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Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek, number 6

It is with great pleasure that I can confirm we will be having Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek number 6 in Reading this Autumn. We are in the very early stages of planning so watch this space for more dates and details! Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek has in the past been held at Tilehurst Active Vetcare […]

September 5, 2015   Posted in: Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek  No Comments

Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek 2014

  Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek 2014 will be the fifth one we have held. They were born at the end of a Piggy PM when we discussing how we could take things further, senior vet, Jenny Towers (now Brown) agreed that a welfare wheek, along the lines of the Rabbit Welfare Week, would be a […]

November 10, 2014   Posted in: Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek  No Comments

Wheekback for Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek…

Feedback, facts and figures from Clinical director Jenny Towers of Active Vetcare: “We checked about 25 pigs (some together!) and found that a lot were healthy but also dental problems (incisors and molars ), skin disease – mostly fungal. Lumps and bumps and one that had signs of cystitis.” Jenny agrees that next year we […]

November 18, 2012   Posted in: Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek  No Comments

Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek 3, 2012

  The third Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek was held from 12 to the 16 November at Active Vetcare, Tilehurst. The aim is to provide quality healthchecks and information to the local guinea pig community, be they pet owners or enthusiasts. The preparation begins well in advance, as well as the free health check we think […]

November 17, 2012   Posted in: Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek, Health, Miscellaneous, One Is Not Enough, Planet Guinea  No Comments

Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek 2012

Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek evolved from a Piggy PM I did at Tilehurst Active Vetcare, afterwards we were discussing how rabbits have a welfare week and not guineas. It was suggested that we trial one along the same lines, in fact it turned out to have more clients than the rabbit one in the same […]

November 1, 2012   Posted in: Guinea Pig Welfare Wheek, Planet Guinea  No Comments