Misadventures of Max (and others)
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
It's almost like they were never apart.
Junior needs to work on her sharing. She will physically shove Bad Cat off her book, but Bad Cat is 20lbs of cat and sturdy. Gopher is 2.5 lbs of pig and, well, a guinea pig.
Junior needs to work on her sharing. She will physically shove Bad Cat off her book, but Bad Cat is 20lbs of cat and sturdy. Gopher is 2.5 lbs of pig and, well, a guinea pig.
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- Obey My Authority
That is just such a cute mental picture.
Okok, you had your share of loving and petting.
No get off MY lap! :)
Okok, you had your share of loving and petting.
No get off MY lap! :)
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
And then there was one....
I took Gus in after he didn't eat his breakfast and had him checked out for heart and tooth issues. He was sent home to be hand fed over the weekend and on Monday he had his teeth trimmed. The vet suspected root problems, but we thought we'd start with the trim and go from there. Gus never did fully recover and died before I got home yesterday.
I'm sorry, Gus. I tried.
So now Gopher is alone. I need to clean up the pig room and move his pen and just rearrange things in there. It was a very busy room just a month ago. Now it's very quiet. I don't think I'm getting a friend for Gopher. He's used to his own space.
Junior was very sweet. Gus would run around the kitchen and she'd observe him, point at him and sometimes try to pick him up. I'd encourage her to "pet nice" and she would. She even picked up stray bits of hay to poke back through the front of the carrier for him while he chilled out in our kitchen.
She'll take her little stuffed guinea pig and "give it medicine". Kind of sad that what she's seen of the pigs most lately was medicating and handfeeding.
I hope for happier and healthier days for us and Gopher ahead.
I took Gus in after he didn't eat his breakfast and had him checked out for heart and tooth issues. He was sent home to be hand fed over the weekend and on Monday he had his teeth trimmed. The vet suspected root problems, but we thought we'd start with the trim and go from there. Gus never did fully recover and died before I got home yesterday.
I'm sorry, Gus. I tried.
So now Gopher is alone. I need to clean up the pig room and move his pen and just rearrange things in there. It was a very busy room just a month ago. Now it's very quiet. I don't think I'm getting a friend for Gopher. He's used to his own space.
Junior was very sweet. Gus would run around the kitchen and she'd observe him, point at him and sometimes try to pick him up. I'd encourage her to "pet nice" and she would. She even picked up stray bits of hay to poke back through the front of the carrier for him while he chilled out in our kitchen.
She'll take her little stuffed guinea pig and "give it medicine". Kind of sad that what she's seen of the pigs most lately was medicating and handfeeding.
I hope for happier and healthier days for us and Gopher ahead.
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- Obey My Authority
I am so sorry to hear about Gus...
Wishing Gopher and you many happy and healthy days ahead. :)
Wishing Gopher and you many happy and healthy days ahead. :)
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
Gopher is independant. He's not a big fan of being loved on, but he's very enthusiastic about his food and suchlike. And he has lovely floppy ears. And he looks funny. I got dinged for making fun of him when he was tiny, but he does look like...well, a gopher.
These boys were in our family since the day they were born. I held each one in the palm of my hand.
These boys were in our family since the day they were born. I held each one in the palm of my hand.
- CavyConfusion
- Cavy Slave since '05
I'm so sorry that you lost Gus. I hope that Gopher will be healthy and well.
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
Well, Gopher has a stone. He's on meds and the vet said it's small and she wouldn't do surgery if it were her pig. He's 4.5 yrs old and we decided just to do maintenance. He seems to be doing well right now. He's currently doing laps under my computer desk, periodically eating CC. He does eat on his own, but the CC helps. And the computer desk helps keep Junior from picking him up.
I don't know how long we have, but it's good for now.
I don't know how long we have, but it's good for now.