Okay folks- we almost lost her. We put Porka (our guinea pig) outdoors in her pen like we do everyday. Only this time when I went to go get her, she wasn't moving at all! I freaked. I squirted her with a squirt bottle and tried feeding her. I put her in her cage and she just laid on her side like she'd given up hope to live. After many lies told to my kids and panicked tears shed, I called my animal master friend- Melissa to help. Bless her soul!
You see- something you should know is I am not entirely comfortable yet with our little animal. I am baby stepping it to understanding her. Melissa scooped Porka up into a cool bath and gave her eyedroppers of water as she pried open her lips...- she saved her life.
My assumption is she stayed in her plastic house out in the heat of the sun and baked herself. And I took these pictures quickly when I thought "the end" was near so my kids could remember her. As you can tell they had no idea what I was up to. phew.