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Nova has a growing oral tumor. She is approximately 2.5-3 years old. Due to the placement, the vet has recommended that we leave it and simply keep her comfortable until it impedes her ability to eat and drink. If I opted to remove it, it would mean taking a good portion of her lower jaw and I'm...

It has been a rough couple days for me. Just two days after Kismet's death, Shadow passed away as well. Shadow began her life in a pet store and was purchased as a 'cool' pet by someone who shall remain nameless. She was sold as a male and was so completely terrified of people that no one...

Kismet was my pride and joy, my only hedgehog who wasn't a rescue in some capacity. I purchased her from Petcetera (bad me!) just a few weeks after Hemi died, as an 8-week old baby. When I saw her, I wasn't looking for a hedgehog. At that point, I was still so upset about Hemi's death that I...

After an ongoing yo-yoing battle with an oral infection, Chance crossed the Rainbow Bridge at 12:35pm this afternoon. When I first noticed the growth in his jaw, I took him to the vet who ran some tests and prescribed some antibiotics to take the swelling down. It worked like a charm and...

Hey all. I’m going to Mexico on February 18 (morning), and will be returning on February 28 (evening). My roommate is going to look after my two dogs and four hedgehogs, but does not feel comfortable giving my hedgehog medication twice daily. Chance has an oral infection and requires a small...

Hey all. I’ve recently switched my dogs to a raw diet and have noticed amazing results in a very short time. Long story short, their fur is shiny, their teeth are white and they have loads more energy. Which led me to wonder… could a hedgehog possibly benefit from a raw or semi-raw diet? My dogs...

Hey all, long time no talk. This morning, I noticed that Chance (one of my rescues) had a slightly irritated eye. His pupil looks fine, but the area around is a little bit red and swollen. His eye is still open and he seems to focus and follow objects of interest on that side. He allows me to...

Say hello to Guinness, the 8 month old Miniature Pinscher. He came to me last week as a rehome situation, and although I can't say for sure... I have my suspicions that he may not have been treated in the most kindly manner. There's a chance that he could just by shy, but he's absolutely...

At 7:30pm today, I helped Vette cross the Rainbow Bridge, where Hemi and Cuda were waiting for her. Yesterday, she was fine... eating, drinking and walking steadily. She had developed a bit of arthritis in her hind legs that made walking a little awkward for her, but she still insisted on...

Hey all. This isn't a health emergency, but rather... a call for input. Most of you know of Vette - she's somewhere in the realm of 5 years old and her age is catching up with her. She's still very steady on her feet and she gets the odd urge to wheel, but most of the time, she prefers to hang...

Hey everyone. It’s been a while… Cuda (Monster) passed away at some point between midnight and 6am this morning. He was just over 3 years old (born on November 7, 2006) and the life of the party. He wasn’t ill at all, but had recently lost partial (if not all) sight in one eye. I noticed the...

First off, I'd just like to ask that I not be attacked for this post. I know a great deal of you just don't care or can't understand, but please, hear me out. I need some advice, but I don't need to be made to feel any worse. I've got cold feet. Bad. I don't know what my problem is, but I've...

For the sake of my own sanity and their patience, I spread nail trimming adventures over a couple days. Cuda despises this "special time with mama" and flails through the whole thing. Last night, he tricked me. I got all 4 feet done without too much trouble, which was a shock. I had to catch his...

Some of you may remember that I took in an abused hedgehog last month named Chance. His previous "owners" had allowed him to fall of tables and found great pleasure in getting him high (on drugs). As a result, he's rather... skittish and has a few broken teeth. From what I can see, his 4 front...

I've been working with Kismet for a few months to help her slim down. She's about 550 grams, with what appears to be little fat pockets starting at the tops of her legs. I don't know if she can curl into a complete ball because she's not the type. She hasn't curled into a ball for something like...

Tomorrow, I'm calling Kismet's vet to book her in for a look-see of the infected area on her back. The skin itself is starting to look a bit infecting (not oozing, mind you, but a little gray and "lumpy") and I want to nip that in the bud. However, I can't really take any more time off work, so...

I was thinking last night - when Chance is finished with his quarantine, would it be okay to introduce him to Kismet? Kismet is spayed, but Chance is intact - would that pose a problem? On one hand, I worry about Kismet's presence being a bit of a tease for Chance. However, I know that...

YAY! YAY! YAY! I got braces last year, in June. I opted for an accelerated process to ensure that my teeth would be good and ready before my wedding in September. That meant more pain at times, which was fine by me. I got news today that they're coming off on August 5... exactly ONE month before...

I'm beginning to think that Kismet has a crush on the vet. This morning during medicine, I noticed that she had a spot on her back (smaller than the size of a dime) that looked rather red and blotchy, almost like a bruise that hadn't yet turned purple. I'm almost positive that it wasn't there...

Adam and I have started looking at what the city has to offer in terms of houses, even though we're not really looking to buy until later this year or early next year. It never hurts to know what the market has, and the city offers some pretty decent incentives for first time home buyers. His...