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About Nicole Bury
Expertise
I can answer every question anyone has! I am always willing to hit the books for other owners! I and my husband between me have 6 guinea pigs and one expecting, that we intend to keep 2 of. I can help with idle questions, everyday problems to serious health problems but I always sugget seeing a vet!
Experience
I have had 14 guinea pigs in my life with more to come. I have volunteered at the local shelter just to work with the small animals on a weekly basis and I have been to countless vets to soak up there advice, as well as looking in my 50 something books on guinea pigs. I know almost everything I can wrap my head around about guinea pigs!
Sometimes my husband, who is an exotic bird vet/guinea pig fanatic helps me with the questions to!
Organizations
I belong to S.A.R.S. BC. It stands for Small Animal Rescue Shelter.
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The Vancouver sun.
Education/Credentials
I have taken community courses for pet care, including small animals, but I have not been to school formal education (I am not a vet).
Currently I am in the process of becoming a published author and I have my degree in creative writing. Someday I will have my masters. I teach local classes for advanced creative writing and literature for teens.
Awards and Honors
I have had my writing published in the paper for the fourtenth time about animal pet care facts. Nothing big, just me and a few other writers.
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Expert: Nicole Bury - 11/1/2009
Question
Hi my guinea pig Sasha is just over a year old and sometime ago my daughter said, Mum Sasha's eyes are really scary and as I am short sighted I brushed her off saying she was being silly. However today as I bathed her and the sun was bright I saw she has cataracts! I felt so sad for her. Does this mean she is now blind? She doesnt drink water, gets all her water from leafy lettuce/carrots and cucumbers. Is this enough as she wont drink water from the water dispenser. I am so worried. Any advice you can give will be much appreciated. Thanks
Ginette
Answer
Hello Ginette!
I must say first, calm down. Going blind is not a huge worry for a guinea pig. My guinea pig, Shadow, is blind and is just fine. Shadow got in a fight and lost an eye and the other got infected and had to be removed. Shadow still get along with her sister, she still eats and drinks fine, and she relys on her amazing sense of hearing.
I will give you the link to a great site about guinea pigs: http://www.guinealynx.info/eyes.html
It sounds like Congenital Cataracts,cataracts are present in the young of some lines and may develop in early adulthood in related animals. Breeding from these lines is discouraged. Other young may be born with partial cataracts. These animals appear to see adequately. I do not think that she will go totally blind but I can never say for sure.
For now I think you should just let her be. Either way she will be fine.
As for the water thing, no this is not enough water. Try keeping the bottle on the side of the cage anyway.
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