Saspirla, aka Sassy, was born one night in July, maybe the 25th? We came back from an Angels game that night (I'm sure they lost ...) that my relatives who were visiting from New York at the time also saw.
I spelled her name Saspirla because I couldn't remember how to spell Sarsaparilla. I once came up with the idea for a "Sasperella" story, based on Cinderella, about a guinea pig named Ella who was forced by her evil stepsisters, Flower and Cherry, to clean up the saspers. I never got around to writing it though.
She looked like Stimpy, but ... nicer. ^_^; More cuddly.
Sassy died at six months from unknown reasons. Yeah.