A North 麻豆传媒映画woman is hoping for the safe return of a guinea pig after the beloved pet was snatched from her yard Sunday afternoon.
Turbo Louise, 7, was plucked from a Queensbury Avenue property 鈥� likely because she was the easiest to catch, according to owner and cartoonist Ingrid Rice.
Cartoonist Ingrid Rice is Cartoonist Ingrid Rice is asking for the swift return of her stolen guinea pig. Turbo Louise needs daily heart medication, according to her owner. Photos courtesy Ingrid Rice
While most of the South American rodents 鈥渁re like grease鈥� to catch, Louise has slowed down, particularly since being put on heart medication.
鈥淗er days of Turbo are kind of done,鈥� Rice said, describing the theft as: 鈥渓ike mugging a 100-year-old-woman.鈥�
Being placed in an unfamiliar environment and given a new diet could also be a shock for the animal, according to Rice.
鈥淗opefully, that hasn鈥檛 been enough to do her in,鈥� she said. 鈥淪he鈥檚 used to living with a herd. That鈥檚 all she knows so she鈥檚 probably scared.鈥�
Asked to give a message to the thief, Rice offered three words: 鈥淏ring her back.鈥�
Rice cares for her guinea pigs. File photo by Mike Wakefield/North Shore News
Rice is hoping the guinea pig hog will put Turbo Louise in an unsealed box on her porch at 1947 Queensbury Ave. and ring the doorbell.
Rice鈥檚 yard has often been the venue for a guinea pig 鈥渕ini party,鈥� where children observe the critters and their parents chat.
鈥淲hen someone does this, they really ruin it for everyone else,鈥� Rice said.
