Two gorgeous girls need your help (Northamptonshire)

[cheekyfilly]

Hello my lovely people.

It is with a heavy heart that I post this, but here goes.

I have two gorgeous pied girls, around 5 years old, who I am looking for a new loving home for. They originally came to me as a friend for my elderly lone girl when her sister passed away. They were meant to be temporary company for her but sadly when she too passed, the original owner no longer wanted the girls. I kept them as they are gorgeous girls with fantastic personalities but unfortunately I have just been diagnosed with a health condition that can't be fixed and also leaves me unable to give the attention they are used to and deserve. I also worry that when one of the ladies passes on, it will leave the other in the same predicament as my last elderly lady and I am not going to be in a position to take more on.

My ideal home would be where they can integrate into an established group (they took my old girl so fast and even moved the partition I had set up so they could all snuggle) so that when one of them goes, the other is not alone. Failing that I would like a home where the owner is in a position to take on new friends when the time comes.

They were not well handled when I got them and while they still do not appreciate the concept of cuddles, they will now come for kisses and treats. They both have cataracts due to a poor start in life but this doesn't seem to bother either of them.

I currently have them in an Aventura cage which I would be happy to pass on, and they would come with all the food, hay and bedding I already have.

Please do get in touch if you can help. They deserve to be spoiled.

[deguconvert]

That sounds very serious, Cheekyfilly! I am so very sorry to hear this news. I hope you are soon able to find a new and WONDERFUL home for them.

[savvy]

I've copied a link to your post to another one as they have been searching for companion(s) for a lone female, and I'm tagging her here so she can pick up the info; a sort of belt and braces to (hopefully) put you in contact with each other. firsttimedegumum

I do hope that you'll stay in contact so we know how you are doing, health wise, even if its just for you to vent.

[firsttimedegumum]

If anyone can get them to Cardiff ill happily pay whatever fees,I just can't get up to there

[cheekyfilly]

Thank you so much. I think I may have found them a new home, with another lone female, not too far from where I live. Fingers crossed it pans out but until it is all sorted I will leave the post here just in case.

Thank you all for your kind words. I basically have been diagnosed with ME...so a lot of my time is spent asleep or physically useless. Hence not being able to provide them the attention they crave and deserve. At least this way they will be a trio again so when the time comes, they will still have a friend to live with and having seen their new home, they will be treated like princesses! X

[deguconvert]

Cheekyfilly . . . here they call it Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I want you to know you are not alone, as I have it as well, and I am sure there are others on here that also struggle with it. I also have Fibromyalgia, which is in a bad phase right now. Please, don't be shy to come and vent.

[cheekyfilly]

I normally call it CFS but I've found people seem to recognise ME better. Thank you for such kind words. If I'm lucky enough to get some kind of normality back I may go back to keeping degus but I hate how little attention they are getting from me currently. X

[deguconvert]

When I was first diagnosed with it, they told me it only lasted about five years and then would clear out of my body. Well . . . that was 31 years ago now, and I still have it. I find, that like Fibro, it has ups and downs, sometimes better, sometimes just kind of stable, and sometimes horrible. It's not something that a lot of people understand, especially if they have never had much in the way of health struggles. You are in my thoughts and prayers, love!!