permanently closed. If you require assistance with your guinea pigs in SE QLD, please contact any of the following rescues:

• QLD Guinea Pig Refuge
• Fox Residence Animal Sanctuary
• Brisbane Southside Guinea Pig Sanctuary
• Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue
• Miss Piggy's Guinea Pig Lair
• RSPCA
• Animal Welfare League

To those of you who trusted me with the care of your piggies, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

07/11/2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sanctuary is now permanently closed.

11/09/2024

How do you transport your piggies to the vet? If you're not doing it with a matching sheepie teepee and tunnel, Salt says you're doing it wrong 🐑

10/09/2024

Remember Milky and Brownie, our two pregnant gals? Brownie has had her babies! They were born late last night, which coincidentally was the same day as Dr. Jess Anderson's birthday. Dr. Jess was involved with examining both Milky and Brownie when they first came into our care, so it just made sense to name the little pups Jess and Andy.

Weighing in at 73g and 75g respectively, both mumma and babies are eating well and resting comfortably. Now we're just waiting for Milky to safely give birth as well 🤞

05/09/2024

Charlie is doing great following his procedure, and is loving having several wives to dote on ❤️

23/08/2024

See how Lady uses her Gizmo and Co bed? Very ✨mindful✨. Very ✨demure✨. And see how Pebbles is choosing to lie beside her bed instead of in it? Not very mindful. Not demure.

18/08/2024

Meet Milky (right) and Brownie (left). These sweet little ladies came to us from a well meaning owner, who realised she was in over her head when she ended up with a male and female piggy who had babies. This wonderful person reached out to us for support and although we're at overcapacity for males, we were able to take on her only two females to stop the breeding cycle. Milky is Brownie's mum and has done a wonderful job raising her. Both Milky and Brownie are currently pregnant, so for the most part we're leaving them alone to settle, de-stress and nest. Milky has discovered a newfound love for tunnels and Brownie is a donut bed kinda gal. Watch this space for updates of what we're hoping is a safe and uncomplicated birth for them both 🤞🐹

17/08/2024

When you walk into the Pig Pod without carrots and get this bombastic side eye 👀

17/06/2024

Charlie learned the hard way that "take your piggy to work day" means something entirely different when your mum is a vet tech 😂

Our little Hairy Maclary has had some skin issues that he's been treated for, and luckily for him this is hopefully the last vet visit he and his emotional support hay ball need to go through. Until he gets desexed, that is 😜

16/06/2024

Stormie wishes everyone a good night. Everyone except those of you who don't believe in second dinner, she hopes you sleep terribly.

08/06/2024

On this brisk, windy morning, we sadly said goodbye to Violet. Violet came to us along with several other piggies in 2021, from a "free range" backyard breeding environment that had gotten out of hand. She was skin and bones, had mites and arthritis, and had microphthalmos of one of her eyes. We assumed she was born in that environment and had birthed many pups herself. We estimated that she was at least 5 years old when she came into our care. Unlike the other piggies that came to us with her, who took their time learning what veggies and soft, fleecy beds were, Violet took one look at her first ever snuggle sac and decided that this was the life for her. She spent her days being a bed connoisseur, choosing to nap in a different location every time, and would often be found sharing her beds and food bowls with piggies less brave than her.

Violet became well known as one of our teaching piggies. She taught veterinary and veterinary technology students at the University of Queensland how to hold, examine and care for guinea pigs. She outlived all her old friends, losing Newton (top left), then Lamington (top right), then Bert (bottom left), until she was the last of our teaching piggies. It was at this point we felt she earned a well-deserved retirement from teaching, and she spent her remaining months surrounded by tasty food and all the beds she desired. She gave so much of her love to humans and other piggies alike, and she leaves behind deaf and blind Brie who doesn't understand where her best friend has gone.

Rest in peace, Violet. I'm glad you slipped away peacefully in your favourite snuggle sac, surrounded by your piggy friends. You deserve the world ❤️💔

25/05/2024

Dottie's always got her eyes on the prize. The prize being half eaten pellets the other piggies drop everywhere 😌 shout out to Dottie for cleaning up after her herd.

05/05/2024

Meet Pretzel! Born yesterday at roughly 7pm, she's a great example of why all sows surrendered into our care are considered pregnant until proven otherwise.

She joins our Charcuterie Board Herd alongside Brie, mumma Camembert, Salt, Pepper and Olive. Not to be confused with our Hearty Winter Soup Herd consisting of Chickpea, Lentil, Butternut and Pumpkin. Or our Beverages starting with M Herd of Merlot, Mojito, Martini and Mimosa.

On that note, if you have any good name ideas please let us know. We clearly need the help 😅

07/04/2024

We placed Brie and Camembert with two of our most amiable piggies who, as it turns out, are so good-natured and unbothered by new piggies that they don't even care to stop eating for an introduction!

Please enjoy the most boring and uneventful guinea pig meet-and-greet ever.

06/04/2024

Your face when you realise you slept in and missed breakfast. And morning tea. And brunch. And lunch.

