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Hi all. I've posted several updates about Winston, but today we decided to take him into the vet. He was diagnosed with a squamous tumour about 2 weeks ago and it has grown immensely over these 2 weeks. Winston could no longer close his mouth and was beginning to have trouble chewing, though...

Thanks guys. He seems to still be eating lots of soft foods and he's still making an absolute mess of his wheel, so he's using it. The vet hasn't offered any possible drugs, though he is looking into the possibility of radiation treatments in another city over. He doesn't know a lot about it...

Hi again all. So Winston has been happily chowing down all week on his soft kibble, but I noticed a bump on his mouth yesterday and was able to get him in today to a new vet, since mine is on holidays. He's got a big red bump on his lower gum line. The vet said he'll test it, but he's...

Thanks for the food ideas. I just picked up a new tub of mealies today, so I might give him a couple along with the chicken. One of his kibbles is Acana, which I think is already a bit higher fat than recommended, but I'll keep the others in mind if things don't change weight wise in the next...

Ha ha. he doesn't let me check his mouth. Occasionally I could get a look if he yawned, but not in forever now. I can usually get the sides of his mouth up with a q-Tip, but that's about it. He'll be 5 at the end of the summer, so he is getting a bit older. We'll see how tonight goes. :D...

Hi Ladies, Well, he feels the same, but I took one of your suggestions to check his food. I gave him both regular kibble and some with a bit of water to soften it and he has been chowing down more than ever on the softened stuff. I just refilled his bowl cos he almost emptied the first...

I'll look into the cat bed too. He's currently on fleece liners with stuffing inside, and he's got a fleece blanket inside his pigloo too. He felt the same tonight, though he was much more stretched out inside his igloo, rather than curled in a ball. It was 30+ degrees today though outside...

Will do with the heating pad. I'm also going to try and get him another vet appointment, though he was there a month ago. I've been checking him every night, and he's pretty active when waking up, and he's been on his wheel, but he still doesn't feel warm. He's not cool or cold, but he sure...

Thanks Nancy. I appreciate knowing a bit more what to look for or expect. I'm sad to hear about all of the hedgies you've lost, but I know they also had it pretty good with you too!! :)

The weather here has actually been pretty rainy all month, so I don't think it's getting too hot in his room. Yesterday/today are actually the first nice days we've had in weeks. He's also in a room that gets morning sun and stays cooler than the rest of the house, so I'm thinking temperature...

Ok, so this may come across as a strange question, but I've never been in the situation, and with the hibernation attempts Winston has been going through lately, it's been making me think. I hope it doesn't come across as offensive, as that's not my intent. I've always put pets down in the...

Hey, thanks again. He's fine today. Not sure why it took him longer to react last night. As for conditions, he's in a small room with a closed door and a space heater, so I'm pretty sure it's a constant temp. I'm only working 6 hours a day at the moment, and the thermometer doesn't change...

An suggestions?? I've a heating pad and he's wrapped in fleece, but he's just lying here. Last time he was more active pretty quick after heat. His room has been kept warmer too, at 24-26 degrees. His first attempt was at the beginning of the month. Thanks

I've bumped his temp up a couple of degrees with the heater. I can hear the furnace turning on and off again, so it's still broken, but it's been much nicer out now. He's also got a light on a timer for the winter (it's actually still there, just in case), but it's daylight from about 5:30am -...

Winston had another not getting up night last night, but I think he tried to hibernate this morning. We've had a couple of days of rain/overcast so the furnace started kicking in. I noticed it wasn't sounding good, and I think we need it repaired, but my husband fixed it temporarily. I put...

The temperature in the house stays constant, and it's been warmer than usual with summer approaching, so I'm sure he's warm enough. He also has a blanket in his pigloo. He's always under it in the winter, but on top in the summer, and he's been sleeping on top lately, so I'm sure he's not...

Winston has now had 2 separate nights where he appears to have not woken up. His food was untouched (both dry and chicken/meal worm), no poop on his wheel or in his litterbox, etc. Both days after, when I checked him, he seemed normal (grumpy at being woken) and was warm. He recently lost...

Thanks Mirranda. I also looked at the ingredient list and couldn't find anything, but wasn't sure. Maybe I'll look to switch him over anyway, just in case. Thanks for the other food tips

Hi all, I went by my local food shop to pick up another bag of Innova Adult Low Fat Adult Cat food and they said they don't carry Innova because it contains either BHA or BHT (can't remember) which has been linked to cancer. In searching for a new possible food, I also noticed it's at the...