[quote=@Frengo]
One of my guinea pigs has sustained a nasty scratch to its eye, and looks to be going blind. Yet, it is still shredding lettuce like I shred my bank balance. 

Robust little critters. I mean, if someone gouged my eye out, I'd be pretty peeved and/or terrified and/or in immense pain. Guinea pigs? So long as their mouths work then who gives a fuck what's going on.

So I've got a guinea pig bundled in a kitchen towel under my arm, whilst typing this, and whilst trying to get dinner ready. 

So yeah, that's what's going on in my life right now. Looking forward to part 2: "Mrs Frengo gets home, and throws a fit over the well being of her injured pet whilst Mr Frengo agonizes over potential vet expenses". 
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All I see in my head is your character cuddling a small defenseless injured animal. It's surprisingly adorable.

On a related note, my favorite animal is a capybara. Giant Guinea pig basically, cute as fuck though!