Don't worry, Milo, afternoon tea is coming! 🥕

04/04/2024

Thank you to everyone who reached out with love, support and concern for Brie and her quality of life. We as a sanctuary run by veterinary professionals are firm believers in euthanising a week too early rather than a day too late. If a guinea pig is suffering in our care then we have failed them tremendously. We use pain score systems and quality of life scales multiple times daily to ensure we're quantifying our piggies' quality of life and, at this stage, Brie is doing surprisingly well. She's eating with gusto, exploring new fruits and vegetables (she likes strawberries, lettuce, corn and broccolini but has mixed opinions on grapes), playing with her beds and toys, resting comfortably and popcorning.

We have no doubt her good days won't stay this good for long, and anticipate letting her go with the peace and dignity she deserves in the coming weeks. But for now, we plan on fitting a lifetime's worth of love and care into every day she's with us while reassessing her quality of life a day at a time ❤️

03/04/2024

Meet Brie (and yes, her new friend's name is Camembert). Brie is a little lethal white piggy who's undergone a lot of veterinary interventions in the 48hrs she's been in our care. Lethal white guinea pigs are genetically compromised and unfortunately live short, unhealthy lives. They occur as the result of a recessive gene carried in roan and dalmation coat coloured guinea pigs. The breeding of two of these coat types together gives a 25% chance of producing a lethal white pup.

Lethal whites lack pigmentation, meaning they're always white with pink eyes. They're typically much smaller than their siblings and suffer from a range of issues including:

• Small or absent eyes
• Loss of vision
• Loss of hearing
• Malformed teeth, typically including missing incisors
• Stunted growth
• Neurological impairments
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Physical deformities
• Poor immunity

Their life expectancy is anywhere from a couple of months to a couple years, and towards the end of their progression they suffer from chronic pain and have poor quality of life.

Brie is missing 3 out of 4 incisors, she has a tooth root abscess on her mandible (chin) that has been surgically drained and marsupialised (left open to heal), a part of her mandible is deformed/missing, all her teeth have become loose in her skull, her skull itself has changes in bone density, and - at some stage in her life - Brie's femur (long bone in her thigh) fractured and healed without veterinary attention.

To have hidden her pain for so long must have been such a massive effort, something that she no longer has to keep doing now that she's on an appropriate pain relief plan. But given how much is wrong with her, we fear her time with us will be counted in weeks rather than months. Until her time comes, we'll spoil her rotten with every tasty treat imaginable, plenty of comfy beds to rest in, whatever toys her heart desires and a lifetime's worth of love. Watch this space to follow her journey 🐹

01/04/2024

We all know that guinea pig poo is highly nutritious and an important part of our piggies' diet. But did you know it also has health benefits for you? Introducing our latest fundraising product, Guinea Pig Coffee Beans! With the B complex vitamins and potassium that our piggies get to enjoy daily, it's guinea be a good day when you start it with a cup of Guinea Pig Coffee.

And if the poorly generated AI image and today's date wasn't already enough of a giveaway, April Fools from our piggies and their humans (who sadly still have to clean endless piggy poops and drink regular coffee) 🐹☕

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We placed Brie and Camembert with two of our most amiable piggies who, as it turns out, are so good-natured and unbothered by new piggies that they don't even care to stop eating for an introduction! Please enjoy the most boring and uneventful guinea pig meet-and-greet ever.

Thank you to everyone who reached out with love, support and concern for Brie and her quality of life. We as a sanctuary run by veterinary professionals are firm believers in euthanising a week too early rather than a day too late. If a guinea pig is suffering in our care then we have failed them tremendously. We use pain score systems and quality of life scales multiple times daily to ensure we're quantifying our piggies' quality of life and, at this stage, Brie is doing surprisingly well. She's eating with gusto, exploring new fruits and vegetables (she likes strawberries, lettuce, corn and broccolini but has mixed opinions on grapes), playing with her beds and toys, resting comfortably and popcorning. We have no doubt her good days won't stay this good for long, and anticipate letting her go with the peace and dignity she deserves in the coming weeks. But for now, we plan on fitting a lifetime's worth of love and care into every day she's with us while reassessing her quality of life a day at a time ❤️

It's the outraged wheeks for me 🐹 The edible toy is from Oxbow Animal Health, and it's stuffed with fresh grass and Mosuki Bunny Shop banana bites 🍌❤️

We tried to take an aesthetic video of our piggies enjoying their Mosuki Bunny Shop Banana Bites, but our piggies have no concept of being camera ready 😅 so please enjoy a bunch of outraged wheeks and stolen treats instead. A testament to how much they love their Mosuki snacks, really. A huge thank you to Mosuki Bunny Shop for always supporting us and other rescues Australia wide ❤️

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Alittlebitiffy Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit, non-funded, ACNC registered rescue and sanctuary located in Gatton, QLD, dedicated to giving the smaller, sometimes forgotten pets a second chance. As a rescue, we rehabilitate and rehome animals that are surrendered to our care. As a sanctuary, we provide a forever home to permanently injured or terminally ill animals. Currently a small rescue, we're passionate about raising awareness and educating communities about the sometimes neglected or overlooked "pocket pets" that are often cheap to purchase at pet stores nationwide.

Our objectives:

To provide sanctuary and aid to any injured, malnourished, abused, neglected, abandoned or ill animals.

To raise awareness and abolish the stereotypes that word-of-mouth and incorrect pet store advice has created.